Michelle Obama Graces the Cover of Vogue
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NEW YORK – It’s official: Michelle Obama is the first lady of American fashion, appearing on the cover of the March issue of Vogue.
Every first lady since Lou Hoover – save Bess Truman – has been photographed for the high-fashion magazine. Mrs. Obama appears wearing a magenta silk sheath dress by Jason Wu, who also designed her inaugural gown.
Vogue’s editor at large Andre Leon Talley called his interviews with Mrs. Obama ahead of President Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony “one of the best experiences of my life.”
“She’s so accessible, natural and normal. There’s nothing affected about her.”
Much of the eight-page feature inside is devoted to Mrs. Obama’s self-described role as “mom in chief” to 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha.
“I’m going to try to take them to school every morning, as much as I can,” she said. “But there’s also a measure of independence. And obviously there will be times I won’t be able to drop them off at all. I like to be a presence in my kids’ school. I want to know the teachers; I want to know the other parents.”
Being Vogue, though, the conversation eventually turns to clothes.
Mrs. Obama said she is aware of how her wardrobe is being scrutinized, but she makes no apologies for her choices – even the Election Night combination of ripped-from-the-runway, fashion-forward dress and plain-Jane cardigan.
“I’m not going to pretend that I don’t care about it,” she said. “But I also have to be very practical. In the end, someone will always not like what you wear – people just have different tastes.”
She did choose outfits for the Vogue photos by labels she has worn before: Wu, who made her inaugural gown; Narcisco Rodriguez, the designer of that Election Night dress; and J. Crew, which she and her children have famously worn.
Most cover models have their clothes chosen for them by Vogue, or at least editors work as advisers. Not this time.
“She doesn’t need any help. She loves fashion and knows what works for her,” Talley said. “She’s never had a conversation with me about, ‘What do you think?’ or ‘How did this look? And I’m glad for that.”
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First lady of fashion?! LMAO! Her innagural outfits looked like things I put in the garbage ten years ago. She has no sense of style what so ever and the same goes for the big bafoon she’s married to. They looked like fish out of water while at the Innagural Ball. Because they’re so used to dancing like apes infront of a ghetto-blaster, that was probably their very first slow dance. Vogue must be really desperate.
> Michael
michael,
i’m sorry to hear that you wear women’s clothes. you obviously have no sense, period, let alone fashion sense. ignorance is alive and well people, take heed.
and michael, i will pray for you and others like you. in case you’d like to discuss the matter further, please meet me in the courtyard of the kingsboro projects in brownsville, brooklyn and i will be sure to give you an out of body cleansing. believe!
> bookman
I am with you bookman. Michael is very ignorant.
Ignorance like this is not worth the time to comment on. So let him say what ever he wants to say because we won we won we won their is a black man in Michael´s white house and you know what he is in charge and their is a black woman sleeping in the white house master bed room. Nice try Michael but the likes of you cannot upset us we have come to far.
> Butch
i like Michelle Obama because she is more charismatic than the previous first lady.
> detoxgurl
i like Michelle Obama because she is very charismatic just like her husband.
> Nacnette
I saw Michelle Obama in person and she is really a very tall Lady. She is also a very charming and charismatic woman just like his husband.
> arthritislady
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