Almost every singer on the face of the planet went "Already got plans, soz" upon being asked to perform, so the Trump transition team can't be doing all that well either sorting out the fashion, or what Melania will buy off the rack to "pay homage" to her predecessors on Inauguration Day. (It'll be an ill-fitting imported suit for her other half, no question there.) Here, the sartorial legacy she'll follow, for better or for worse.
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Michelle Obama
In Thom Browne and J.Crew in 2013
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Michelle Obama
In Thom Browne in 2013
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Michelle Obama
In Jason Wu in 2013
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Michelle Obama
In Isabel Toledo and J.Crew in 2009
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Michelle Obama
In Jason Wu in 2009
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Laura Bush
In 2005
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Laura Bush
In Oscar de la Renta in 2005
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Laura Bush
In 2001
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Laura Bush
In Michael Faircloth in 2001
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Hillary Clinton
In 1997
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Hillary Clinton
In Oscar de la Renta in 1997
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Hillary Clinton
In 1993
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Hillary Clinton
In Sarah Phillips in 1993
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Barbara Bush
In 1989
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Nancy Reagan
In 1985
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Nancy Reagan
In 1985
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Nancy Reagan
In James Galanos in 1985
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Nancy Reagan
In 1981
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Nancy Reagan
In James Galanos in 1981, when people were mad at her for spending so much on fashion during a recession
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Rosalynn Carter
In 1977
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Rosalynn Carter
In Mary Matise for Jimmae in 1977
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Pat Nixon
In 1969
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Pat Nixon
In Karen Stark for Harvey Berin in1969
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Lady Bird Johnson
In 1965
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Jackie Kennedy
In her own design (in collaboration with Ethan Frankau) in 1961
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Jackie Kennedy
In her own design (in collaboration with Ethan Frankau) in 1961
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