In a 2011 Washington Post story about Mrs. Obama's personal assistant, Meredith Koop, the first lady's office said Koop acted on Mrs. Obama's behalf 'in arranging for purchases, including considering the best offered price and buying on discount if discounts are available.'
That's still true today, the first lady's office says, without elaborating.
Several designers who have provided clothes for the first lady declined to discuss their arrangements. But given the prestige that comes with dressing Mrs. Obama, it's widely thought that designers are eager to cut the first lady a break. Former White House lawyers said any discounts provided to the first lady would have to be in line with what designers offer other top customers to avoid being considered gifts.
Paco Underhill, author of 'What Women Want: The Science of Female Shopping,' said the mark-ups on designer clothes are 'astronomical' and the discounts can be steep as well.
'Some of the routine discounts that people ask for are 40 percent off,' he said. 'Whether they get it is subject to somebody's discretion.'
First ladies have tried all sorts of tactics to hold down their clothing costs, including keeping some dresses in rotation.
Mrs. Obama wore the same dress to this year's Mother's Day tea that she'd worn to lunch with Katy Perry in October 2017. She often switches around separates, belts and other accessories to give clothes in her wardrobe a fresh look.
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