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What Recession? White House 'Photo of the Day' Shows Michelle Obama Wearing $2,763 Coat
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | Kristinn

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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To: kristinn

Can you say Imelda Marcos?


221 posted on 01/21/2010 7:05:10 AM PST by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - Keep on Tea Partiers - party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: reagan_fanatic

Funny...when I saw this picture that was the image that first came to mind as well.


222 posted on 01/21/2010 7:12:53 AM PST by My Favorite Headache
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To: mylife; maggief

She must have a thing for housewares. We can now add

OVEN MITT

to

Draperies
Sofa Slipcover
Shower Curtain
Bedspread

What am I forgetting? I know there are more ...

maggief - Since you have a great library of photos, maybe you could start a thread on MO’s Interior Decoration Wardrobe. A “look back” at this past year in Fashion ...

It would be fun!


223 posted on 01/21/2010 7:31:33 AM PST by nanetteclaret (Unreconstructed Catholic Texan)
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To: All; maggief; lonevoice
I found video from ABC News of Michelle Obama greeting visitors at the White House wearing the $2,763 coat. You get a better look at the coat and the matching dress.
224 posted on 01/21/2010 7:40:01 AM PST by kristinn (A conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words.)
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To: nanetteclaret

Unfortunately I do not save these images. I happen to remember where they are on the net.


225 posted on 01/21/2010 7:41:23 AM PST by maggief
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To: Steve_Seattle
If a Republican First Lady dressed like this, we would hear indignant condemnations of both the expense and the style.

That's because, if a Republican dressed like that, she would have to actually purchase the clothes.
226 posted on 01/21/2010 7:49:21 AM PST by Question Liberal Authority (Why buy health insurance at all if you can't be turned down for any pre-existing conditions?)
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To: kristinn

I am struck by the irony of the media making a mountain out of a molehill when Sarah Palin spent some money on fashion to hit the campaign trail! Meanwhile, no one appears to be disturbed at Michelle’s clothes fetishes.


227 posted on 01/21/2010 7:49:34 AM PST by browniexyz
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To: Bellflower

Well, the book sales of the books written by Bill Ayres must be selling very well!!! sarc


228 posted on 01/21/2010 7:50:50 AM PST by browniexyz
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To: kristinn

I can’t open the video.

From the image those do look like the Robert Clergerie over-the-knee-boots, around $850.

http://www.fantastictoe.com/shoe-blog/michelle-obama-buys-robert-clergerie-over-the-knee-boots.html


229 posted on 01/21/2010 7:52:50 AM PST by maggief
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To: Gator113

ROFLOL!!


230 posted on 01/21/2010 7:54:19 AM PST by Humidston
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To: kristinn

Hiiiiiiiiiiiii!!! Come on in!

Raw Video: The First Lady Surprises Tour Visitors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCA39QJUKLM&feature=player_embedded


231 posted on 01/21/2010 7:56:31 AM PST by maggief
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To: homegroan

I don’t pay full price for anything unless I have absolutely no choice.


232 posted on 01/21/2010 7:57:28 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: kristinn

I despise this family. I hope one day things bounce back to bite them, and they are left hopeless and penniless.


233 posted on 01/21/2010 8:09:15 AM PST by Jackknife (Chuck Norris grinds his coffee with his teeth, and boils his water with his rage)
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To: Humidston

I fish... I know useful quality when I see it.

I wonder if they have it in camo. LOL


234 posted on 01/21/2010 8:11:09 AM PST by Gator113 (Obama is America's First FAILED "light skinned African American [Pres-dent] with no Negro dialect..")
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To: maggief

I believe you are correct on the boots. Go to about 1:05 in the video for a good view of them.


235 posted on 01/21/2010 8:16:19 AM PST by kristinn (A conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words.)
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To: maggief

$2,763 coat?

It doesn’t really jive with Barack’s new rail against the rich and powerful. I think his populist man of the people charade isn’t going to fly.


236 posted on 01/21/2010 8:33:46 AM PST by teddyballgame
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To: PaleoBob

Since Michelle is so tall, she might have to pay and extra buck or two for X-long. I’m sure that they have flattering colors.


237 posted on 01/21/2010 8:44:49 AM PST by machogirl (First they came for my tagline.)
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To: lonevoice

at least there is no damn belt 6 inches above her navel.


238 posted on 01/21/2010 8:44:57 AM PST by Notwithstanding (Wer glaubt ist nie allein. Who believes is never alone.)
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To: maggief
Enlarged view via New York magazine:


239 posted on 01/21/2010 8:45:25 AM PST by kristinn (A conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words.)
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To: kristinn

She still looks some of the bag ladies I saw on Chicago street corners!!


240 posted on 01/21/2010 8:52:54 AM PST by Elkiejg (GO SARAH GO!!)
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