Michelle Obama counts podcast host, author, former first lady, and more titles among her many roles. She’s also widely regarded for her sense of style, which has evolved since she first stepped into the public eye. Her wide array of elegant and colorful ensembles has encompassed a range of shoe silhouettes, from kitten-heel pumps to thigh-high boots.
Ahead of the release of Obama’s new book, “The Look,” which will be available on Tuesday, FN takes a look back at some of her standout footwear moments throughout the years.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Michelle Obama wearing brown slingback kitten heels during Higher Ground’s “IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson” podcast during 2025 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival at Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center on August 09, 2025 in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
A closer look at Michelle Obama’s slingback pumps.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Photo credit: Mitchell Haddad/WB Michelle Obama wearing black thigh-high boots on “The Jennifer Hudson Show.”
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Mitchell Haddad /Warner Bros. A closer look at Michelle Obama’s thigh-high boots.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images Michelle Obama wearing Jimmy Choo kitten heels, the brand’s Scarlett syle, at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images A closer look at Michelle Obama’s Jimmy Choo pumps.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores Michelle Obama wearing black pointed-toe boots at Featured Session “IMO Live: Michelle Obama, Craig Robinson & Dr. Laurie Santos” during SXSW Conference & Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores A closer look at Michelle Obama’s boots.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Sarah Stier/Getty Images Michelle Obama wearing See by Chloé Gyn espadrille sandals during a ceremony honoring 50 years of equal pay at the U.S Open during the women/men’s singles first round matches on Day One of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Aug. 28, 2023, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Sarah Stier/Getty Images A closer look at Michelle Obama’s See by Chloe shoes.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: ABC Michelle Obama wearing silver metallic Anny Nord Point Blank slingback pumps on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Dec. 12, 2022.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Derek White/Getty Images for ABA Michelle Obama wearing Stuart Weitzman’s Stuart Pearl 100 Zip Bootie onstage during The Light We Carry Tour at The Fox Theatre on Dec. 2, 2022. in Atlanta.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Live Nation Michelle Obama wearing glossy red Stuart Weitzman boots, the brand’s Stuart 75 Stretch Bootie in cabaret stretch vinyl, onstage during the Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry Tour at Warner Theatre on November 15, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Michelle Obama wearing sequined thigh-high Balenciaga Knife boots to discuss her book “Becoming” with Sarah Jessica Parker at Barclays Center on Dec. 19, 2018 in New York City.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Michelle Obama wearing beige pumps with a white Naeem Khan look for the National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral in 2013 the day after the inauguration.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Michelle Obama wearing pink pumps during day one of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 4, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Ron Sachs - Pool via CNP Michelle Obama wearing green pumps as a tonal accent to her Isabel Toledo look in the Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Charles Ommanney/Getty Images Michelle Obama wearing shiny black boots onstage alongside Barack Obama as he spoke to voters during a rally at Roosevelt High School January 1, 2008 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Michelle Obama’s Shoe Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images The boots accompanied this green and black ensemble.