She sprints to the finish ... and Michelle Obama wins GOLD for best purple dress ever! Photograph: Charles Ommanney/Getty
Okay, we're not too sure about the pursed lips and the one finger wave, but the dress we like. Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA
Quick! Grab your sunglasses! Michelle Obama makes like the sun and blinds us all in bright orange. Photograph: Ellen Ozier/Reuters
Michelle successfully carries off another bright colour against her dark skin tone. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA
Serious campaigning requires a serious belt. Michelle shows up the under-styled locals. Photograph: Charles Ommanney/Getty
A true fashionista can coordinate her outfit with both her daughters' dresses and her husband's tie. Photograph: Ron Edmonds/AP
Just because she's not wearing a dress doesn't mean she can't rally supporters. Photograph: Doug Pensinger/Getty
Michelle Obama wears a green, button-less jacket with half length sleeves. We're having trouble working out if the darker shade of green is part of the design or a shadow ... interesting. Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP
It's a shirt dress but not as we know it Jim! A lovely floral number makes Michelle look very summery. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand /AFP
A casual outfit is jazzed up by a snakeskin belt. Hisssssssssss! (Not really, we quite like her.) Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP
I HAVE ARRIVED! Without bingo-wings! Michelle keeps it simple with a sleeveless white shirt. Photograph: Valerie Macon/AFP
How does she do it? Michelle Obama wears a chiffon dress and power pearls and manages to coordinate with the curtains. This woman is a god! Photograph: Ted S. Warren/AP
Michelle sports trench-tastic outerwear but we'd have liked it more with a bright scarf. Photograph: Rick Wilking/Reuters
The potential presidential pair sport matching grins. We like Michelle's corsage. Photograph: Arnold Turner/Getty
