Michelle Obama's Fashion Statement

[Simply Me]

Following nearly a year of feverish anticipation (and a more recent inability to deal with some salacious feelings for a certain Senator from Chicago), Barack Obama has been elected president. While all eyes were on the President Elect last night as he delivered an intensely moving acceptance speech, the world’s collective gaze soon turned to future First Lady Michelle Obama as she joined her husband on the podium in Chicago’s Grant Park. And, what they saw will likely keep the fashion world buzzing for days. Whether you loved it or hated it, Mrs. Obama’s frock choice -- a red-and-black sleeveless sheath with a criss-crossed black satin cummerbund off Narciso Rodriguez’s SS09 runway -- definitely made a statement.

Michelle Obama’s decision to sport an American designer was no surprise; she’s been doing so with everyone from J.Crew and Thakoon to Mario Pinto throughout the campaign. But it was the latter’s significantly more conservative coral-red silk sheath with a high, pleated neckline that the most avid of Mrs. Obama’s fashion followers (namely the blog mrs-o.org) were predicting the future first lady would don. And, while on the aforementioned blog’s commenters went wild calling fashion foul and criticizing the choice, I’d argue Michelle Obama made her most commendable fashion statement as of yet. The dress was by all accounts unexpected, unconventional, and right on trend (the cummerbund detailing immediately calls to mind this season’s pervasive bondage theme, not to mention the skirt initially was partially transparent—a ubiquitous SS09 theme—though Mrs. Obama appropriately covered up so as to make it opaque). Like any true fashion icon, Michelle Obama knows how to push the sartorial envelope, and how to ruffle some fashion feathers. I just can’t wait to see what’s awaiting us come Inauguration Day.

Thoughts?

[Vixen]

I thought the red was a little bold and distracting at first then I realized that she was coordinating colors with her daughters, then on a deper note; the boldness of red has been the tie color of choice for many presidents so maybe she thought the colors represented the power of the office she'll soon be residing ,yet restrained by the cumberbun, which articulates perfectly Barack's strength of personality. An intelligent, strongly opinionated man, restrained by reason, understanding, and self awareness, which is represented by the black that looks like its tempering the boldness of the red.

[Simply Me]

Damn girl... You got all deep with it! I just thought it was a cute dress... Lol

[Vixen]

LOL it just hit me all of a sudden like that! :)