Michelle Obama Managed to Match 14 People, Two Mirrors, Two Chairs, Five Flags, and Some Drapes

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Michelle Obama and husband attended the India's State Dinner at Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi. For the occasion, she wore a navy brocade jacquard dress by Carolina Herrera that managed to match every single person and thing in the room. It's the most extraordinary example of pulling together a picture that's ever transpired in the history of color coordination. For the record, black and navy do indeed match, regardless of what you say mom!