Michelle Obama Watch

Michelle is my Christie Doll come to life.

I’m with you on this point! Putting Maria on retainer is change we can believe in. I so didn’t like the election night halloween leftover but, today’s choice for the White House visit was perfect!!!! I hope Maria is working on the Inaugural trousseau. No need to take a fashion risk. Stick with what works and keep Narciso looked in the basement.

I really don’t get what the big deal was about the Rodriguez dress. I loved it on her, and I love the fact that she goes for bold picks, not always what is safe.

Yeah, I’m going with the camp that believes that the Rodriguez dress was not so bad. I think it was the cardigan that threw off the proportions. MO did tweak the neckline a bit but it was a dramatic departure from the typical boring ensemble we normally see. Contrary to what we all remember, even the great style icons like Princess Diana (remember the strapless black gown) and Jackie O wore ensembles that were criticized.

I agree that Maria Pinto is MO’s Oleg Cassini! I can’t help but wonder what color MO is going to wear the swearing in ceremony.

Ladies with the body Michelle has she can wear a potatoe sack. She has the body of a TOP MODEL………….. nuf said!!

I liked the Election Night Dress, but she WAS looking fierce at The White House.

Mmmm…….

Well, given that many of us have been taught by relentless and unrealistic media images to believe that “top models” bodies should be composed of fleshless hips, meat free, meal deprived thighs and, economy sized behinds, it’s no wonder that some might find Michelle’s womanly, well proportioned assets “awful.”

(Re: the dresses, I loved them both; the election night one because it said so eloquently that here was a lady unafraid of taking style risks and chances, and the White House one because it was ladylike, subtly sexy and in such a standout, vibrant colour.)

I liked the Rodriguez dress, but it would have looked better on tv had the black fabric in front not been shiny, and the sweater been more fitted.

The Pinto dress however? Just sheer perfection. She rocked it.

To ELAGOL: It saddens me that you have taken time out to criticize this woman’s physique. You are obviously tricked into believing that women must look frail and sickly.
Although Ms. O has curves, she’s still not that big of a women as compared to the average American woman.

I truly believe she is a treat to see and inspires women with curves to not necessarily hide them but compliment them with the right outfit. She is truly an example of a beautiful woman. With the awkwardness of being extremely tall, she is great at feminizing herself.

I just love it.

The Pinto dress was fine in its runway version, but the longer, more modest adaptation Michelle chose turned out poorly. The shiny satin should have been some matte fabric instead, and the expanse of solid red below the waist – so short in the runway original – was extended over so much of her abdomen, and glowed so much on camera, that she unfortunately looked pregnant in frontal views (though not from the sides). I’ve heard it called “the lava-lamp dress” – oh, dear. This was a one-time whoops, I expect. I think Obama and Pinto usually look terrific together.

I am so very proud of Michelle and what she brings to the table in her own inidivuality of style and what she is most comfortable wearing. She has to be comfortable for herself not always for the public main street. She is a very intelligent woman and she is familiar with designers and what’s trend and what’s appropriate for the occasion. She will adjust and try to please everyone but she too has to be pleased. I love her and appreciate her and she will bring a lot more to the table than just what to wear. Of course, I know she has a public to consider but put yourself in her shoes.
Have some compassion!

Michelle, bravo on your choice of the Maria Pinto dress! Unlike a previous blogger, I think that red is definitely your color. Some people may be a little envious that they do not look as elegant in red, as you do. Also, you have the figure to pull off fashions that others can only admire from afar. I hope that Maria Pinto has a hand in your choice, for an Inaugural Ball ensemble. Best wishes in her new role as First Lady. She makes us all VERY PROUD!!!!!

Michelle Obama will always look tacky. Her clothing choices are tacky, and classless and inappropriate. She looks like she’s wearing a bedspread, or a lava lamp, or a little cheerleading outfit for a sporting event. She does not look like a lady with class and taste, because she has none. To pretend she is a fashion icon, or has any style is just ludicrous, and you all know it.

Enjoying history being made with fashion. All MO’s choices delightful, whether they please the fashionistas or not. Original expression is what American women have always been missing; either American women buy it right off the rack or pay someone to put it together for them. So many copy cats in America. Can’ty even pick a gown for the Oscars themselves. Very boring fashion sense in US of A. To be really fashionable, a woman will take risks, make mistakes, enjoy and really love adorning the body with some expression of meaning, to delight herself and those she meets. Michelle Obama’s clothes are meaningful, even when they say, this is just me, just what I want to wear and spend. Dress to Express, Not to Impress. That’s First Lady Michelle Obama. She is awesome. The Queen saw all this and put her arm around MO first. That’s approval from a woman mentored by Churchill.