Michelle Obama Wears Rose Gold Espadrilles With Butterfly Accents in Vietnam

Footwear News ^ | 12/9/2019 | Ella Chochrek

[simpson96]

Michelle Obama showed off an easy, breezy style today during a trip to Vietnam, where she is raising awareness about the importance of educating adolescent girls.

The former first lady wore a pale pink set consisting of a crewneck blouse, harem pants and a printed cardigan today at Can Giuoc, a high school in Vietnam’s Long An province.

Obama kept the pink theme going with her footwear but added a metallic twist, choosing rose gold espadrilles from Sophia Webster.

The slip-ons have a leather upper, a braided sole and a round toe. Sophia Webster’s signature butterfly accents the upper, with one wing embroidered across each shoe. Saksfifthavenue.com has the casual slides in stock for $325.

[Prince of Space]

She never used to wear her hair “natural” until she left the White House. So I guess her handlers didn’t wanna make her look too black when she was FLOTUS. Good to know the Obama administration was so transparent. 🤣

[Not A Snowbird]

Is it me or is that outfit horrifyingly somewhat see thru?? I really don’t want to know

Yes. Yes, it is. She doesn't have friends or a full length mirror with good lighting.

[Fast Moving Angel]

“Nursing home chic”

Haha!!!

[Thank You Rush]

“”The outfit would be nice if it was worn properly,””

On what would it look nice and HOW could it be worn properly? In a bed with bedclothes pulled up to the chin maybe!

Not even on a corpse would it look nice OR proper!!

[tet68]

Hi Sailor boy, new in town?
I love you long time...
You got gum?
You got Salem?

[patriotfury]

For sure — that thing has got to be a cloaked and altered male species.

At this point, it would be hard to change this conclusion.

[dforest]

Uglier than an ole pig in a mudhole and any person could buy shoes like that at the Dollar store.

Good GAWD, WE HAVE A GORGEOUS FIRST LADY. Why are they touting this clod of a person with a stupid face.

[Michael.SF.]

Did someone get three wishes when she appeared out of that huge lamp?

[Rdct29]

I thought it was the middle linebacker for the NY Jets. But now I think it is the nose tackle.

[heshtesh]

A face that just exudes joy and happiness, as for the rest of it I just can’t imagine.

On the positive side of things she always has her winning personality to fall back on.

[tet68]

On what would it look nice and HOW could it be worn properly?

On Melania it would look stunning.
On Michele it looks like she just got off the bus
in front of the welfare office.

[Cvengr]

Looks like she is wearing pajamas inside-out, with the pull stings on the outside.

[White MAGA Man]

It was said the carpet upstairs in the White House stunk where the Obamas lived because they would always walk around barefoot. No wonder Trump had it fumigated before they moved in.

[Safetgiver]

Thank GOD!! we have a president with a set of balls...and a first lady without.

[sergeantdave]

“That outfit is horrifying. I don’t even notice the shoes.”

Your statement is gem-quality.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Humm. A pink tent.

I don't like to ridicule peoples looks. but... Perhaps she was looking for the "Pink Pavillion" look!

https://www.dezeen.com/2017/07/12/studio-morison-origami-pink-pineapple-pavilion-berrington-hall-18th-century-garden-design-architecture-england/

"Able to withstand all weathers, the special woven fabric is also semi-translucent, allowing light to shine through to the space inside.

Heather and Ivan Morison chose the striking pink colour from a traditionally Georgian palette, also found in the interior decor of the Hall itself. The 'gaudy yellow scagliola' and the 'dusty pinks' present in the ceramics of the interior and its door surrounds provided the colour inspiration.

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While referencing the hall's interior geometric shapes, the shape also alludes to a pineapple – a result that Studio Morison told Dezeen was a happy accident, given that the estate was known to have grown pineapples on its grounds during the Georgian period. The exotic fruit would have been used to indicate the wealth and good taste of the owners.

Studio Morison wanted Look! Look! Look! to echo the Georgians' decadent social lives, and how they would have used their gardens. Among drinking and entertainment, this use would have included displaying the latest horticultural developments and scientific advances."

Pink? Check! Pinapples? Check! Hall-like? Check! Decadant? Check!

[Tailback]

LOL! “The Horror.”

[bramps]

FWIW, to any women out there, flat shoes are incredibly unsexy. Instant turn off. She looks like she lost a bet for how she could not possibly look any more foolish.

[patriotfury]

No question... Total bug chaser.

[Howie66]

Is it true that she’s signed with the CFL Roughriders as a middle linebacker?