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"Beautiful in blue! Michelle Obama had yet another best-dressed moment on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The first lady wore a gorgeous blue gown to the state dinner with her husband, President Barack Obama, at the White House in Washington, D.C. honoring President Francois Hollande of France.\r\n\r\nMrs. Obama, 50, selected a dress by Venezuelan-American designer Carolina Herrera for the occasion. The gown featured a low-cut black lace top with three-quarter sleeves, a silk faille inverted pleat skirt in a liberty blue color and black velvet belt. To accessorize the look, Obama wore large dangling earrings, glam eye makeup and styled her shoulder-length hair straight with extra volume. Herrera confirmed to CBS News that she made the dress at her New York Atelier.\r\n\r\nSusan Swimmer, author of Michelle Obama: First Lady of Fashion and Style, told CBS News that the dress reflected French aesthetics. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s very French in terms of how ornate it is and the use of lace and the velvet sash,&amp;quot; Swimmer said.\r\nThe author&amp;apos;s only critique of the gown? &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t know that she&amp;apos;s ever worn sleeves for a formal occasion,&amp;quot; Swimmer said. &amp;quot;Why would she? She&amp;apos;s got fabulous arms!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nTell Us: What do you think of the first lady&amp;apos;s Carolina Herrera gown?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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