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Michelle Obama chooses Carolina Herrera for state dinner dress
Washington Post ^ | 2/11/14 | Cara Kelly

Posted on 02/11/2014 6:47:29 PM PST by Nachum

The first lady chose a dramatic Carolina Herrera ball gown with a voluminous skirt and lace-overlay top. The blue and black gown is the first dress with sleeves Obama has worn to a state dinner. Previously she donned one-shouldered pieces from Peter Soronen and Doo-Ri Chung, and a strapless gown by Naeem Khan for the administration’s first official state dinner in 2009 for India. The dress includes a black hand-sewn beaded embroidery applique scallop-edged top over a liberty blue silk faille corset, according to a statement from the designer. A wide black velvet belt breaks up the top from the

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dress; herrera; michelle; michelleobama; michellephoto; obama; statedinner
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To: Iron Munro

Good one!


81 posted on 02/11/2014 10:03:38 PM PST by I got the rope
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To: Nachum

It makes her look short waisted. Too much fabric and the color just doesn’t suit her.


82 posted on 02/11/2014 10:07:41 PM PST by stilloftyhenight (Unite in the primary to unseat RINOs...staying home isn't an option.)
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To: workerbee

Bozo looks like he has “The Aids!”


83 posted on 02/11/2014 10:09:58 PM PST by Batman11 (Obama is not American.. he has no clue what it is to be American.)
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To: latina4dubya
i do live for more than what is necessary... do i need chubby pink and cream roses with pale pink tulips in a lovely vase? do i need neatly painted blush pink shiny toenails and silky soft feet? is it necessary to have a beautifully beaded throw at the foot of my bed? no, no and no... but they are all lovely to look at... and do i need this glass of a full-bodied cabernet? no--but it is lovely to taste...

Sorry, we do not want our elected representatives to flaunt wealth like puffed faux royalty. They have enriched themselves with our money and shoving it our faces while we are hurting is immoral. Sorry to ruin your fantasy.

84 posted on 02/11/2014 10:48:11 PM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: napscoordinator

“She should act like Laura Bush. She bought off the rack. Nancy Reagan did too. She actually purchased hers from the thrift store. Michelle BUYS the best of the best.”

You don’t actually think she BUYS those designer clothes. I would not be surprised if, either, they are given or loaned to her so the designer gets the free advertising or....you and I bought those outfits for her.


85 posted on 02/12/2014 3:10:14 AM PST by Mrs. B.S. Roberts
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To: MomwithHope

Boy that dress makes her ass look huge.

To me he doesn't look any larger than usual.


86 posted on 02/12/2014 3:43:47 AM PST by Iron Munro ("Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime." - Lavrentiy Beria (& Eric Holder))
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To: workerbee

Does this make my a## look fat?


87 posted on 02/12/2014 4:19:49 AM PST by ronnie raygun (zippy the a##clown sez..............................)
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To: Iron Munro

“.....it is leaps and bounds over previous selections.”

Indeed! It takes a lot of “leaps and bounds”, to get around that fat ass.


88 posted on 02/12/2014 4:49:50 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: Slyfox

I can’t wait until she leaves the White House — kicking and screaming or of her own volition.

I’m sick and tired of sleeveless dresses. Enough is enough. Time for a fashion change.


89 posted on 02/12/2014 5:25:21 AM PST by goldi
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To: Rodamala

what? what is a boob belt?


90 posted on 02/12/2014 6:09:39 AM PST by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: Politicalkiddo

I would love that dress if.....the skirt was slimmer and a nice deep blue. That would be gorgeous!


91 posted on 02/12/2014 7:29:53 AM PST by sheana
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To: Rodamala
CNN: Michelle Obama's State Dinner Dress Cost Up To $12,000
92 posted on 02/12/2014 8:21:07 AM PST by Lucky9teen (No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. ~ Albert Einstein)
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To: latina4dubya
what? what is a boob belt?

A "Boob Belt" is a wardrobe accessory that is part of the Queen's unique signature style.

Some think of them as Klingon Death Belts.


93 posted on 02/12/2014 8:55:37 AM PST by Iron Munro ("Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime." - Lavrentiy Beria (& Eric Holder))
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To: Lucky9teen

94 posted on 02/12/2014 10:10:03 AM PST by Para-Ord.45 (Americans, happy in tutelage by the reflection that they have chosen their own dictators.)
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To: Rodamala
These gowns accessorize well with boob belts I suppose?

if you are asking if all of her gowns are designed with Michelle in mind, the answer is no... i do not know that any of Carolina Herrera's gowns are specifically designed for Michelle...

95 posted on 02/12/2014 11:08:41 AM PST by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: Nachum
Sorry, we do not want our elected representatives to flaunt wealth like puffed faux royalty. They have enriched themselves with our money and shoving it our faces while we are hurting is immoral. Sorry to ruin your fantasy.

yes--the Obamas do waste a lot of our money, and i do not approve... but i highly doubt Ms. Herrera received any money for that gown Michelle wore... but do tell, what fantasy of mine do you think you ruined? i shared no fantasy of mine with you...

i understand you might be utilitarian, and i believe there is a time and place for that... i am in favor of practicality... but i would not want a life of only what is necessary... sterile and bland... dreary... gives me visions of the society depicted in Fahrenheit 451... no thank you... i enjoy--appreciate beauty... and i take my lead from Jesus and His example in regards to the woman with the alabaster box...

TRUTH, GOODNESS, BEAUTY... words i live by... but i know it is not everybody's cup of tea...

96 posted on 02/12/2014 11:21:23 AM PST by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: Nachum
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(Carol Burnett made it look better :) )

97 posted on 02/12/2014 11:29:17 AM PST by SparkyBass
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To: Rodamala; Iron Munro

i just read an article that stated Michelle added the velvet belt to the Carolina Herrera gown! hahaha! i guess she does love her boob belts! :)


98 posted on 02/12/2014 11:30:47 AM PST by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: latina4dubya
i just read an article that stated Michelle added the velvet belt to the Carolina Herrera gown! hahaha! i guess she does love her boob belts! :)

OH MY!!!

Is nothing sacred to these people ???


99 posted on 02/12/2014 1:32:31 PM PST by Iron Munro ("Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime." - Lavrentiy Beria (& Eric Holder))
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To: Slyfox

Well, SOMEONE who’s not her friend is giving her fashion advice. That much is obvious! “Michelle, this belt is JUST the thing for that outfit…in fact, it will go with EVERY THING! Very slimming.”


100 posted on 02/12/2014 1:42:15 PM PST by FrdmLvr ("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
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