First lady Michelle Obama (wearing Michael Kors) arrived at the United States Trade Representatives office in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2010.
First lady Michelle Obama, right, shared a laugh with the United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk during her visit to the United States Trade Representatives office in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2010.
*UPDATE* Chicago loses bid in first round of voting... :-(
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Danish Crown Prince Frederik (L), U.S first lady Michelle Obama (in Michael Kors) and Danish Crown Princess Mary (R) study tapestries in the Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. Chicago played its two trump cards on Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle both making impassioned speeches as they urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to choose the Windy City as host of the 2016 Olympics.
Awww... he missed her :-)
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle attend the Chicago 2016 presentation on October 2, 2009 at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 121st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on October 2 on whether Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro or Madrid will host the 2016 Olympic Games. [photos via Reuters]
(Clockwise from top) President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (in Thakoon Resort) wait to greet arrivals for the G20 dinner on September 24, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
First Lady Michelle Obama waved as she entered the U.N. headquarters for the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2009 in New York City (wearing a red Michael Kors skirt suit). This is the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly featuring leaders from over 120 countries.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama (in DVF) walk towards Air Force One as they depart New York for Pittsburgh to attend the G20 Summit September 24, 2009.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (wearing Michael Kors) shared a kiss as they arrived at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute 32nd Annual Awards Gala in Washington, DC, September 16, 2009. [Photo via Getty Images]
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.
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.
French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, right, and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (in a Narciso Rodriguez dress, Michael Kors coat and Givenchy belt), react, during an arrival ceremony at the Prefecture of Caen, northwestern France, Saturday, June 6, 2009. Obama and Sarkozy will attend ceremonies Saturday marking the 65th anniversary of the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy.
President Barack Obama is greeted by French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as French President Nicolas Sarkozy greets first lady Michelle Obama during an arrival ceremony at the Prefecture of Caen, northwestern France, Saturday, June 6, 2009.
So what are they wearing?
Bruni-Sarkozy's outfit, which also included a swingy black cashmere coat, was signed Christian Dior _ her favorite label. Also true to form, Mrs. Obama's dress was by Narciso Rodriguez (and Michael Kors coat), one of the stable of American designers she champions.
Britain's Daily Telegraph said photos of the two striding side-by-side on the red carpet at Saturday's commemorations were "surreally interchangeable with shots from a catwalk show. ... They could almost have been modeling some designers' collection named 'First Lady Spring 2009.'" [via HuffPo]
DRESS POLICY (via WWD): First Lady Michelle Obama’s on-again, off-again fashion nods have some in the design and journalism communities wondering what the White House protocol is behind giving out those fashion credits. Her press secretary, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, explained it to WWD this way: “It is not an announcement from the office. We simply let folks know on the nights of big events like the ballet, state dinners and events hosted here, or when she is traveling. Of course, there is a great interest on higher-profile nights and for those periodic requests, we let pool reporters know. Otherwise, for daytime trips or daytime activities that she might do, like taking the kids to school, or hosting a service event, which occur more frequently and are lower profile, we obviously do not announce anything. But for the big events, there is a great interest.”
And while it might seem hit and miss — since what some might consider “high profile,” like this week’s Metropolitan Opera House appearance, the White House doesn’t (it didn’t reveal she wore Alaïa and Thakoon) — Carl Sferrazza Anthony, historian at the National First Ladies’ Library in Canton, Ohio, said the First Lady’s approach is “dead-on.” “I think maybe some mornings Mrs. Obama says, ‘Well, I have to do a school event at 11, a luncheon at 12 and leave early to tape a public service announcement and it’s hot out,’ and she may not know what she is wearing and it is possible that her press office doesn’t even know,” Anthony said. “Their approach [to releasing information about Obama’s wardrobe] is a very reality-based way of functioning. At the same time there is a really highly conscientious effort and there has always been a conscientious effort historically, to be aware that what they wear will help define the administration and help serve as a symbol for the administration and beyond themselves as an individual. Mrs. Obama has struck the right balance.”
Jackie and Michelle: The White House Wardrobes Comparisons are inevitable: two elegant women, catapulted into the national spotlight by their charismatic, ambitious husbands. The upbringings of Jacqueline Kennedy and Michelle Obama hold no resemblance, but their roles as standard-bearers for a renewed American hope certainly do. A pictorial of fashion’s favorite First Ladies, then and now.
See the rest of Jackie and Michelle: The White House Wardrobes over at Vanity Fair.
First Lady Michelle Obama met with students prior to her commencement speech (in a dress very similar to the black Michael Kors she wore in her official portrait) at the University of California, Merced on May 16, 2009 in Merced, California. *Confirmed*Michelle is wearing the same black Michael Kors dress that she wore in her official portrait. The 500 graduating students receiving diplomas are the first graduating class since the university opened in 2005.
First Lady Michelle Obama talks with graduating students prior to during her address to the first four-year graduating class at the University of California Merced in Merced, California May 16, 2009.
The inspiring video "We Believe" made by UC Merced students for the first lady below:
"You inspired me. You touched me. There are few things more rewarding than watching young people reach their dreams, and you did just that," Obama said. "Your efforts were on full display to get me here for this special occasion."
-First Lady Michelle Obama speaking to UC Merced Graduates
First lady Michelle Obama waved to students before the start of graduation ceremonies at the University of California, Merced, in Merced, Calif. , Saturday, May 16, 2009. The first lady gave the keynote speech for the graduation. At left is University of California President Mark Yudof, left, and at right is Richard Blum, chairman of the UC Board of Regents.
Attention stayed focused on fashion after Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. After First Lady Michelle Obama wore a Michael Kors dress for the event, some more-cynical insiders wondered whether it was her way of making up to the designer, whose outfits have been miscredited by the White House on more than one occasion. But at least one person doesn’t think so: Kors himself. “I am sure a woman as smart and organized as Mrs. Obama knew in advance what she planned to wear this week for both events,” he told WWD. “I am honored that she chose to wear my clothes to two events in the same week and looked so chic at both occasions.” [via WWD]
First lady Michelle Obama stands for the national anthem (in a Michael Kors dress & St. Erasmus necklace) at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (A-list Hollywood really showed up for this thing..) in Washington, May 9, 2009.
Watch the First Lady assist with giving out scholarships below..
I actually think that wearing Michael Kors is a fabulous fit for the first lady as he designs very clean lines which Michelle is known to gravitate towards often. He's definitely one of my favorites..
First Lady Michelle Obama (in a black Michael Kors skirt, a white Moschino top and her fave Azzedine Alaia belt) visits the St. Vitus' Cathedral with her Czech counterpart Livia Klausovt Hradcany Square of Czech capital, on April 5, 2009 during on the second day of US President Obama's official visit here. Obama will also attend a summit between the US and the 27-member European Union in Prague held today.
President Barack Obama waves to reporters as he is accompanied by his wife Michelle upon their arrival at the Hradcanske Square.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama (in a custom Thakoon coat, a Michael Kors dress and low Jimmy Choo kitten heels) wave as they depart the White House, and walk toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington as they depart for a trip to Europe to attend the G-20 Summit Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The Obama's will visit 5 European countries in 8 days.
Extremely popular around the globe, President Obama and first lady Michelle, also will squeeze in a Buckingham Palace audience with Queen Elizabeth II for tea (what will Michelle wear for tea with the Queen?). President Obama will deliver a speech in France on the trans-Atlantic relationship, and an address in Prague on weapons proliferation. And he will host a round-table session with students in Turkey.
While Mr. Obama is busy at the G-20 economic summit, Michelle will join Sarah Brown, Britain's First Lady, and the other leaders' wives on a visit to a London health facility. In Strasbourg, France, Mrs. Obama will tour a cathedral and a hospital.
