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  • De la Renta, of course, is an old hand when it comes to first-lady fashion: He's been dressing them for decades, notably Hillary Rodham Clinton's second inaugural gown and a red lace jacket and suit that Laura Bush and three other women wore to the Kennedy Center Honors.

    State dinner dress flap: Does Michelle Obama have an obligation to wear American designers? The Reliable Source 2011

  • As mafia first-lady Carmela Soprano on HBO's "The Sopranos," the actress earned widespread critical praise, as well as three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes.

    First Lady Of Drama Goes Back To Film Steven Kurutz 2011

  • De la Renta, of course, is an old hand when it comes to first-lady fashion: He's been dressing them for decades, notably Hillary Rodham Clinton's second inaugural gown and a red lace jacket and suit that Laura Bush and three other women wore to the Kennedy Center Honors.

    Dressing down the first lady Post 2011

  • Here are five first-lady power moves, key moments that help explain her rise to the top:

    Michelle Obama's power moves Nia-Malika Henderson 2010

  • The British designer and David Hockney muse talks royalty, first-lady style and why cartoons aren't what they used to be.

    Print Pioneer Celia Birtwell 2011

  • Crew, there had been traces of all her identifying first-lady characteristics back when I met her in Iowa in 2007.

    Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010

  • Crew, there had been traces of all her identifying first-lady characteristics back when I met her in Iowa in 2007.

    Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010

  • Crew, there had been traces of all her identifying first-lady characteristics back when I met her in Iowa in 2007.

    Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010

  • It was also a cue for the media to deepen and sharpen their obsession with first-lady (or Her Royal Highness) fashion.

    No Wonder They Called Her Grace 2010

  • The first time that the wife of an ex-president had leveraged her first-lady status into a senatorial seat and then a bid for the presidency.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Not a sheep 2008

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