Of course, the dress that truly ushered her in to her role as first lady was the Jason Wu gown she wore to the inauguration ball, which she and Wu has since donated to the Smithsonian.
Wu, whose dress was among more than 15 custom designs for the First Lady to choose, was also the winning designer four years ago when Michelle Obama wore his white one-shouldered gown to the inaugural ball.
When the "Princie" came up for bid a couple of days later, a model in a pink designer-ball gown held up the stone for one final glimpse in the saleroom.