Michelle Obama has worn Thom Browne before, but as Thom Browne is a relatively obscure and fashion forward designer (Savannah Guthrie admitted on TODAY that she’d never heard of him), fashion peeps (us included) are already fired up about her fashion choice.
The Inaugural Ball is one of the First Lady‘s first official appearance in that role. And whether we like it or not, what she wears pkats an integral part in shaping her public image for those four years to come.
So how did the First Ladies of the last 50 years deal with such an opportunity or, in some cases, such a challenge?
The fashion industry is on the edge of their seats, waiting to get a peek at what Michelle Obama will wear on Inauguration Day.
But the big reveal may turn out not to be much of a reveal at all.
Today is Michelle Obama’s 49th birthday. To celebrate, she gave herself a brand new Twitter account, and then did what everyone else does upon joining social media: She tweeted out a selfie. Holy bangs.
It looks like the odds are in favor of Anna Wintour nabbing that covetable UK Ambassador position after all.
When the Obama family took the stage, victorious, on election night this past November, everyone took note not just of Michelle Obama and what she was wearing but also of her daughters: Sasha and Malia had grown up! The New York Times‘ Cathy Horyn tweeted, “The Obama girls might be the fashion news tonight–full skirts, bright color, cute.”
And when WWD asked designers to submit sketches for Michelle Obama’s inauguration look, most submitted designs for her daughters as well.
Should we be concered with the Obama girls’ fashion?
Who’s in the running towards becoming America’s Next Inauguration Designer?
We won’t know for sure what Michelle Obama will wear to the inaugural balls until Monday (unless someone who doesn’t value their job decides to spill the beans), but WWD‘s got the scoop on which designers have fielded sample requests from the White House.
No one on the list is particularly surprising.
Stunning in black Givenchy and vintage gold Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry, Moore sat down with us to discuss how portraying the divisive Governor-turned Vice Presidential candidate-turned reality star informed her views on the double standard women face in politics: “I absolutely feel that women in politics are unfairly judged based on their physical appearance and fashion choices. Nobody talks about how [men in politics] wear their hair or whether or not their outfits are attractive.”
If you thought Obama’s reelection meant the end of Runway to Win and Anna Wintour’s political fundraising efforts, you were wrong (man, she’s really still gunning for that ambassadorship isn’t she? Just kidding…).
As a recent White House press conference would suggest–you know, that one during which a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Jay Carney “Has the President seen The Devil Wears Prada?”–people can’t get enough of this Anna Wintour ambassador story. And it’s still going. This rumor’s got legs. Legs in stilettos, people.
A new report in The Hollywood Reporter suggests that Wintour is still in the running for an ambassadorship–the one in France, not the UK.
We don’t hear about Shelby Bryan, Anna Wintour’s bf since 1999, very often.
However, the bespectacled millionaire was pretty forthcoming during a recent interview with the Daily Telegraph, in which he was inevitably asked about the rumors that President Obama is considering Wintour for an ambassador job.
Donald Trump went on Fox News to continue his rumor-based campaign to get Anna Wintour an ambassador job. We don’t think we’ve heard anyone gush this much about Anna Wintour–ever.
