Is Michelle Obama Meghan Markle's muse? Duchess appears to mirror her fashion choices - but former First Lady might have echoed the royal's too

Meghan Markle appears to have found an unexpected fashion muse in former US First Lady Michelle Obama. Her coordinated look appeared to be inspired by Michelle's outfit from Joe Biden's inauguration eight months earlier One-shoulder black gown At the 2018 Fashion Awards, Meghan presented the British Designer Womenswear award to Clare Waight Keller, who designed her wedding dress. However, Michelle had already worn a nearly identical design three years prior during the Let Girls Learn global conversation in New York Asymmetric black dress Meghan took a page out of Michelle's style book when she attended the Women's Empowerment reception in 2018. Meghan's Carolina Herrera dress, showcased in 2021, was reminiscent of one worn by Michelle at the 2013 Inaugural Ball in Washington White trouser suit At the 2022 Invictus Games, Meghan sported a white Valentino suit, consisting of an oversized blazer and wide-leg trousers. The former First Lady selected a similar two-piece in 2018 during an appearance alongside Tracee Ellis Ross at Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama Striped dress For a walkabout in Fraser Island, Australia, with Prince Harry in 2018, Meghan chose a breezy dress from Reformation.