This is a brilliant costume for Halloween. Our First Mermaid.
Posted on 11/08/2010 4:32:49 PM PST by Indy Pendance
Since her arrival in India on Saturday, US First Lady Michelle Obama’s 1960s look has become the talk of the town. On Sunday morning, Michelle visited a school in Mumbai with husband, President Barack Obama, wearing an outfit reminiscent of 1960s style icon, former first lady, Jackie Kennedy. On her arrival in India, she wore a grey silk tunic, which was akin to the 1960s styles of designer labels Chanel, Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.
“She has been dressing right on trend with these 60s- inspired looks. Like the floral printed skirt she wore as she played hopscotch. The thin belt with it was also vintage,” says designer Jenjum Gadi.
It’s not just her clothes, even her hairdo is toeing the vintage line. “The slight bouffant type volume on top is undoubtedly a modern interpretation of the big hairdos from the 60s,” says hair stylist Rod Anker.
“Her style in India has been a mix of old world charm and comfort. It’s her own original interpretation of it,” says designer Suneet Varma. He points that while her outfits are not as sharply tailored as Jackie O’s, they are equally glamorous.
“So, if Jackie wore pencil skirts and Chanel jackets, Mrs O has gone in for easier silhouettes like skirts, and day dresses. This has also helped make the Indian public be at ease with her,” adds Varma.
And, like every other true-blue fashionista, Michelle also mixes designer pieces with affordable labels. One of her outfits on Saturday, included a moss olive lace top from pret label J Crew, which costs approximately Rs 5,000.
“The fact that she doesn’t always wear designer labels is why she has become such a style icon,” says jewellery designer Pieter Erasmus.
What stars have to say about President Barack Obama
Can’t I just invite Obama home? I’m a great chef, I’d cook some great Indian food for him Kareena Kapoor
It’s wonderful to have Obama come and speak to the youth...His Taj speech was dignified and sensitive Rahul Bose
I’d like to ask him about recession, it affects everyone — the man in New York to a dacoit in Meerut Neha Dhupia
Channeling Diana Ross?
Those pics have it all - a sweatshirt dress AND a boob belt - what a fashion icon!
The idiot journalists are too young to know what Jackie looked like and too dumb to look up old pictures, they are trying to convince the other dummies that M looks like Jackie, they think just because they say so it MUST BE SO.
yikes
I figured it was, I just haven’t seen it. :)
I wore a gunny sack dress in 1976 for my junior year homingcoming dance. They were the rage 34 years ago.
I could say something but it wouldn’t be nice so I will use extreme self control and keep my thoughts to myself.
I’m from the old school. That gray dress would have failed my junior high home ec class. PS, I know french curves AND seams.
This is a brilliant costume for Halloween. Our First Mermaid.
What’s with the macrame on the back of her cream colored dress? It actually doesn’t look bad from the front, but it looks like she could hitch a few horses with the ropes all down the back. Can’t she wear anything NORMAL???
Also, the pantsuit — she should have worn a solid color on top, and the dress part should have only been knee length. Not a bad idea, but the patterned, too-tight, too-long dress doesn’t work.
He looks like somebody stuck a rod up his spine.
I always loved that episode!
She looks great here.
Why didn’t she wear one of the wigs in India? This animal patterned dress is perfect, other than being a mite casual. But it suits her very nicely.
BO has a spine? Source, please.
Ala Mussolini.
You might be right. Maybe that's what the rod is for, to hold him up. It might also be the location of the controls used by his puppet masters.
Vulgar is the word that comes to mind.
It's like an insider's joke. "Look what we can get this dumb box o' rocks to wear"--
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