First ladies of fashion: Michelle Obama vs Peng Liyuan!

What happens when the First Lady of the US meets the Chinese First Lady? Fashionable sparks fly!

They're both well-known figures in their respective countries.

They're both about the same age and married to two of the most powerful men in the world.

And they're glamorous and fashionable.

So what do you get when you put Michelle Obama and Peng Liyuan in the same country?

A fair bit of press about their 'fashion wars'!

And this when we barely ever saw them together through Michelle Obama's week-long visit to China!

So who's the most fashionable of them all?

We'll let you decide!

Here, the two pose for photographs at the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Clearly Peng Liyuan in her sharp, tailored outfit -- a belted jacket and skirt and a pair of high-heeled lace-up shoes and a bright red clutch -- cuts a formal and elegant figure.

Round one clearly went to the Chinese First Lady as Obama opted for a black asymmetric waistcoat and a pair of wide-legged trouser by Chinese-American fashion designer Phillip Lim.

Peng Liyuan is a popular singer who's performed regularly before millions.

Before her husband was picked to be the next president, Peng Liyuan, by some accounts was a far more popular figure in China.

She is also one of the few spouses of Chinese leaders to be seen in public, and not to mention, a stylish one.

Peng Liyuan is seen here in an earlier picture with her husband Xi Jinping.

For her part, the US first lady, Michelle Obama almost always makes for a stylish first lady.

She is known to encourage promising young designers including Indians such as Bibhu Mohapatra and Naeem Khan among others.

Here she is seen in a Beijing school in yet another outfit by Phillip Lim.

However she definitely left the most stylish outfit of them all for President Xi Jinping.

For that meeting, Obama sported a lace, three-quarter-sleeve red dress.

The choice of colour was significant because it symbolises happiness and good fortune in China.

Obama stood tall as she gracefully walked the red carpet laid out for her and her family and scored a point against her Chinese counterpart who seemed tad out of sorts for being the only one in this picture in a traditional Chinese outfit, a part of which she recycled during her trip to the Netherlands later on.

So who was the more fashionable of the two First Ladies?

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