MEXICO.- Yesterday we shared an article that talked about the different luxuries that Mexico's President, Enrique Peña Nieto, splurged on during his visit to the United Kingdom last week, which brought us information regarding the people that accompanied him (mostly friends of Peña, who spent a lot of money) and how items such as dresses, really cost.

Quick summary: First Lady, Angélica Rivera spent approximately $7,800 dollars for the two dresses she wore during the UK's welcoming ceremony. However, both attires were shadowed by the "Dolce & Gabana" dress worn by her daughter Sofía Castro, which is valued in $7,275 dollars. All of it, according to Reforma's reporting, using Mexican citizens' money.

How much is this in comparison to other First Ladies? Or better yet, to First Lady Michelle Obama, who is popular for always being-in style, well dressed and even making political statements, whether it is a small or big brand.

The dress she is wearing in the image above, which is part of the famous tweet "Four more years", when Obama won reelection in 2012, is from Asos and only cost $30 dollars.

And as if that wasn't enough, Michelle has used her fashion sense not just to be of the people's good side, but she also does it to advanced foreign policy, and an example of this is when nearly a month ago she visited India and wore a dress designed by Hindu-American designer, which the public in India, and media, loved.

From J.Crew to Target, Obama proves that fashion is at everyone's reach. And yes, although she has worn dresses that cost up to $12,000 dollar, Michelle Obama:

Pays for her own dresses, and the most expensive ones; Donated by the designers and then; Transferred as a gift to the nation. One of her dresses can already be observed at he Smithsonian Museum, and most importantly Nothing is charged to public funding, which is the case of Angélica Rivera and her daughters.

On this article from the New York Daily Times, you can read more about the US First Lady and her business with designers. Basically, dressing a First Lady is an honor, which is why fashion designers gladly make discounts, donate or lend their items for special occasions.

VIDEO: The First Lady's Dress on Barack Obama's Second Inauguration.

Here and here you can look at a gallery of the many dresses Michelle Obama has worn over the years. None of which she has paid for with the people's money.

Even though today is International Women's Day and we don't want to seem sexists by criticizing what women wear, it's important to remember that the purpose of this comparison between Obama and the Peñas is politics, and is not that we are criticizing Rivera and her daughters for being well dressed or spending great amounts of money on clothes, but to point out that when half the country's population is living among poverty, they should avoid certain expenses and use their money for other causes.

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