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Last night's state dinner honored noted hot dad and internet boyfriend Justin Trudeau, but shockingly, staring at the Canadian prime minister's face for an entire evening wasn't the most exciting part. Instead, that honor belongs to the dresses in attendance, most of which hailed from one of the two countries represented during the evening.
Most notably, Michelle Obama wore a custom version of two dresses from Jason Wu's fall 2016 collection, which marched down the runway only a few weeks ago in New York. Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau wore a bright purple gown by Canadian designer Lucian Matis, and Sara Bareilles, who performed during the dinner, wore Canadian brand Theia.
Meanwhile, Blake Lively (reminder: Ryan Reynolds is Canadian) wore a silver wrap dress from British design house Ralph & Russo's spring 2016 collection. Perhaps best of all, however, Sasha Obama wore a thin black choker, forever reminding us that the Obama girls are the coolest teens in America.