Beauty expert dubs first lady Michelle Obama the ‘commander in chic’

The Hill ^ | Dec. 7, 2011 | Judy Kurtz

[Free ThinkerNY]

A fashion and beauty maven says women should look to the first lady for inspiration on how to stock their own closets with style.

Mikki Taylor, the editor at large for Essence magazine, even bestows a new title on Michelle Obama in her new book, Commander in Chic: Every Woman’s Guide to Managing her Style Like a First Lady.

Taylor, who first became attracted to Obama’s fashion sense while working with her on a 2006 magazine story, says that unlike other presidents’ wives, “Michelle Obama effectively dresses for Michelle Obama. She dresses to delight herself. She’s not so influenced by the trends.”

Even when that means rebelling against one of the most blatant fashion faux pas around: wearing the same outfit again and again. Obama, 47, has been known to rock the same frock twice (or sometimes three times). She donned the same Thakoon floral dress at an October event that she had worn two times before in 2009.

But Taylor calls it making a “repeat performance,” and says, “You’ve never seen that before, and you really don’t see it from women in the public eye. A great dress is a great dress. A great look is a great look. Why not wear it again?”

And the author, who has worked with countless models and celebs, has some tricks of the trade that she’s picked up from studying the first lady’s style to help Washington women become their own Capitol Hill fashionistas.

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and that Madonna is cultured

I'm sure Madonna has alllll kinds of culture. (More penicillin, please)...

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You forgot “BARF ALERT”.

With that tread title a barf alert is superfluous.

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She’s commander in chic alright - for people of Wal-Mart.

Bingo!

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Moose does Palin...

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Has anyone ever seen MO in profile? Before any surgery she may have had?

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The two on the left have been taught to comport themselves as ladies.

The one on the right, a lady of the evening...

This is sooooo going to get nuked, the truth hurts.

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Above Leaned Against Wet White Paint Fashion™

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[azishot]

Where did THAT outfit come from? Or maybe I’d rather not know.

Always with a gaudy flower or some inappropriate piece of jewelry. No class, low class.

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I came here to see how many of the above would be here. Mods did not disappoint. Major barf thread.

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[60Gunner]

I am working on the next installment. Christmas, work, and important family-associated activities have pulled me away from the keyboard for now. Hang in there, and thanks for your encouragement!

[andy58-in-nh]

I continue to believe that the inspiration for this dress was the roof of a Howard Johnson's restaurant.

[Batman11]

Ha!! That one has to be photoshopped. Even Manchelle wouldn’t wear that. Well maybe. It looks like she was standing next to the power paint mixer at Home Depot when it exploded!

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The commander in chit?

[LucyT]

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Pinging mojitojoe for old photos.

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[ROCKLOBSTER]

A bit of photoshop action there...

What, the fat legs, or those other two things?

[ScottinVA]

Yeah, the fat legs.. the photoshopper didn`t clean up the distortion of the stairs in the background after widening Moochelle`s thighs.