Posted on 01/21/2009 9:24:19 AM PST by auntyfemenist
From the "OMG what is she wearing now?" files, Michelle Obama does it again; she managed to escape her handlers wearing yet another fashion atrocity.
One bad outfit you can forgive. But three, each worn to a major event, well, that starts to be more of a fashion statement - and the statement Michelle Obama is trying to make speaks volumes. Very, very loud volumes.
Lets recap:
Election night dress.
http://www.daylife.com/photo/08rNbxi2WW3yH
This is the dress that started it all. This horrid little number by Narciso Rodriguez was certainly eye-popping. Perhaps no one noticed that it made the new first lady look like a giant black widow spider. The addition of a cardigan to this busy, contemporary mess of a frock, was akin to putting a pashmina shawl over your cutoffs - it just didn't make sense.
The Inaugral Ball gown by Jason Wu.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/countdown-to-the-gown-live-blogging-michelle-obamas-inaugural-style-the-gown-is-by-jason-wu-354416/
At first glance this dress seemed okay, but after a few minutes of considering this feathery creation, it dawned on me how cheap and weird a one strap feathery prom gown looked on the first lady. It also finalized, at least for me, the notion that her figure might be part of the problem. All her dresses seem to fit oddly, which I suppose she can't help. You would think however, that would dictate to her or at least her handlers, that better choices were in order.
Don't Get me wrong, her figure isn't bad and lord knows I am not one to criticize anyone's figure for sure. Its just that her clothing choices don't seem to accentuate the positive. Even Hillary, no figure model herself, managed to pull off a sense of style and if she could do it, Michelle has no excuse.
The National Cathedral prayer service dress.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/21/AR2009012101029.html?wprss=rss_nation
For those of you who missed it, Michelle turned out in yet another glaring example of her um,. fashion sense. Let me try to describe; a gray, or maybe shades of green, giant, contemporary and floral print, a-line dress that from a distance (especially on TV) looked as if someone spayed our first lady with globs of paint.
The sheer number of adjectives needed to describe this dress should tell you it is pretty awful. Heard from the sidelines; "Where is the secret service? Someone has assaulted the first lady!" I can't imagine who suggested this outfit, or rather, who didn't pipe up and tell Michelle that maybe she shouldn't. I can't imagine anyone thinking this was a good idea.
Michelle has made many more fashion choices that are worthy of comment. I won't even go into the yellow lace suit with mis-matched shades of green gloves, shoes and a red handbag.
I have seen some commentary in the fashion rags about how Michelle is attempting to copy the style of Jackie O. Yeah. Perhaps they meant to say that she is attempting to interpret Jackie's style. Maybe its art, who knows. One thing is certain; Michelle O is not Jackie O. The only thing they do have in common is that much like her purported fashion role model she is certainly managing to define her own signature style.
Let hope for her sake that history neglects to note that this first lady was one feather headdress away from dressing like Cher circa 1972.
Eleanor Roosevelt was ridiculed far and wide for her homely appearance. Looking back at her pictures I would say Eleanor made Camilla Parker Bowles look good.
I've seen her wedding photos. She can do better.
Explain to me what being sweetness and light gets you? The satisfaction of being right? AND a loser?
Church dress:
Well, she has a couple of problems. Someone must have told her once that a dress cut that way is flattering to her. It’s not. If you are a bit of a pear, high-waisted with pleats or gathers is just going to accentuate it and make you into a bell. Her other problem is she doesn’t know how to carry herself. So the dress problem is compounded by the slouchy walking. I suggest she gets a better stylist to help her pick styles that flatter her, and the cut is more important than whether she likes big prints. The fabric was OK, the cut made it worse. For the carrying herself, if she objects to a charm-school type teacher then she should take ballet classes to gain some poise.
The inaugural ball dress:
Again the dress isn’t too bad. This cut is more flattering to her. It would have looked better I think with 2 thinner straps than the one. She needed a wispy lace evening shawl to drap over her arms so she’d have something to do and not have her arms just hanging there. It looks like she is either not used to being in evening attire or never learned to stand still even if your feet hurt. She is constantly shifting her weight, pulling at the dress, doesn’t know what to do with her arms/hands, etc.
She really needs a coach to help her with this stuff because she has a multitude of events to attend where she will be pretty much just standing or sitting there while someone else speaks, not to mention the appearances she will be making on her own.
At least the Empress is wearing clothes. I don’t care what she wears, although the black widow hourglass outfit was omninous and funny.
I thought it was apparent. Worrying about Michelles wardrobe is the least of our worries.
I'm not a fan of the ragged look.
In fact if she had to have chiffon, do a layer of chiffon over silk or taffeta.
That would have been classic. The "V" shape of her wedding gown bodice was very flattering also. At least she has lowered her hemline.
I disagree. The First Lady is crucial in dictating the social tone of the White House, and represents us to the world. Her charm, poise, fashion sense (or lack thereof) is important.
WOW! I just spit out my coffee... you need to post this picture of MO and the grinch on the http://totallylookslike.com/ site. This is awesome!
Who's worried? We're just following their rules for manners. It's time the left finds out what the "hot seat" is like. Conservatives are too nice. They hate Coulter because she's honest and blunt. Lady freepers can be also. They'll get heat politically too.
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A fun diversion for the next 4,8,12,16 years....
He also stopped the trials of terrorists.
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