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)
Posted on 01/20/2010 7:59:31 PM PST by 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.
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A 3000 dollar coat? My father had a term for this, and it rhymes with “Bigger witch” .
There is never a recession among the dc types.
Her taste is all in her mouth.
What I couldn’t do with $2,763 for clothes for the whole family. I could get us all whole new wardrobes with the way I shop.
This is sooooo..... disgusting the way they are wasting money like that.
They are freaking hypocrites. They try to browbeat everyone else but themselves about wasting money.
The good news is, people are beginning to notice and wake up. Go Scott Brown!
I would agree but as someone who has to spend time at the grocery checkout line looking at pictures of the "New Jackie O" on the cover of every magazine, I often wonder if I am the only one who thinks her outfits are horrific. It is comforting to know that I'm not crazy and I appreciate the use of the bandwidth for the reassurance!
Speaking of the dog, Bo, I guess I have been a little slow on the uptake. Is this dog named BO because of Barack’s initials? Man this guy is a narcissist!!
The Peasants Are Hungry? Uhhhhh, Let Them Eat Wagyu!
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As noted a few days ago,
After A Year, Hope Turns Into Disappointment.
.......our First Lady.....
That’s no lady, that’s the first wookie
there is an expression that is dead on but you get banned for using it
If they are gifts then the Obamas will be claiming them on their tax return, right?
Looks like a bag lady coat.
“I often wonder if I am the only one who thinks her outfits are horrific.”
It’s either the outfit, the person wearing them or both.
I vote both.
Has someone already pointed out the timing of this surprise visit - a day after the crushing defeat in Mass?
The fact that it is to a group of black visitors fits in: this has been to whom BO always appeals when he wants to see an approval jump.
Don’t let anyone tell you Sarah Palin is a populist. BO is the biggest abuser of populism. He just doesn’t sound like one because of his Harvard accent!
Michelle does not pay for her clothes. They are all given to her.
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