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December 28, 2015

See Over 20 Years of Dressing to Become the First Female President

By Leah Rodriguez

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This holiday weekend, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took a break from campaigning for paid family leave to take a stroll in an embroidered dress coat, reminding us that her much-scrutinized wardrobe includes more than just pantsuits. We rounded up the former secretary of State’s best outfits, dating all the way back to her first stay at the White House in the ‘90s and including off-duty looks. In the slideshow ahead, see the lace crop-top gown she wore to the Grammys, Victorian-inspired ruffled bell sleeves at the Vogue Fashion Awards, and all the blazers in between.

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January 20, 2017 Where: In Washington D.C. Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images
November 8, 2016 Where: With former President Bill Clinton after casting their votes in Chappaqua, New York. Photo: EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AFP/Ge... November 8, 2016 Where: With former President Bill Clinton after casting their votes in Chappaqua, New York. Photo: EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AFP/Getty Images
November 5, 2016 Where: At the Get Out The Vote concert in Philadelphia. Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images
October 23, 2016 Where: At the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
October 19, 2016 Where: At the third U.S. presidential debate in Las Vegas. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
October 11, 2016 Where: At a campaign rally with former Vice President Al Gore in Miami. Photo: Alexander Tamargo/WireImage
October 9, 2016 October 9, 2016 Where: At the second presidential debate at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. Photo: Justin Sullivan/... October 9, 2016 October 9, 2016 Where: At the second presidential debate at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
September 30, 2016 Where: At a rally in Coral Springs, Florida. Photo: Alexander Tamargo/WireImage
September 26, 2016 Where: At the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
September 11, 2016 Where: In New York City.   Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
July 28, 2016 Where: At the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Photo: Paul Morigi/WireImage
July 23, 2016 Where: At a campaign rally in Miami. Photo: Alexander Tamargo/WireImage
June 26, 2016 Where: At the Pride March in New York City. Photo: Michael Stewart/Getty Images
June 20, 2016 Where: In New York City. Photo: XPX/Star Max/GC Images
May 10, 2016 Where: At Lousiville Slugger Field during a campaign stop in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo: Stephen J. Cohen/WireImage
April 10, 2016 Where: At a rally at Industry City Brooklyn in New York City. Photo: Steve Sands/GC Images
April 1, 2016 Where: At BET Black Girls Rock! 2016 in Newark. Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic
December 27, 2015 Where: In New York City. Photo: Splash News
October 23, 2015 Where: At the Democratic National Committee Women's Leadership Forum National Issues Conference in Washington, DC. Photo: 2015 ... October 23, 2015 Where: At the Democratic National Committee Women's Leadership Forum National Issues Conference in Washington, DC. Photo: 2015 Leigh Vogel
October 2, 2015 Where: At Broward College. Photo: 2015 Gustavo Caballero
September 8, 2015 Where: At The Ellen DeGeneres Show premiere in New York City. Photo: 2015 Laura Cavanaugh
July 31, 2015 Where: During a campaign stop at Florida International University in Miami. Photo: 2015 Uri Schanker
May 5, 2015 Where: At Rancho High School roundtable in Las Vegas. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
April 23, 2015 Where: At the DVF Awards in New York City. Photo: 2015 Michael Stewart
March 7, 2015 Where: At the Clinton Global Initiative at University of Miami. Photo: 2015 Johnny Louis
September 21, 2014 Where: At the Clinton Global Citizen Awards in New York City. Photo: 2014 Getty Images
September 5, 2014 Where: At the Fundacion Telmex Mexico Siglo XXI 2014 in Mexico City, Mexico.  Photo: Susana Gonzalez/�� 2014 Bloomb... September 5, 2014 Where: At the Fundacion Telmex Mexico Siglo XXI 2014 in Mexico City, Mexico.  Photo: Susana Gonzalez/�� 2014 Bloomberg Finance LP
July 17, 2014 Where: Signing copies of her book her book Hard Choices.  Photo: Michael N. Todaro/2014 Getty Images
 July 8, 2014 Where: Promoting her book Hard Choices in Paris, France.  Photo: THOMAS SAMSON
July 6, 2014 Where: At the the presentation of the German translation of her book Hard Choices in Berlin, Germany.  Photo: Adam Berry... July 6, 2014 Where: At the the presentation of the German translation of her book Hard Choices in Berlin, Germany.  Photo: Adam Berry/2014 Getty Images
June 17, 2014 Where: At the  the 2014 Naturalization Ceremony in Washington, DC.  Photo: Kris Connor/2014 Kris Connor
June 16, 2014  Where: At the Hard Choices book signing in Toronto, Canada.  Photo: George Pimentel/2014 George Pimentel
June 12, 2014 Where: At the Wildlife Conservation Society Gala in New York City.  Photo: Andrew Toth/2014 Andrew Toth
June 10, 2014  Where: Promoting her book Hard Choices in New York City.  Photo: John Lamparski/2014 John Lamparski
April 23, 2014  Where: At the 35th Annual Simmons Leadership Conference.  Photo: Paul Marotta/2014 Paul Marotta
December 3, 2013 Where: At the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's Global Impact Award Gala Dinner.  Photo: Gary Gershoff/20... December 3, 2013 Where: At the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's Global Impact Award Gala Dinner.  Photo: Gary Gershoff/2013 Getty Images
November 21, 2013 Where: At the  Greenbuild Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photo: Bill McCay/2013 Bill McCay
October 1, 2013 Where: At the Save The Children Benefit in New York City.  Photo: Andrew H. Walker/2013 Getty Images
June 3, 2013 Where: At the CFDA Fashion Awards.  Photo: Theo Wargo/2013 Getty Images
February 14, 2013. Where: Receiving the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service Award,  Photo: SAUL LOEB/2013 AF... February 14, 2013. Where: Receiving the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service Award,  Photo: SAUL LOEB/2013 AFP
January 30, 2013 Where: At the State Department in Washington, DC.  Photo: MANDEL NGAN/2013 AFP
December 4, 2012 Where: At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels.  Photo: KEVIN LAMARQUE/2012 AFP
 November 18, 2012  Where: At the Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok, Thatland.  Photo: Athit Perawongmetha/2012 Ge...  November 18, 2012  Where: At the Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok, Thatland.  Photo: Athit Perawongmetha/2012 Getty Images
November 16, 2012 Where: Meeting with Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at the Istana.  Photo: Nicky Loh/2012 Getty Images
November 13, 2012 Where: At the at Perth International Airport in  Perth, Australia. Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
 September 6, 2012 Where: At the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor.  Photo: JIM WATSON/2012 AFP
September 3, 2012 Where: In Indonesia.  Photo: ADEK BERRY/2012 AFP
August 3, 2012 Where: At Entebbe's airport.  Photo: AFP/2012 AFP
July 11, 2012 Where: At the prime minister's office in Vientiane, Laos.  Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/2012 AFP
July 10, 2012 Where: At the government office in Vietnam.  Photo: STR/2012 AFP
July 9, 2012 Where: Arriving at Sukhbaatar square in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.  Photo: AFP/2012 AFP
 July 8, 2012 Where: At the Prince Park Tower Hotel Center in Tokyo, Japan.  Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/2012 AFP
June 27, 2012 Where: At the Marimekko textile design house company headquarters.  Photo: AFP/2012 AFP
June 4, 2012 Where: At the presidential palace in Yerevan. Photo: SAUL LOEB/2012 AFP
May 18, 2012  Where: At the White House in Washington, DC.  Photo: AFP/2012 AFP
May 7, 2012 Where: Meeting with the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata.  Photo: POOL/2012 AFP
 May 6, 2012 Where: In India.  Photo: DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/2013 AFP
April 24, 2012 Where: At the  the TIME 100 Gala  in New York City.  Photo: Kevin Mazur/2012 Kevin Mazur
February 25, 2012 Where: At the presidential palace in Algiers.  Photo: FAROUK BATICHE/2012 AFP
December 2, 2011 Where:  In the garden outside Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's residence.  Photo: Paula Brons... December 2, 2011 Where:  In the garden outside Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's residence.  Photo: Paula Bronstein/2011 Getty Images
December 14, 2011 Where: At the State Department in Washington, DC.  Photo: KAREN BLEIER/2011 AFP
September 1, 2011 Where: At the Elysee palace in Paris, France.  Photo: LIONEL BONAVENTURE/2011 AFP
July 23, 2011 Where: In Bali with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto.  Photo: SONNY TUMBELAKA/2011 AFP
July 21, 2011 Where: At the airport in Denpasar.  Photo: ADEK BERRY/2011 AFP
July 18, 2011 Where: Arriving at the Air Force station in New Delhi.  Photo: PRAKASH SINGH/2011 AFP
June 4, 2008  Where: At the wedding of Andrea Catsimatidis and Christopher Nixon Cox in New York City.  Photo: Paul Zimmerman/20... June 4, 2008  Where: At the wedding of Andrea Catsimatidis and Christopher Nixon Cox in New York City.  Photo: Paul Zimmerman/2011 Getty Images
March 19, 2011 Where: At the Elysee Palace in Paris, France.  Photo: PIERRE VERDY/2011 AFP
 January 12, 2011 Where: At Beit Al-Zubair Museum in Muscat.  Photo: MOHAMMED MAHJOUB/2011 AFP
October 19, 2010 Where: At the State Department in Washington, DC.  Photo: MANDEL NGAN/2010 AFP
November 7, 2010 Where: Arriving to tour the Port of Melbourne.  Photo: SCOTT BARBOUR/2010 AFP
 September 27, 2010 Where: At a hotel in New York.  Photo: STAN HONDA/2010 AFP
September 14, 2010  Where: At Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: Handout/2010 U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv
July 31, 2010  Where: At the wedding of Chelsea Clinton.  Photo: Handout/2010 Barbara Kinney
 July 30, 2010 Where: At her daughter Chelsea Clinton and her fiance Marc Mezvinsky's pre-wedding party.  Photo: Michael Loccisa...  July 30, 2010 Where: At her daughter Chelsea Clinton and her fiance Marc Mezvinsky's pre-wedding party.  Photo: Michael Loccisano/2010 Getty Images
 July 27, 2010 Where: In New York City.  Photo: Christopher Peterson
June 8, 2010 Where: In Quito, Ecuador.  Photo: PABLO COZZAGLIO/2010 AFP
May 14, 2010  Where: At a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC.  Photo: MANDEL NGAN/2010 AFP
 March 4, 2010 Where: At a hotel in San Jose.  Photo: MAYELA LOPEZ/2010 AFP
 January 27, 2010 Where: In Central London.  Photo: LEON NEAL/2010 AFP
June 5, 2009 Where: At the State Department in Washington, DC.  Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/2009 AFP
May 11, 2009 Where: In the Treaty Room of the State Department.  Photo: MANDEL NGAN/2009 AFP
April 21, 2009 Where: At the State Department.  Photo: TIM SLOAN/2009 AFP
April 3, 2009 Where: At the opening of the NATO summit in Baden, Germany.  Photo: Sean Gallup/2009 Getty Images
March 18, 2009 Where: At the State Department.  Photo: Alex Wong/2009 Getty Images
 February 20, 2009  Where: In Beijing, China.  Photo: Pool/2009 Getty Images
February 18, 2009 Where: In Jakarta, Indonesia.  Photo: MAST IRHAM/2009 AFP
February 18, 2009 Where: Arriving in Indonesia.  Photo: BAY ISMOYO/2009 AFP
February 17, 2009 Where: At the Imperial residence in Tokyo.  Photo: AFP/2009 AFP
November 10, 2008 Where: At the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in New York City.  Photo: Stephen Lovekin/2008 Getty Images
August 26, 2008 Where: At the Democratic National Convention.  Photo: STAN HONDA/2008 AFP
May 13, 2008 Where: At a farmer's market in  Charleston, West Virginia.  Photo: Joe Raedle/2008 Getty Images
May 10, 2008 Where: At the Hillary Clinton Mothers Day fundraising reception in New York City.  Photo: Joe Raedle/2008 Getty Images
May 9, 2008 Where: At the Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, Oregon.  Photo: Joe Raedle/2008 Getty Images
May 3, 2008  Where: At the Wake Forest College Birthplace museum.  Photo: Joe Raedle/2008 Getty Images
January 22, 2008 Where: At the Monterey Penninsula Airport.  Photo: ROBYN BECK/2008 AFP
August 31, 2007 Where: At a taping of the "Ellen" Show in New York City.  Photo: Jemal Countess/2007 WireImage
August 30, 2007 Where: At the Late Show With David Letterman taping in New York City.  Photo: Ray Tamarra/2007 Ray Tamarra
March 20, 2007 Where: At a fundraising event in Washington, DC.  Photo: NICHOLAS KAMM/2007 AFP
January 28, 2007 Where: At a town-hall style meeting in Davenport, Iowa.  Photo: Scott Olson/2007 Getty Images
May 5, 2005  Where: At the "The Downtown Dinner" annual benefit event.  Photo: Lawrence Lucier
November 13, 2004 Where: At the  32nd Annual Promise Ball.  Photo: Jamie McCarthy
October 25, 2004  Where: At the Finding Neverland premiere in New York City.  Photo: Theo Wargo
July 26, 2004 Where: At the Democratic National Convention.  Photo: Dennis Brack
May 4, 2004  Where: At the 20th Annual Literacy Partners Gala in New York City.  Photo: Robin Platzer
 December 3, 2003 Where: At the first Annual Oceana Partners Awards Dinner in Los Angeles, California.  Photo: Vince Bucci/2003 ...  December 3, 2003 Where: At the first Annual Oceana Partners Awards Dinner in Los Angeles, California.  Photo: Vince Bucci/2003 Getty Images
 July 3, 2003 Where: At a party to launch Hillary in London, England.  Photo: Dave Benett/2003 Dave Benett
February 3, 2003 Where: At the amfAR Benefit Honors Gala in New York City.  Photo: Evan Agostini/2003 Getty Images
June 3, 2002  Where: At the 21st Annual CFDA Awards in New York City.  Photo: Jim Spellman
March 20, 2002  Where: At a meeting in her office in New York City.  Photo: New York Daily News Archive/2002/Daily News, L.P. (New York)
October 1, 2001 Where: At the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards in New York City.  Photo: KMazur
April 1, 2001  Where: At the "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" Costume Institute Gala in New York City.  Pho... April 1, 2001  Where: At the "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" Costume Institute Gala in New York City.  Photo: RJ Capak
November 9, 2000 Where: At the  the 200th Anniversary White House Dinner.  Photo: SHAWN THEW
September 6, 2000  Where: At a press conference.  Photo: New York Daily News Archive/2000/Daily News, L.P. (New York)
July 4, 2000 Where: At the Westchester County airport.  Photo: JOYCE NALTCHAYAN
June 8, 1999  Where: At a state dinner at the White House.  Photo: JOYCE NALTCHAYAN
January 11, 1999  Where: At a state dinner at the White House.  Photo: JOYCE NALTCHAYAN
October 28, 1998 Where: At a state dinner at the White House.  Photo: JOYCE NALTCHAYAN
August 13, 1998  Where: At the White House.  Photo: MICHAEL D. SARGENT
June 26, 1998  Where: Arriving in China.  Photo: ROBYN BECK
February 5, 1998  Where: At a state dinner at the White House.  Photo: LUKE FRAZZA
February 26, 1997  Where: At the Grammy Awards.  Photo: KMazur
January 20, 1997 Where: At an inaugural ball in Washington, DC.  Photo: Cynthia Johnson
January 20, 1993  Where: At the Arkansas inaugural ball in Washington, DC.  Photo: DAVID AKE
October 1, 1992 Where: At a Bill Clinton for President Rally. Photo: Ron Galella
July 21, 1992 Where: Playing miniature golf during a Clinton/Gore bus tour.  Photo: Cynthia Johnson
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