First Lady Michelle Obama has made her mark on the fashion industry by putting some of the most talented designers in the world on the map. Throughout her time in the White House she’s been conscious about the pieces she wears and why she wears them. She’s supported many Black designers — including Duro Olowu, Tracy Reese and Mimi Plange, to name a few.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama welcomes community leaders from across the country to celebrate the successes and share best practices to continue the work of the Mayor’s Challenge to End Veterans’ Homelessness East Room of the White House in Tracy Reese.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at a 2012 campaign event in Duro Olowu.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama attends day one of the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Tracy Reese.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama makes an appearance on ABCs The View in Mimi Plange.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama paticipates in a discussion with students at the Sci-Bono Discovery Center in Johannesburg in Maki Oh.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama attends the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Laura Smalls.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First LAdy Michelle Obama hosts 2012 ‘Christmas in Washington’ TV special in Byron Lars.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at a screening of The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s Fight for Civil Rights in Duro Olowu.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
Michelle Obama commemorates the 50th anniversary of the march on Washington in Tracy Reese.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama arrives in Milan Italy in Duro Olowu.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
“Barack and I take that same approach to our jobs as president and first lady because we know that our words and actions matter, not just to our girls, but the children across this country. Kids who tell us, ‘I saw you on TV. I wrote a report on you for school.’ Kids like the little Black boy who looked up at my husband, his eyes wide with hope and he wondered, is my hair like yours?”
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama hosts 2010 dance workshop for student in Byron Lars.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama leaves a restaurant in Martha’s Vineyard in Duro Olowu.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a kickoff event for the National Education Association (NEA) Read Across America Day in Duro Olowu.
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Michelle Obama Wearing Black Designers
First Lady Michelle Obama celebrates Cinco de Mayo at the White House in Laura Smalls.