Michelle Obama is releasing a book focused on fashion and style that she says is an attempt to ignite a conversation about "the way our society defines beauty."

"During our family’s time in the White House, the way I looked was constantly being dissected — what I wore, how my hair was styled," the former first lady said in a Thursday Instagram post.

"For a while now, I’ve been wanting to reclaim more of that story, to share it in my own way," Obama, 61, said,........

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