20 times US first ladies repeated outfits
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- Michelle Obama often added cardigans and brooches when she rewore an outfit.
- Melania Trump rarely wore outfits more than once.
Michelle Obama wore a magenta Thakoon sheath dress to the NATO summit in April 2009.
Obama met with then-French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Strasbourg.
She wore the same dress to attend Easter services in Washington, DC, in April 2012.
She added a black cardigan and decorative brooch to the look.
Obama wore a purple tweed Moschino dress with a strand of pearls while visiting the American Red Cross in January 2010.
Obama toured the Disaster Operations Center of the American Red Cross.
She wore the dress again to the National Prayer Breakfast two years later.
She skipped the pearls and wore earrings, instead.
Obama arrived in Mexico City in April 2010 wearing a blue and white Tracy Reese dress.
Obama arrived in Mexico for a three-day official visit.
In June that same year, she wore the dress for a picnic on the South Lawn of the White House and added an arm of bangles.
She and President Barack Obama hosted a picnic for members of Congress.
For St. Patrick's Day in March 2011, Obama wore a green Michael Kors dress with green earrings.
The White House holds a St. Patrick's Day reception every year.
She wore the dress again, this time with a yellow cardigan, while visiting a National Guard base in March 2012.
Obama was greeted by Minnesota governor Mark Dayton.
She stepped off Air Force One in a royal blue skirt suit by Preen in May 2011.
She wore a patterned blouse and green shoes to complete the outfit.
In January 2012, she wore the skirt suit again while speaking at the Department of Labor.
Obama spoke about new rules for caregivers of wounded or injured service members that would allow them to care for their loved ones without losing their jobs.
In May 2011, Obama served food to military families in a black and white printed dress with sheer sleeves and a beaded belt.
Obama wore the dress while visiting with American and British military families in the UK in 2011.
In March 2012, she wore the same dress to dinner with winners of a "Dinner with Barack and Michelle" contest and added pearls.
Three winners and their guests each won the "Dinner with Barack and Michelle" contest as part of a campaign fundraiser among grassroots supporters.
Obama's blue and red Sophie Theallet dress was perfect for the White House's Independence Day BBQ in July 2011.
She paired the dress with black strappy sandals.
A few months later in October, she wore the Sophie Theallet dress while returning from a weekend at Camp David.
She added a black cardigan to the look.
In September 2012, Obama wore a silver and black lace Thom Browne dress to the Democratic National Convention.
Obama wore the dress on the second day of the convention.
She wore it again a month later to the third and final presidential debate.
This time, she accessorized with a silver bow brooch and a black belt.
First lady Melania Trump rarely repeated outfits, but was seen rewearing a Michael Kors dress in July 2017 that she'd previously worn in May 2016.
She's pictured wearing the dress in 2016. In another photo posted to the first lady's official Instagram account, Melania posed with East Wing interns wearing the same white dress in July 2017.
First lady Dr. Jill Biden wore a white Gabriela Hearst dress for the "Celebrating America" event following the inauguration in January.
The white dress featured flowers from every US state and territory, according to People magazine.
She wore a navy version of the same dress to a joint session of Congress in April.
Hearst shared on Instagram that the dress had been made of entirely upcycled fabric, and it had originally been used to fit the white version of the dress for the inauguration.
"The First Lady requested to salvage for another occasion," she wrote. "Double repurposed. New is not always better."
Biden has worn a lemon print dress designed by Oscar de la Renta several times as first lady.
She wore the dress while speaking at the 2021 International Women of Courage virtual ceremony in March.
In October, she exited Marine One wearing the same dress.
The Bidens had spent the weekend at home in Delaware.
The dress made another appearance in April.
Joe Biden stopped to pick a dandelion for Jill on the White House lawn as they boarded Marine One.
In April, Biden visited Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, Illinois, wearing a white dress with a pink blazer.
Biden herself teaches at Northern Virginia Community College.
She wore the same look to another school visit, this time with Kate Middleton in Cornwall.
Biden and Middleton visited Connor Downs Academy in Hayle, Cornwall, during the G7 summit.
Biden wore a blue Oscar de la Renta gown with flower embroidery to visit the National Museum of African American History in May.
She had previously worn the dress for her husband's victory speech on November 7, 2020.
While meeting with British veterans in June, she wore the outfit once more.
The dress retails for $5,690, according to the Daily Mail.
She wore a red Narciso Rodriguez dress to an event with Dr. Anthony Fauci in June.
She appeared with Rep. Darren Soto and Fauci at a drive-thru vaccination site in Florida.
She wore it again while arriving in Tokyo to cheer on Team USA at the Olympics.
Biden landed at the US Yokota Air Base in Tokyo.
In June, Biden wore a polka dot Brandon Maxwell dress to the G7 summit.
President Biden met with leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK.
A month later, she wore the same dress to the Tokyo Olympics, minus the blazer.
Biden wore the dress to the Opening Ceremony.
Biden chose a red Brandon Maxwell dress for a Memorial Day service in May.
She paired the dress with a long silver necklace and black heels.
She wore it again, this time with red heels, while visiting the UK for the G7 summit.
The president and first lady walked along the beach in Cornwall.
Biden wore a blue floral Oscar de la Renta gown with a red ribbon for a visit to Savannah, Georgia, in July.
She had previously worn the gown on the cover of Vogue.
She wore the same dress in October while visiting the Arturo Velasquez Institute in Chicago.
The visit marked Hispanic Heritage Month.
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