The Council of Fashion Designers of America handed the First Lady a special tribute award at a ceremony in New York on Monday night. "Her meteoric rise in the world of fashion has echoed her husband in the world of politics," said Diane von Furstenberg, the CFDA's president. Mrs Obama, famous for patronising high street clothing brands such as J Crew, has "a unique look that balances the duality of her lives" in her roles as a confidante to the US president and a busy mother, she added. But Tracey Ullman, the ceremony's British-born host, couldn't resist a sartorial dig...