Posted on 10/04/2010 11:36:13 AM PDT by Justaham
Michelle Obamas sartorial taste is well-established at this point: bright dresses with bold patterns, shifts in colors that would send most women running in terror. Pantsuits? Only rarely: Shes left them to the likes of Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi. But when she heads out to campaign for Democrats later this month, will Obama tone things down to leave room for her message to ring loud and clear? When youre practically a fashion icon, whats appropriate for the stump?
POLITICO spoke with six tastemakers to find out how Obama can hit the right fashion notes on the trail. Their advice? Dont get too conservative, dress to look approachable, and dont be afraid of showing off those arms.
Lucky magazine Editor-in-Chief Brandon Holley told POLITICO that Obama should continue her habit of wearing young designers and affordable elegance.
When she wears a J. Crew cardigan, it tells women across the country that shes approachable, Holley said.
Nor should she be afraid of re-wearing. Obama, Holley said, isa master at "shopping her own closet and not doing the Sarah Palin shopping spree." This also makes her more relatable to American women.
But need she ditch her signature dresses and go the more conservative route? For the Sept. 11 memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Obama chose a relatively staid cornflower-blue silk suit by Narciso Rodriguez.
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Or maybe the talk of ‘ham’....Lol
Potlatch, did you see the $1,600.oo dress shown at # 34? On first glance it appeared she had fallen into the Goodwill box, and crawled out with a bunch of rags stuck to her body.
Yes, I saw it when it was first posted. It looks like a housedress or a mou-mou. Remember the mou-mous? I might not have spelled it right, lol.
Back during the campaign, Barack assured us she was just like us, shopped at Target. I have never seen any of the horrid stuff she wears at Target.
Bunmi has a real gift for the ugly.
Here's an outfit that the article suggests Michelle should wear. They have to be kidding!
ROFL! That one just did it for me.
Malia would look great in that!
Moochie—not so much.
I really like the shorts, t-shirt, and flip flops she wears when getting off the airplane. Or that lovely look in Spain where she wore the strapless black top with a ruffle for one sleeve. No bra, much cleavage. She has no class.
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