What Recession? White House 'Photo of the Day' Shows Michelle Obama Wearing $2,763 Coat

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

With the nation still mired in a deep recession that has millions of Americans experiencing economic ruin, the Obama administration marked Barack Obama's one-year anniversary as president by displaying a photograph of First Lady Michelle Obama wearing a $2,763 designer coat as the 'White House photo of the day' on the front page of WhiteHouse.gov.

First Lady Michelle Obama greets a young visitor touring the White House during a surprise visit in the Blue Room with family dog Bo on the anniversary of the inauguration, Jan. 20, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

Nola Weinstein, Fashion Editor for Glam.com noted that Michelle Obama was wearing a "mat lurex Moschino coat with a matching cap sleeve dress from the brand's Pre-Spring 2010 collection."

Sharon Haver at FocusOnStyle.com gushed over the outfit, calling it "very Camelot-ish".

Haver noted that Moschino sent out a copy of the White House photo with the bragging caption:

Moschino is pleased to announce that First Lady Michelle Obama wore a mat lurex Moschino coat with a matching cap sleeve dress while celebrating the year anniversary of the inauguration at the White House.

Freeper maggief discovered the coat at Net-A-Porter.com via polyvore.com

Moschino | Bouclé tweed coat | NET-A-PORTER.COM
# $2,763 (1.935 EUR) (dress not included)

The Obama's are not shy about lavishly spending exhorbitant amounts money on themselves in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression.

The First Couple took a ten-day Hawaii vacation over Christmas and New Year's where they stayed at a $4000 per day $8.9 million estate. Michelle Obama was photographed wearing $635 per pair shoes while out for dinner in Hawaii.

A recent study of five pairs of footwear worn by Michelle Obama shows an average price of $700 per pair.

It could not be readily determined how much the matching dress for the $2763 Moschino coat is selling for.

A woman lucky enough to have a job in this economy that pays the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour would have to work nearly 380 hours without taxes withheld to be able to afford Michelle Obama's Moschino coat seen on the front page of the White House Web site as the Obama's photo of the day.

[Paige]

That coat is UGLY. Omgosh if I were to own a dog I wouldn’t allow the dog to wear something so hideous.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

And she makes me gag when she comes on talking about the need to give money for Haiti.....

I know - it’s something she is expected to do - but it still makes me gag.

Laura Bush NEVER made me gag.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Racial victimhood is big business.

[nikos1121]

What that saying about you can’t take the city out of a country mouse....or something like that....or is this more like “w’re movin’ on up ta the East Side?”

And $14K for Haiti...and what’s worse about it....they tell us...

I don’t recall the Bush’s telling the press how much they tithe....

[wolfcreek]

I think it’s pathetic and sad that we waste all this bandwidth critizing our First Lady.

Here’s what she thinks of this.

http://www.foxarc.com/blog/stuff/sound-effects/animal%20sounds/MOOSE2.WAV

[equaviator]

Whodathunkit...that all kinds of overpriced junk can really enhance the content of one’s character?

[paulycy]

[Oceander]

To her loyal subjects:

[efs111]

That “bathrobe” cost more than my car!

[NavVet]

Let them eat cake

[varon]

If she is spending their own money, who gives a rat's patoot?

Does anyone really expect the First Lady (like her or hate her) while in the People's House (White House) greeting guests to look like a homeless bag-lady? C'mon people!!!

[EBH]

It’s Official! Michelle O. Is The New Jackie O., Say Fashion Pros
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/its-official-michelle-o-i_b_159511.html

One year ago...LOL.

[paulycy]

Not to be picky but I think she'd insist the cake be sugar-free, too. ;0)

[bushpilot1]

[RummyChick]

axelrod is quoted here as saying IF Obama runs again...

[mom4melody]

I have a similar coat - one of my favorites. I got it for $39 after Christmas one year.

[maica]

There are ten comments about the coat photo on the Mrs-O website. All must have been written by her staffers. So warm, fuzzy, glowing,...best FLOTUS ever, etc

[Postman]

This and 22 personal assistants.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Related ....

Obamas fly chef 860 miles to the White House... just to make pizza ...Apr 10, 2009 ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1168940/Obamas-fly-chef-860-miles-White-House—just-make-pizza.html
Obama the elitist,once again failing to practice what he preaches. What’s the carbon foot print on that pizza? ...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090410194148AARuLnE
Apr 10, 2009 ... He eats Waygu beef ($100/lb) Has pizzas flown in … ... saying how Obama likes that cut of beef, at $100 a pound, and then he went on to say ...

[Link blast of other recent news in response to this post.]

[bushpilot1]