Michelle Obama remains a fashion icon. Here are her best style moments.

• Former first lady Michelle Obama has long been considered a fashion icon. 
• She has worn symbolic outfits such as a magenta ensemble at President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
• She has also worn notable looks on her book tour and at events for the Obama Presidential Library.

Obama sported a black pantsuit by Christopher Kane with an eye-catching accessory on her book tour.

At President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021, Michelle Obama wore a symbolic, monochromatic look by Sergio Hudson.

Obama wore a green silk wrap top and matching pants by Lafayette 148 New York at the groundbreaking of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago in 2021.

In 2022, she promoted her new book, “The Light We Carry,” while wearing an edgy leather look.

At another book tour stop in Inglewood, California, Obama chose white satin cargo pants and a matching blazer from Balmain.

Obama told People magazine in 2025 that she “rarely” wore white as first lady.

“I didn’t want my clothes to stop me from engaging people,” she said. “So my clothes had to be welcoming. They had to invite people in. I had to be able to give a hug. I couldn’t worry about whether somebody got makeup on something.”

She appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in 2023 in a gold look by Michael Kors.

Obama’s shimmering Lurex turtleneck sweater and wide-leg pants were both from Michael Kors Collection.

Obama spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in a deconstructed two-piece suit by MONSE.

“Michele Obama embodies the MONSE woman in every way, exuding the strength and confidence that are at the core of our brand,” the designer wrote on Instagram. “We are honored to dress such an inspiring leader.”

The former first lady campaigned with Kamala Harris in a leopard-print suit by Theory.

Harris and Obama appeared together at a campaign event in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Obama promoted her latest book, “The Look,” in a Hervé Léger bandage dress that her stylist called “a throwback within a throwback.”

Koop wrote on Instagram that the dress was “Kailua blue,” the same color of the Obamas’ White House china and the color that Obama wore at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

At an event ahead of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in 2026, Obama wore a custom skirt featuring her late mother’s portrait.

Obama told the crowd that she surprised her husband with the look.

“He didn’t know it existed until just a few minutes ago,” she said. “I’ve had a few weeks to settle down in the beauty of this skirt, but it’s messing him up.”