Michelle & Ann’s campaign style

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Dec 18, 2013

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The power of pink transcended party lines Oct. 16, as both ladies wore the color for the town hall debate. Michelle Obama matched her Michael Kors shift with a strand of pearls, while Ann Romney added a glass-bead necklace to her Oscar de la Renta look. Reuters

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Convention or catwalk? Obama stunned in the Tracy Reese dress she wore for her DNC speech, a blue-and-rose colored frock with a regal brocade print. Romney(right) was radiant in red at the RNC, looking first lady-like in a belted silk taffeta dress by her go-to designer, Oscar de la Renta. AFP/Getty Images

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Zip it! Romney is such a fan of this dress that she snatched it up in two colors: a teal one she wore at a September campaign event, and a red version (pictured) that she donned for church with her husband a month later. Getty Images

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The last debate provided an encore moment for FLOTUS’s lace Thom Browne dress, which she wore just weeks earlier at the DNC. AP

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Ann Romney illuminated the Sept. 14 set of “Your World With Neil Cavuto” in this bright frock, pairing it with one of the eye-catching necklaces she’s become known for. AP

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Seeing spots: For a June signing event of her book, “American Grown,” Michelle Obama paired a Brooks Brothers sweater with a polka-dot J.Crew skirt. UPI

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Romney added edge to an otherwise basic outfit with a zebra-print jacket last month in Boca Raton. FilmMagic

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On the eve of the DNC, Obama did a stylish soundcheck in a printed Diane von Furstenberg dress. REUTERS

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Pale blue nail polish punched up a casual campaign trail look in September. EPA

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Mrs. O dined with elementary school kids in an argyle J.Crew sweater and bright blue pants early this year. REUTERS

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Favoring femininity, Romney wore a purple-and-white shirtdress to attend a Sunday church service, accented with a figure-flattering belt. AP

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Obama got it right in green while appearing on “The View” with her husband in September. Getty Images

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Gingham get-ups made a statement on the trail, appearing at a church service in New Hampshire on Romney. AFP/Getty Images

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Obama also sported gingham at a speaking engagement in Reno. AP

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Romney added a brooch to a bevy of her campaign looks. Getty Images

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Obama pulled a fashion redux, repeating the Erickson Beamon pin she wore on the 2008 trail. REUTERS

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Romney revved up her style in a leather laser-cut ensemble by Alfred Fiandaca. NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

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Obama slipped into a pair of leather-like jeans for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. REUTERS

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In May, Obama welcomed military mothers to the White House in a Rachel Roy cowl-neck creation. REUTERS

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Obama was the first lady to wear this sleeveless number, a dress from Jason Wu’s forthcoming Miss Wu collection. The line will be sold exclusively at Nordstrom stores starting in January. AP

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Bidding adieu to the DNC in a Laura Smalls dress and an Alexis Bittar brooch. Brock Miller / Splash News

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