First Lady Michelle Obama (wearing the swirl cotton dress from Talbots) posed with Vivian Greentree, as she held a photo of her husband, Mike Greentree, who is deployed in Iraq, during a visit to the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va. , Friday, July 31, 2009. Mrs. Obama was in town to address the sailors returning from the USS Eisenhower and US Comfort battle group.
Each of Anna's sartorial decisions are deliberate as she decides which trends to promote. And she could be pushing Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley's agenda, as last month he declared the high, high heel to be over. Talley called stilettos "towering torture chambers" and said designers need a "reality check." In fact, Talley might be favoring a new style icon, in particular:
Can't anyone take a cue from First Lady Michelle Obama, in the elegant low-heeled shoes she always wears? A flat would be nice. Talley confessed his confusion over why women choose to wear such painful shoes. He pointed to Diana Vreeland, Katharine Hepburn and C.Z. Guest as women who owned all of the grace in the world and lacked any precarious pairs of heels.
He ended with an appeal to today's couture cobblers: Can you stop the madness and dream up a new way to define your silhouette without a needle heel that defies not only gravity but elegance?
First Lady Michelle Obama's outreach to community health centers included a visit to the Caroline Family Practice in Bowling Green, Virginia on Monday, July 27, 2009. She participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to help open the new community health center, which was made possible through a $1.3 million award of Recovery Act funds. She also met with current and former members of the National Health Service Corps, a program that provides scholarships and loan repayments to clinicians who provide medical, dental, and mental health care in underserved communities. This dress looks like Michael Kors to me, stay tuned for confirmation...
Later that evening, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama (in Jason Wu) arrive for a reception for ambassadors at the White House July 27, 2009 in Washington, D.C. I'm loving how they're color coordinated..
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama (in Jason Wu) arrive at the U.S. Marines Corps Evening Parade with Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway and his wife Annette at the Marine Barracks in Washington, July 24, 2009.
First Lady Michelle Obama (in a bright yellow Michael Kors skirt suit) speaks during the annual National Design Awards, Friday, July 24,2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. At left is Smithsonian Institution Secretary G. Wayne Clough.
First Lady Michelle Obama smiled as she arrived in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 24, 2009, to speak during the annual National Design Awards. Mrs. Obama is helping the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum celebrate the 10th annual National Design Awards with a lunch honoring the winners and finalists, as well as an educational program to highlight all kinds of design at museums in the city.
First lady Michelle Obama (in Michael Kors) and President Barack Obama arrive in the East Room for a country music performance at the White House in Washington July 21, 2009.
President Barack Obama gives a thumbs up to singer Alison Krauss as he and his family enjoy a country music performance at the White House in Washington July 21, 2009.
Country singers Alison Krauss and Brad Paisley perform in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington July 21, 2009. The two singers were taking part in a country music celebration workshop hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife first lady Michelle Obama.
via Lynn Sweet: First Lady Michelle Obama took this week off after a sprint through Russia, Italy and Ghana with her mom, the girls and the president. But there have been sightings, nonetheless. On Tuesday, my Politics Daily colleague Walter Shapiro tipped me that Mrs. Obama was lunching at Acadiana in downtown Washington.
On Wednesday, Fox News White House correspondent Major Garrett reported that NBA star Carlos Boozer had visited the White House and met Mrs. Obama and all of the senior staff.
And though it has been reported for months that the Obamas will vacation on Martha's Vineyard in August, the Boston Herald has a few more details. The first lady and the kids will arrive either Aug. 16 or 17, with the president following on Aug. 20. They will stay until Aug. 31.
Plan accordingly.
The East Wing pace picks up next week when Mrs. Obama has public events on Tuesday and Friday.
On Tuesday, the president and first lady will host country music stars and music students, a continuation of the White House music series that began in June by spotlighting jazz greats.
Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss and Union Station perform at the White House that evening. In keeping with Mrs. Obama's plan to pack more meaning into each White House event, those stars will lead workshops Tuesday afternoon for some 125 music students from across the country.
The concert -- billed as "The Country Music Celebration" -- is being presented with help from the Country Music Association and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The Grand Ole Opry and Great American Country Television are co-producing.
On Friday, Mrs. Obama helps the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum celebrate the 10th annual National Design Awards with a lunch honoring the winners and finalists, as well as an educational program to highlight all kinds of design at museums in the city.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama (in Sophie Theallet) greet pregnant women during a tour of LA General Hospital in Accra, Ghana July 11, 2009.
First Lady Michelle Obama stands with Ghanan First Lady Ernestina Naadu Mills during a departure ceremony in Accra, Ghana, on July 11, 2009. US President Barack Obama said as he wrapped up his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa that the trip had been "particularly meaningful for me."
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha are joined for a tour of the Cape Coast Castle in Cape Coast, Ghana, Saturday, July 11, 2009.
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama (in Moschino), and their daughters Malia, and Sasha, arrived back at the White House from Ghana, early Sunday, July 12, 2009, in Washington. Check out more behind the scenes photos of the Obama's from their triphere. [photos via AP Photo and Getty Images]
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama (top, skirt and veil by Moschino, coat by Michael Kors) meet with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican July 10, 2009.
Pope Benedict XVI poses with US President Barack Obama and US First Lady Michelle Obama during an audience on July 10, 2009 at The Vatican. Obama was meeting Pope Benedict XVI for the first time, with their talks expected to cover both areas of agreement such as foreign policy and those that divide them, notably abortion.
Michelle Obama observed Catholic tradition by donning a long black veil along with her fave Azzedine Alaia belt and a similar bow top to the one she wore here.
The Obama's depart Italy for their next international stop, Ghana, Africa.
Michelle Obama (in a Liz Claiborne sweater and J. Crew skirt) visited the 'Palazzo del Governo' of L'Aquila on July 9, 2009 in L'Aquila, Italy. World leaders attending the G8 summit are expected to discuss tackling world hunger and the global reduction of greenhouse gases.
First Lady Michelle Obama (in a Narciso Rodriguez dress & Erickson Beamon brooch) waved to tourists as she left the Colosseum after a private tour of the ancient monument on July 8, 2009 in Rome, Italy. The wives of the leaders attending the G8 summit have visited many of the attractions of Rome while their husbands discussed world issues in L'Aquila.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (in Jason Wu) disembark from Air Force One upon arrival at a airport in Rome on July 8, 2009. Obama was to meet Italian President Giorgio Napolitano before taking part in a G8 summit in L'Aquila, aimed at finding common ground on how to tackle the global economic crisis, climate change and turmoil in Iran.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama meet with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and his wife Clio at Quirinale Palace in Rome, July 8, 2009. Obama arrived in Italy on Wednesday to attend the G8 summit.
First Lady Michelle Obama (wearing Jason Wu) and her daughter Sasha attended a concert at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Academic Musical Theatre in Moscow on July 7, 2009.
First Lady Michelle Obama spoke with Russian children during a visit to the St. Dmitry Russian Orthodox Primary School in Moscow on July 7, 2009.
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 7, 2009. Obama said the United States wanted a strong, prosperous but also democratic Russia, as he set out his vision of the US relationship with its former Cold-War era foe.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, his wife Svetlana, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama (in a Fenton by Dana Lorenz necklace) pose for a picture at the presidential residence Gorki outside Moscow July 6, 2009. Visiting U.S. President Obama and Kremlin leader Medvedev agreed a target for cuts in nuclear arms and a deal to let U.S. troops fly across Russia at the start of a trip intended to mend strained ties.
MICHELLE IN RUSSIA: FLOTUS will headline a couple events on her own during her husband's visit to Moscow, although she will not speak publicly.
Her first solo outing will be on Tuesday after POTUS's speech to the New Economic School at Gostinny Dvor; she will visit an orphanage and hospital, her office said. The plan is for FLOTUS to meet with kids, nurses and administrators there and watch a short presentation and performance.
FLOTUS and Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva will then attend a dance performance at a local theater with kids from the orphanage and about 500 students who are enrolled in similar programs. She will not deliver formal remarks at either event, her office said.
President Barack Obama walks alongside First Lady Michelle Obama (wearing a dress from Talbots, cardigan by Dear Cashmere, belt by Sonia Rykiel) and daughters Sasha and Malia (in J. Crew) to Air Force One prior to departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, July 5, 2009. Obama is traveling to Moscow, Russia, on the first leg of a week-long trip that will also take him to Italy and Ghana.
Such a fun shot of Sasha skipping to board Marine One...
And a change of clothes marks the Obama's arrival into Moscow (Michelle is in a peach Narciso Rodriguez dress and Sonia Rykiel belt. Malia, is wearing a Silk Taffeta Trench [J. Crew] and black satin ballet flats with contrast trim. Sasha, is wearing the girls’ crushed twill trench and girls’ minna printed ballet flats in classic navy [also J. Crew & Crewcuts).
President Barack Obama walks with first lady Michelle Obama (in a black and white sheath dress by Narciso Rodriguez) to greet guests during a Fourth of July celebration with military families on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington July 4, 2009.
President Obama talks to daughter Malia as First Lady Michelle Obama and Sasha look on during an event to celebrate Independence Day and to honor military heroes and their families on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2009.
via HuffPo: President Barack Obama is helping the nation celebrate its birthday and his daughter Malia celebrate hers.
The president is to fly Friday morning to Camp David, Md., for the first part of the first family's Fourth of July celebration, including daughter Malia's 11th birthday on Saturday.
About 20 of her tween-age friends will be on hand for the festivities. In an interview with The Associated Press, the president was bemused at the thought of being surrounded by so many girls. As he put it, "It's a little intimidating."
The first family returns to the White House by Friday evening to host 1,200 military families for a Fourth of July barbecue on the South Lawn of the White House.
