May, 2010: Michelle Obama's gown for Wednesday night's state dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his wife, Margarita Zavala, was made for Mrs. Obama by New York designer Peter Soronen.
October, 2011: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and his wife Michelle (2nd L) pose with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (2nd R) and his wife Kim Yoon-ok (L) as they arrive for a state dinner at the White House in Washington October 13, 2011.
Upon closer inspection, it seems these are NOT the same dress - they are the same identical pattern but each version is of a different fabric - so instead of simply 'tightening her belt' Michelle is pissing away cash to have a high dollar designer make a nearly-identical copy - even the color is similar...... I want THAT job!
