The Best First Lady Style and Shoe Moments In U.S. History [PHOTOS]

From the stylish Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama to Melania Trump and Jill Biden. Take a look at some of the best fashion looks and shoe moments from the First Ladies of the U.S., throughout history.

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The Best First Lady Fashion Through History

The Best First Lady Fashion Through History
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Eleanor Roosevelt, 1935.

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John F. and Jackie Kennedy.

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Jackie and John F. Kennedy.

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Lady Bird Johnson.

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Lady Bird Johnson.

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Lady Bird Johnson with Imelda Marcos.

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Pat Nixon.

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Betty and Gerald Ford.

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Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

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Ronald and Nancy Reagan with Elizabeth Taylor.

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Ronald and Nancy Reagan

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Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

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Nancy Reagan with Princess Diana

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Nancy Reagan with Queen Elizabeth.

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Nancy and Ronald Reagan at one of their Inaugural balls.

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Nancy Reagan with Princess Diana.

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Nancy and Ronald Reagan.

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Nancy Reagan with Margaret Thatcher.

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George and Barbara Bush.

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George and Barbara Bush.

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Bill and Hillary Clinton

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Barbara Bush and Hillary Clinton.

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Hillary Clinton.

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Hillary Clinton in Paris.

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Hillary Clinton in Paris.

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Hillary Clinton with daughter Chelsea.

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Hillary Clinton with Tipper Gore.

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Laura Bush with George W. Bush.

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Barbara and George W. Bush.

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Laura Bush with designer Oscar de la Renta.

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Laura Bush.

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Barack and Michelle Obama.

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Barack and Michelle Obama on Inauguration Day 2009.

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Barack and Michelle Obama on Inauguration night.

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Michelle Obama with Carla Bruni Sarkozy.

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Michelle and Barack Obama.

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Michelle and Barack Obama

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Melania Trump on Inauguration Day 2017.

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump arrive for a New Years event at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach on Dec. 31, 2022. She wore a pair of sharp metallic silver pumps.

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Melania Trump arrives at Trump Tower in Manhattan on June 8, 2023, in New York. She wore a pair of classic beige and black cap toe Chanel ballet flats.

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Former President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump depart after casting their votes at a polling place in the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on Election Day, on November 05, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. She wore a pair of classic Louboutin pumps.

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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk to the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2024, as they return after they attended campaign events in Pennsylvania. She wore a pair of black and tan espadrille wedges.

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Jill Biden attended a reception for foreign leaders prior to the Olympics Opening Ceremony at Elysee Palace on July 26, 2024 in Paris wearing a pair of blue pointed toe pumps.

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First Lady Jill Biden walks off stage after speaking on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. She wore a pair of sparkly Jimmy Choo pumps.