The San Francisco Chronicle writes: "A lot of Mrs. O's other fashion strategies are detailed, such as changing up outfits with new accessories (belt, brooches and pins are a regular part of her repertoire), mixing and matching separates, combining high and low — tricks many well-dressed women know, to be sure, but that few pull off with as much success. Of course, it also helps when you're model height and in great shape. Regardless of budget or body type, though, Michelle Obama provides plenty of fashion inspiration for those who are overly attached to jeans, flip-flops, and in desperate need of a substantive fashion role model."

Mrs O's accessories are designed by Azzedine Alaia, Tom Binns, and Erickson Beamon, whose brooches Michelle has worn with Maria Pinto dresses.

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MICHELLE OBAMA ACCESSORIES

Belt by Azzedine Alaia, Tunisian-born fashion designer incredibly popular in the 1980s, now revived by Mrs. O

Necklace by Belfast-born Tom Binns. He has worked with Calvin Klein, Isaac Mizrah, and Vivienne Westwood