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Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 11 Michelle Obama's bare-armed official portrait dress by Michael Kors, 2009 The White House Images For her first official portrait as First Lady, Michelle Obama chose to wear this simple black Michael Kors dress with a string of pearls

Taking it out: Packing this for a picnic or tailgate

This is one of those dresses that you can wear sightseeing in the morning, out to lunch in the afternoon, and then to dinner without needing to change a thing

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Yet, a dress from 1918 probably wouldnt have that Victorian high neck, or maybe not even the long skirt

Darnell-Jamal Lisby is a fashion historian.