Posted on 06/16/2009 9:23:23 AM PDT by traumer
NEW YORK – The fashion industry made it clear at its annual awards ceremony Monday night that it's looking to future stars to see it past the doldrums of the recession, shunning longtime favorites and honoring a largely new guard: Rodarte, Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang — and Michelle Obama.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America's special tribute award went to the first lady, considered a new player in this world.
Noting her "meteoric rise as a fashion icon," CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg said Obama had "a unique look that balances the duality of her lives" in her roles as trusted adviser to her husband, President Barack Obama, and busy mother to their two daughters.
Although she was missing from the crowd at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Obama's presence was felt throughout the star-studded ceremony, which included Heidi Klum and Blake Lively, both wearing Michael Kors, and Bradley Cooper in a Calvin Klein suit.
It took host Tracey Ullman less than two minutes in her opening monologue to mention the new first lady of fashion. As complimentary as she was, though, Ullman, a Brit, did say Obama shouldn't have worn a cardigan to meet Queen Elizabeth II.
Obama accepted her award via a pre-taped video speech. Wearing a crisp white button-down shirt and two strands of pearls, she honored fashion as an American "art form" with "ingenuity and craftsmanship that contribute so much to our economy and culture."
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The media is really too much. That said, I’m sensing lots of fashion photos coming up on this thread.
What a dog!
Is it a b!tch??
1) “Noting her “meteoric rise as a fashion icon” “ — Meteoric is not the same as mediocre.
2) “a unique look” — Well, I’ll agree with unique.
3) “the duality of her lives” — MPD?
I feel bad for that dog
How heavy is she going to get?
Aren’t all the ladies rushing out to buy that same Costume?
That is unvarnished racial condescension.
How can any honest person look at that woman and pretend that she is an icon of any kind, let alone fashion?
Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, and Halle Berry are icons.
Michelle Obama is a completely average, middle aged woman who receives enormous media attention based on her husband's political success.
With special attention to the first outfit.
Naomi Campbell is an icon?
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