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Michelle O Meets Jackie O

A CLOSER LOOK

Houndstooth checks werea staple for Mrs. KennedyOnassis, starting on the

campaign trail.

Mrs. Obama is in checkduring a women’s

conference in October.

Demure, frace-framingPeter Pan collars gained

currency in the East Wing.

Mrs. Obama favors thesame neckline on a crisp

white suit.

Dowdy pearls foundnew relevance with the

first lady’s iconictriple-strand necklaces.

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platform.

For Mrs. Kennedy Onassis,jewel-toned sleeveless shifts

were conservative withoutcovering up her arms.

Mrs. Obama endorses asimilar ensemble on a recent

magazine cover.

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women how to docasual chic in simple shorts

and a shirt.

At a rally for her husband,Mrs. Obama adopts a

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As the Democratic race intensifies, comparisonsbetween the Kennedys and the Obamas aremounting. With Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle,in the spotlight, there is also growing buzzabout the striking similarities between her and

former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. First there’s the hair.Worn flipped or curled under, Mrs. Obama’s style is reminis-cent of the volumized “Swan” look that Mrs. Kennedy—whowould later be known as Mrs. Kennedy Onassis—tucked be-neath her pillbox hats. Then there are the accessories: single-strand pearls the size of grapes, as well as the three-strand

version. Though Mrs. Obama was unavailable for comment,her friends say her classic style has varied over the years,but only slightly. She doesn’t employ a stylist or have a favor-ite fashion house. Instead, she works with Chicago-based de-signer Maria Pinto, who describes her client of five years asunpretentious and modern. Mrs. Obama appropriates the“Jackie O” look, says Vogue magazine’s editor at large, AndréLeon Talley, “but in her own way.”

—Shelly Branch, an editor at The Wall Street Journal, isco-author of the style book “What Would Jackie Do?

An Inspired Guide to Distinctive Living.”

The choices of both JacquelineKennedy Onassis and Michelle

Obama, pictured above, exude a relaxedconfidence: wide, open lapels onfeminine—but not trendy—suits.

Accessories are kept to a minimum. Mrs.Obama has modified her locks only slightly

in the past five years, says her Chicagohairstylist, Rahni Flowers. A blunt cut witha few layers makes the hair easy to flip orturn under—just like the former first lady’s.

Why Barack Obama’s Wife Is Fueling Visions of Camelot

Styles shared by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Michelle Obama

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