Former first lady Michelle Obama is releasing a new book, all about her fashion in the White House.
Obama, who served as first lady for eight years during the two terms of her husband, former President Barack Obama, plans to give readers an inside look at the clothes she wore in the White House and how she felt in them in her new book, "The Look."
In a post shared on Instagram Thursday, Michelle Obama described the book as "a reflection on my lifelong journey with fashion, hair, and beauty."
"Inside, you’ll find some of the outfits that have meant the most to me, but more importantly, the moments that I lived through in them -- big and small, personal and political, historic and ordinary -- that were as memorable as the clothes themselves," she wrote of the book, adding that readers will also get a look at the team behind her most famous looks, including her stylist Meredith Koop, her makeup artist Carl Ray and her hairstylists Njeri Radway and Yene Damtew.
The cover of the book features Michelle Obama posing inside the White House wearing a blue evening gown.
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During her time as first lady, clothes worn by Michelle Obama regularly made headlines and drew sales at retailers like J.Crew.
When she went on tour for her bestselling memoirs, "Becoming," after leaving the White House, the former first lady's fashion continued to make headlines as she defined her style outside of the White House.
The mom of two daughters says in "The Look," she hopes to "reclaim" the storylines around her fashion choices.
"During our family’s time in the White House, the way I looked was constantly being dissected -- what I wore, how my hair was styled. For a while now, I’ve been wanting to reclaim more of that story, to share it in my own way," Obama wrote on Instagram. "I’m thankful to be at a stage in life where I feel comfortable expressing myself freely -- wearing what I love and doing what feels true to me. And I’m excited to share some of what I’ve learned along the way."
"The Look" will be released on Nov. 4, in hardcover and ebook formats. An audiobook edition, read by Michelle Obama, will also be available, according to the publisher.
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