First Lady Michelle Obama repeated a black and red Michael Kors dress on November 6 when she joined her husband, newly re-elected President Barack Obama, on stage.
Michelle has worn the dress with different brooches on different occasions previously in 2010 and in 2009. In 2012, she paired the dress with a black cardigan and a low pair of heels.
“Mrs. Obama looked chic and elegant as always on Election Night,” Kors said in an email to the Associated Press. “My dress, with its strong color, clean lines and feminine silhouette, has all the elements that have become a part of the trademark style of our first lady.”
The Council of Fashion Designers of America gave Mrs. Obama its Board of Directors’ Special Tribute award in 2009 for her influence in the industry.
Four years ago on Election Night, Mrs. Obama wore a straight-from-the-runway black sheath dress with splashes of red by Narciso Rodriguez.
Michelle’s repeated dresses is part of a growing fashion trend adopted by ladies in the spotlight. Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton has also been known to recycle dresses. At Wimbledon this past summer, Middleton wore a cream colored Alexander McQueen sailor-esque dress. She had worn the same ensemble during her Canada visit to Prince Edward Island with Harry last year. Likewise, Middleton wore the same pink dress to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee garden party at Buckingham Palace and the Monarch’s Jubilee lunch at Windsor Castle, events which were only weeks apart. Those are just two examples of the Duchess’ repeated outfits.
