Michelle Obama's European Style

Michelle Obama started showing off her travel wardrobe before she and President Obama even touched down in Europe. Here, at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on March 31, 2009, waiting to board Air Force One, she wears a dress by Michael Kors along with a coat by Thakoon, according to the first lady's office. Both are American designers.

The first lady made her debut in London, stepping off of Air Force One at Stansted Airport on March 31, 2009, with a splash of color. Her office confirms the dress is by American designer Jason Wu, who also created the white dress she wore on Inauguration night. The duster she is wearing over the dress is by Michael Kors.

To visit Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre in west London on April 1, 2009, with Sarah Brown, wife of Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Michelle Obama selected a cardigan, skirt and top all by J. Crew, her office confirms. The brand is a favorite of the first lady, and she had been seen wearing J. Crew pieces occasionally throughout her husband's election campaign.

The first lady went with classic black and white when she and President Obama had an audience with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at London's Buckingham Palace on April 1, 2009. The dress is by Cuban-born American designer Isabel Toledo, the first lady's office confirms, and the cardigan she wore over it is by Azzedine Alaia. She wore a coat by Jason Wu with the outfit, not seen here.

Michelle Obama wore the same sleeveless Isabel Toledo dress she wore at the afternoon meeting with Queen Elizabeth II but shed the Azzedine Alaia cardigan to attend the G20 dinner in London on April 1, 2009. She shows off her famously toned arms as she is seen leaving with husband Barack Obama.

When visiting London's Royal Opera House in Covent Garden with the G20 spouses on April 2, 2009, the first lady wore a blue Jason Wu dress topped with a boldly-printed cardigan by Japanese designer Junya Watanabe.

Michelle Obama poses with another stylish first lady, France's Carla Bruni, when the two met in Strasbourg, France, on April 3, 2009. According to British newspaper The Guardian, Obama's black and pink coat is by Thakoon, and Bruni's coat is by Christian Dior.

Michelle Obama removed the Thakoon coat she wore earlier that day in France to reaveal a dress by the same designer, The Guardian reports, when she and President Barack Obama walked with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the market place of Baden-Baden, Germany on April 3, 2009.

At a NATO event in Baden-Baden, Germany, on April 3, 2009, Michelle Obama wore a sleeveless knit dress with a ruffled skirt by Parisian designer Azzedine Alaia, the New York Times reported. She paired the dress with hoop earrings and a bangle, and the pearls she had been wearing frequently throughout the trip were absent.

Michelle Obama and French first lady Carla Bruni pose for photographers in Strasbourg, France, on April 4, 2009, before she and President Barack Obama left France and continued onto Prague, Czech Republic. Bruni wore a lavander jacket, while Obama wore a floral-print blouse with an Azzedine Alaia studded belt under a black coat. Tailored black pants completed the look.

A quick change in mid-air had first lady Michelle Obama exiting Air Force One in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 4, 2009, in a form-fitting black sheath dress with a matching bolero.

Michelle Obama traded her kitten heels in for flats when she visited a Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic on April 5, 2009. The first lady wore a black cardigan over a Moschino blouse with an oversized bow, paired with a Michael Kors skirt, according to Glamour magazine. She accessorized the outfit with a studded black Azzedine Alaia belt, which has made other appearances throghout the trip.