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Michelle Obama wows in Alexander McQueen gown
The Hill ^ | January 19, 2011 | Christina Wilkie

Posted on 01/19/2011 9:46:11 PM PST by Zakeet

First Lady Michelle Obama donned a stunning, one-shouldered, red gown on Wednesday night for the state dinner for visiting President Hu Jintao of China.

Her color choice was a gracious nod to her Chinese guests: red, while the dominant color of the Chinese flag, also symbolizes prosperity and happiness in Chinese tradition.

The dress was designed by the label of Alexander McQueen, a beloved British designer who committed suicide less than a year ago.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
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To: Zakeet
I see Omar the tent maker has been busy sewing up the first broads attire. I know an old saying and it goes like this: That is like trying to put a silk stocking on a sow. No matter what ya do there is still a hog underneath.
81 posted on 01/19/2011 11:43:49 PM PST by Plumberman27
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To: leapfrog0202
Some of you folks are hilarious and I understand the temptation but you can be as funny targeting them for their murderous scary ideology. So many smart and witty people here I just think it's wasted on Wookie comments and Hillary being??? Hillary.
82 posted on 01/19/2011 11:46:37 PM PST by liberty or death
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To: FrankR
The Carol Burnett curtain dress is on display in the Smithsonian near the First Lady Dresses. I saw Michelle's Inaugural gown and, yes, just like the pictures, it really does look like someone took an old white chenille bedspread and made her dress. Her shoes are so big that they could have used them alone to plug the Louisiana oil spill.

At any rate, as I was leaving I saw the curtain dress and realized that it was better made than Michelle's and Carol Burnett was more presentable in it than was our "First Lady".

This red thing looks like a tie-dye experiment that went awry in Home Ec.

83 posted on 01/19/2011 11:48:57 PM PST by MHT
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To: CrickMan

Frumpy!


84 posted on 01/19/2011 11:49:12 PM PST by Always Independent
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To: Zakeet

Did he come back from the grave to design it or did he “channel” it?


85 posted on 01/19/2011 11:49:35 PM PST by MHT
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To: Zakeet

Red dress = good luck in Chinese yet the designer of the RED dress committed SUICIDE a couple of years ago? Michelle? You aware?


86 posted on 01/19/2011 11:51:24 PM PST by tinamina (a)
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To: maggief

“The dress was designed by the label of Alexander McQueen, a beloved British designer who committed suicide less than a year ago.”

Hmmmmmm.....

BTW, Rush was right...no one wants to watch The Beast grow old.


87 posted on 01/19/2011 11:54:16 PM PST by dixiechick2000 ("First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Gandhi)
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To: bushpilot1

Is that camels on her butt?


88 posted on 01/20/2011 12:05:40 AM PST by Krodg
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To: CrickMan

there is nothing you can put on a body that far gone that won’t look hideous


89 posted on 01/20/2011 12:06:53 AM PST by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: Zakeet

As an amateur fashion critic I would give the dress a B-. I think she played it safe and the result is a little boring. Plus, why did she have to wear red? Do you always have to dress according to the visiting president’s flag colors? I know she’s trying to honor her guest, but really, it’s kind of a silly notion.

The dress is more orange than red anyway—compare it to the red carpet they are standing on—and it’s really your basic satin ballgown, although I don’t think the layer in front particularly flatters her figure. She likes to cover her behind with shawls (what woman wants to be photographed from the rear?), but this one looks like she grabbed it at the last minute—it doesn’t look formal and the prints and odd colors distract from the gown.

Her hair is a mess though, sorta the Bride of Frankenstein look that Scarlett Johansson wore the other night at the Golden Globes.

Considering she is tall and, (how do I say this delicately?), she doesn’t have to worry about looking pasty or covering tan lines and she can has the money she should hit a home run every time.


90 posted on 01/20/2011 12:11:16 AM PST by dupree
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To: liberty or death

Some of you folks are hilarious and I understand the temptation but you can be as funny targeting them for their murderous scary ideology. So many smart and witty people here I just think it’s wasted on Wookie comments and Hillary being??? Hillary.
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We probably have to agree to disagree as I certainly see some things on FR that I think are beneath this forum also and it’s probably not what you see :-)

Didn’t mean to jump on you about Hillary - sorry!


91 posted on 01/20/2011 12:11:37 AM PST by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: liberty or death
Knock this crap off.

No

92 posted on 01/20/2011 12:12:13 AM PST by Krodg
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To: Krodg

OK. like I said in an earlier post ya’ll be funny but better served using that humor to target their dangerous politics and not their dresses.


93 posted on 01/20/2011 12:14:37 AM PST by liberty or death
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To: dixiechick2000

Dang - I clicked on the lthread thinking it said STEVE McQueen. But with the oil splotch pattern - maybe it WAS!?

I think the dress is okay - a bit too stylish and “modern” from what I am used to seeing for a State dinner, but I guess I’m just too old-fashioned.


94 posted on 01/20/2011 12:20:45 AM PST by 21twelve ( You can go from boom to bust, from dreams to a bowl of dust ... another lost generation.)
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To: 21twelve

LOL! Steve McQueen...what a comparison.

You’re not old fashioned. I think that you believe as I do, that the first lady should dress traditionally and classy.

Even if that dress was meant to be off shoulder...which I don’t think it is, and that Mrs. O wore it that way because that’s what she wanted to do...it’s tacky.


95 posted on 01/20/2011 12:26:50 AM PST by dixiechick2000 ("First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Gandhi)
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To: Zakeet

ROGULSKI: Why are you here?

Michelle: To get some dresses.

ROGULSKI: How did you get the dresses?

Michelle: Obama money.

ROGULSKI: Where’s it coming from?

Michelle: Obama.

ROGULSKI: And where did Obama get it?

Michelle: I don’t know, his stash. I don’t know. (laughter)


96 posted on 01/20/2011 12:39:03 AM PST by Kent C
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To: Always Independent
This is Frumpy ... A side view .. !


97 posted on 01/20/2011 12:41:36 AM PST by CrickMan
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To: devolve
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98 posted on 01/20/2011 12:53:26 AM PST by bushpilot1
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To: Zakeet

This is the first time that I’ve seen the First Frump actually look elegant. The orange-red complements her skin and her body. The dangling shoulder is a tad strange, but the overall look suits her well.


99 posted on 01/20/2011 1:00:06 AM PST by publana (Beware the olive branch extended by a Dem for it disguises a clenched fist.)
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To: Zakeet

She looks like she fell off her bike.


100 posted on 01/20/2011 1:07:48 AM PST by stilloftyhenight (Don't make me use uppercase.)
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