Posts Tagged ‘Michelle Obama’

On her quest to make a relatively unknown designers known, Michelle Obama chose to wear a dress by designer Jason Wu, a 26 year old immigrant from Taipei and Vancouver to the Inaugural balls on Tuesday night. The dress was a floor length gown with flower-like detailing on the bodice and skirt. A spokesperson for Jason Wu said, “We did not know Michelle Obama was wearing the dress until the very last minute. ” It is unclear if Wu will be dressing Mrs. Obama for other events/ galas.

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This is a picture of the INCREDIBLE Loree Rokin earrings Michelle Obama was wearing at the “Kids Inaugural: We Are The Future” Concert on Monday night. Here are the deets:

White gold and diamond pave rectangle earrings with 12 green sapphire brios
1.09ct of diamonds
17.40ct of green sapphires

The cost of these little gems is $17,500. And yes, they were borrowed.

Hearing reports Michelle Obama will be wearing a dress by the designer, Tracy Reese for the inaugural ball. Trying to confirm this rumor…

I wrote about this on Twitter this morning but wanted to put it up on my blog as well. For the first time since Michelle Obama hit the media scene, I actually love what she had on- a canary yellow brocade shift dress and over coat by Isabel Toledo and a pair of green Jimmy Choo pumps. For those of you who don’t know who Isabel Toledo is here are three fun facts about her:

-She is Cuban and based in NYC.

-She is married to Ruben Toledo, an artist and collaborator.

-She was the creative director of Anne Klein.

… a couple of you (ok, ok a lot of you) have written in re: my post on Michelle Obama’s Loree Rodkin earrings. I do realize the Obamas probably have some money and therefore CAN afford $10,000 + accessories- but that’s not the point. What I was trying to bring to everyone’s attention is that she has been positioned as the “first lady of the people” wearing all those middle priced outfits (instead of Oscar de la Renta she rocked J Crew and H&M). So many fashion writers, editors and critics (including me) have been talking about Michelle Obama’s foray into fashion, but why did’t we talk about it when she was wearing the stuff everyone else could afford? Aren’t we overstating it a little when we call her a fashion icon  (for the record, I DON’T) and compare her to Jackie O? Do you only achieve “fashion plate” status when you start upgrading your wardrobe $$$ wise, AND if that’s the case, why is everyone giving Sarah Palin so much flack? Just sayin’…

PS thank you for all of your comments. The discussion is GREAT!

I don’t understand why everyone is all over Sarah Palin’s case re: $150,000 wardrobe when Michelle Obama was wearing a pair of Loree Rodkin earrrings on Tuesday night that retail for $10,275! Don’t get me wrong, I am OBSESSED with Rodkin’s designs. During the press previews several of us lo-fi editors put on a couple pieces and pretended they were actually a part of our permanent collection.  And to be fair, It is unclear where Michelle Obama got these white gold and diamond triple dangles (were they given to her? Did she purchase them at ultra luxe Ikram in Chicago? Did she borrow from her sister-in-law or Joe Biden’s wife? ) but they definitely aren’t fake nor are they affordable… well for me anyway.

P.S. did Mrs. Obama hire a stylist? Just askin’…

I didn’t love the dress on her. BUT from a pure placement stand point, I am beyond thrilled for Narcisco. Something like this was exactly what he needed. Thoughts?

She WAS wearing Maria Pinto! I knew it!

Does anyone know what Michelle Obama was wearing during her speech tonight? It looks like Talbots or Ann Taylor Loft but it could be Maria Pinto too. She looked perfectly “soccer mom.” It was brilliant!

Who can forget that fantastic purple dress Michelle Obama was wearing the nigh of her husband’s Democratic primary victory speech? It was designed by Chicago based designer Maria Pinto who creates all of Mrs. Obama’s looks including the red silk-crepe dress and jacket she wore on Super Tuesday and the white-cotton top and khakis while campaining with Caroline Kennedy. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Pinto says orders for her designs are up by 35% over the past 12 months. What’s more, potential investors and employees have been cold calling.  I’m shocked none of the former Project Runway winners didn’t think of this tactic to get their stuff out there since nothing else seems to be working for them…