Becoming a teenager as a resident of the White House cannot be easy. But as she turned 13 today, Malia Obama looked to be taking it in her stride.
While most young girls might feel a temptation to rebel and dye their hair, or experiment with risque clothing, the elder of the First Daughters has not put a foot out of place.
In fact, she appears to be increasingly taking fashion advice from her stylish mother.
Trendsetting: Malia Obama, who turns 13 today, already has a strong personal style. At the White House Easter Egg Roll in April in Santiago and Brazil on a tour of South America in March"
Recent tours to South America and Africa have proved she can certainly hold her own in the style stakes, mixing and matching bold colours and prints like a pro.Red jeans with bright blue trainers were a nod to one of the season's coolest trends, colour-blocking, while a pair of patterned trousers demonstrated sartorial confidence without looking too try-hard.
Though she is fast becoming as tall as her parents, Malia has not fallen into the trap of dressing like a grown-up too soon, and all her style choices are age appropriate.
High necklines keep her look demure, while feminine ruffles, full skirts and peplum details lend feminine shape to her boyish figure. While shoes are always flat, floral brogues and patent flats offer a nod to the season's hottest looks.
Sartorial instincts: The teenager has clearly inherited her mother's penchant for bright hues. In Brazil in March and South Africa last month in her red jeans and blue trainers and printed trousers "
Dressed to impress: Malia (far left) in a navy floral smock with her sister Sasha, ten, and mother Michelle, for their meeting with Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg last month"
She is also a fan of Urban Outfitters' sister brand Anthropologie, and was spotted in its navy-and-white Besotted dress in May.
Like the First Lady, both Malia and her sister Sasha, ten, have been seen in a lot of J Crew too. Not only is it easier on the pocket than designer brands, it has great childrenswear and also caters well to tall women, making it a one-stop-shop for the Obama girls.
Label watch: In Anthropologie's Besotted dress in May (left) and a Chris Benz skirt and top in January (right)"
She has started to wear make-up too - with her mother's wise counsel to guide her. In an appearance on The View, Mrs Obama revealed: 'We do a lot of talking. Sometimes it's too much. After our...military families tour, I came in, it was 10.30 at night - we were beat, we did four cities in two days, and Malia's like, "Ma, I need to talk to you."
'And it was 10.30 and we talked. And we talked, and we talked. We talked about make-up, actually.'
In fact, it seems the only person struggling with Malia's coming-of-age is the President himself.
He admitted in an interview last year: 'Even though she's 5ft 9in, she's still my baby.
With the J Crew: Malia (right) and her sister Sasha in January 2009 at a parade for their father's inauguration"
Growing up in the spotlight: Malia aged ten, enjoying her first taste of fame as she celebrates her father's victory in the 2008 Presidential Election at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois"
'And she just got braces, which is good, because she looks like a kid and she was getting ... she's starting to look too old for me.'
One occasion in particular, came as a shock, as his wife revealed on The View.
She said: 'He says he's cool, but you know... The first time Malia went out for a party and she was dressed, she had her hair done and she's tall, she had on a pretty dress, you could see him, he was sort of like... gulp. And I was like, "Easy dad."'
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