Michelle Obama proved once and for all that she is the most stylish first lady at her final state dinner
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On Tuesday night, Barack and Michelle Obama held their final state dinner as President and First Lady. The couple hosted Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi and his wife Agnese Landini plus a guest list of 382 VIPs (including Jerry Seinfeld and Chance the Rapper), for a meal prepared by chef Mario Batali, the Washington Post reports.
Michelle's sparkling chain mail gown - custom-designed by Italian fashion icon Donatella Versace, according to the New York Times - wasn't just a subtle nod to the guest country. It was also just plain stunning.
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First Lady fans across the Internet reacted to the dress with adoration:
I am 100% beside myself over @MichelleObama in that @Versace dress. The DRAPING....@smithsonian better pick up the phone... -RG
- Ronna & Beverly (@RonnaAndBeverly) October 19, 2016
I respect @MichelleObama for the educated, intelligent, and articulate woman she is. She's also slaying at the #statedinner in THAT DRESS!
- Jillian Carmichael (@ViralCarmichael) October 19, 2016
I'm just going to aggressively like every picture of Michelle Obama in that chainmail dress I see, OKAY
- Sharone Williams (@sharonewrites) October 19, 2016
But it certainly wasn't the first time Michelle has made a major fashion statement at a state dinner. In fact, she's made a habit of stepping out in some breathtaking designs during her eight years at the White House.
At the Obamas' first dinner in 2009, the First Lady wore a gown by Indian-American designer Naeem Khan, Cosmopolitan reports. It was an appropriate choice, given that the guests of honor were the Indian prime minister and his wife.
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In 2011, she wore an elegant Alexander McQueen dress for a dinner with the Chinese president:
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She looked regal in this billowy Carolina Herrera gown at a dinner in 2014:
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At a 2015 dinner, the President couldn't help giving her a thumbs-up for this off-the shoulder Vera Wang number:
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And she returned to designer Naeem Khan for a state dinner with Nordic leaders earlier this year, choosing a feminine gown with an asymmetrical neckline:
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On Tuesday, the President told a crowd at an arrival ceremony that, for their 14th state dinner as a couple, he and Michelle had "saved the best for last," the Post reported.
When it came to Michelle's dress, at least, they definitely weren't kidding.
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