The XX Factor : Michelle Obama inauguration outfit

Add Jason Wu To the List...

Julia Turner — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:32:00 GMT

Michelle Obama really is avoiding the First Lady fashion cliches (Oscar de la Renta, Escada), isn't she? With the debut of the ivory Jason Wu column Jessica wrote about tonight, we can add Wu's name, too, to the list of semi-obscure fashion names that...(read more)

Michelle Obama To Wear Isabel Toledo

Julia Turner — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:43:00 GMT

Women's Wear Daily just reported that Michelle Obama will wear Isabel Toledo to Obama's swearing-in this morning. Add Toledo to the list of "Surprisingly Avant Garde Designers Our First Lady Likes." When she took over as creative director of troubled...(read more)

Is Barack Obama Blacker Than Michelle?

Julia Turner — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:25:00 GMT

A few weeks ago, I posted about Women’s Wear Daily ’s gallery of inauguration looks for Michelle Obama. Many of the top designers who submitted sketches made Michelle look white, rendering her skin in cottonball hues. This week, WWD asked designers to...(read more)

How Hard Is It To Draw Michelle Obama?

Julia Turner — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:15:00 GMT

Women's Wear Daily has commissioned fashion designers from Betsey Johnson to Peter Som to imagine outfits Michelle Obama might wear to the inauguration. The resulting slide show , published on Monday, is full of sumptuous looks: I favor the clean lines...(read more)