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Beauty expert dubs first lady Michelle Obama the ‘commander in chic’
The Hill ^
| Dec. 7, 2011
| Judy Kurtz
Posted on 12/07/2011 6:21:02 PM PST by 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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To: ScottinVA
I was only kidding. I figured the steps bent under her weight.
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posted on
12/08/2011 2:30:36 PM PST
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ROCKLOBSTER
( Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
To: GeronL
Well, Sarah Jessica Parker IS a looker... in a Secretariat sort of way..
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12/08/2011 2:44:50 PM PST
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ScottinVA
(I miss America.)
To: null and void; Arrowhead1952
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To: ScottinVA
lol.
people take double takes. lol.
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posted on
12/08/2011 3:56:17 PM PST
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GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/08/2011 4:00:43 PM PST
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Daffynition
( *Socialism, has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore it*)
To: Batman11
Mofashion
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posted on
12/08/2011 4:03:29 PM PST
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Daffynition
( *Socialism, has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore it*)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/08/2011 4:07:11 PM PST
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Daffynition
( *Socialism, has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore it*)
To: Admin Moderator; null and void
Comments #1-122 removed by ModeratorLOL. I bet these threads keep you on your toes.
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posted on
12/08/2011 5:12:07 PM PST
by
Arrowhead1952
(Dear God, thanks for the rain, but please let it rain more in Texas. Amen.)
To: Admin Moderator; Arrowhead1952
Ummmmm, something I said?
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posted on
12/08/2011 7:13:47 PM PST
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null and void
(This is day 1052 of America's ObamaVacation from reality.)
To: null and void
I think the mods are telling us that a lot of replies are on the verge of being removed. There are too many that sound like DU about conservatives.
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posted on
12/08/2011 8:15:20 PM PST
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Arrowhead1952
(Dear God, thanks for the rain, but please let it rain more in Texas. Amen.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
12/08/2011 8:36:33 PM PST
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit)
To: digger48
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posted on
12/08/2011 8:50:25 PM PST
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chemicalman
(The more support I see,the harder I want to work,and the more determined I am not to let folks down.)
To: JoeProBono
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12/09/2011 2:01:20 AM PST
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Daffynition
( *Socialism, has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore it*)
To: Arrowhead1952
Good thing we aren’t saying what we really want too, eh?...
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12/09/2011 8:14:25 AM PST
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null and void
(This is day 1052 of America's ObamaVacation from reality.)
To: lyby
Vomit,spew,puke,toss my cookies,Technicolor Yawn,driving the porcelain bus,yak.
There are some extra ones for ya!
To: Brandonmark
Uh,that’s not how a lady gets out of a car.
To: Daffynition
1968 called.
They want their dress back.
To: ScottinVA
LOL!!!
I have tears in my eyes from laughing.
To: andy58-in-nh
I forgot about that hotel/restaurant.
You are right.
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