Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in a 'Delicious' Fashion Moment

STRASBOURG, France April 3, 2009— -- After going through a week's worth of outfits in two days, "Mighty Michelle," as the British are calling her, has left the U.K. for France.

President Obama and the first lady were greeted upon arrival by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

The meeting of world's most fashionable first ladies was perhaps the most widely anticipated photo-op of the Obamas' European tour.

Daily Beast editor Tina Brown speculated that it would be "the most delicious, sartorial fashion moment that we are all going to be deconstructing for next two or three weeks."

Dressed in a black-and-pink patterned floral dress coat, Mrs. Obama greeted her French counterpart by saying, "Bonjour." Mrs. Sarkozy wore a gray silk-belted dress.

The looks were remarkably similar, with large bows at the neckline, falling just below the knee. Under her coat, Mrs. Obama wore a short-sleeved bright pink dress of a similar pattern. The first lady opted for kitten heels. Mrs. Sarkozy wore flats.

The couples lunched together, dining on guinea fowl stuffed with foie gras, coquilles Saint Jacques and asparagus.

The Obamas traveled to France for the 60th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. To mark the occasion, Germany and France are co-hosting a summit for member countries.

But even before the summit, from the moment the Obamas stepped off Air Force One outside London Monday night, so many eyes have been on first lady Michelle Obama.

This is the first time in nearly 50 years, since Jacqueline Kennedy took a trip across the pond, that Europe has so widely anticipated a visit by a U.S. first lady.

The trip may be her husband's debut on the world stage but it is the first lady who just might steal the show. In much of the British tabloid press, it is Michelle Obama, not her husband, who is the main focus of the "Obamamania" headlines.

Mrs. Obama's visit to an all-girls school in London Thursday seemed more like an appearance by English soccer star David Beckham or pop boy band The Jonas Brothers, with shrieking students clamoring to get close enough to greet her.