Watch Michelle Obama lovingly needle her husband for wearing the same tuxedo for 8 years

Michelle Obama and Barack Obama. — (Image credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

While Barack Obama was in office, Michelle Obama became an effortless style icon, wearing timeless gowns by Jason Wu, Vera Wang, and Gucci. Her husband, on the other hand — "They didn’t comment that for eight years he wore that same tux," Michelle Obama joked Tuesday at an Apple developer's conference in San Jose, California, The Huffington Post reports.

"He was proud of it too," Obama added. "He's like, 'Mm, I'm ready. I'm ready in 10 minutes. Mm, how long did it take you?' And I'm like, 'Get out of here.'" Watch below. Jeva Lange

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.