Michelle Obama

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Michelle Obama on stage during NBC's 'Today' Celebrates The International Day Of The Girl at Rockefeller Plaza on October 11, 2018 in New York City.

Former first lady Michelle Obama arrives on stage to speak during a When We All Vote's National Week of Action rally at the Watsco Center at the University of Miami on September 28, 2018 in Coral Gables, Florida. Obama is the founder and a co-chairwoman of the organization that aims to help people register and to vote.

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during a rally for When We All Vote's National Week of Action at Chaparral High School on September 23, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Obama is the founder and a co-chairwoman of the organization that aims to help people register and to vote. Early voting for the 2018 midterm elections in Nevada begins on October 20.

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama reads to students at Para Los Ninos on November 15, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Good Morning America.

Oprah Winfrey interviews former first lady Michelle Obama as she kicks off her 'Becoming' arena book tour on November 13, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. In the book, which was released today, Obama describes her journey from Chicago's South Side to the White House.

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[eugenius]

You can totally tell she doesn't have pictures of her privates floatin' around the internet, unlike others.

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ It always helps not to be a fool

 

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Former First Lady and author Michelle Obama appears onstage with Tracee Ellis Ross at Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama at the Forum on November 15, 2018 in Inglewood, California.

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama discusses her new book "Becoming" at Capital One Arena on November 17, 2018 in Washington, DC.

On 'Ellen'.

On 'Jimmy Kimmel'.

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Michelle Obama

has just set off on a book tour to promote her memoir, Becoming, armed with an optimistic message about America’s future and a thoughtfully curated wardrobe. In Chicago yesterday for the first stop on her tour, the former First Lady paid a visit to her alma mater Whitney Young Magnet High School. Dressed in a tailored denim suit by Akris, Obama spoke with 21 lucky female students who were chosen to attend for their leadership skills. The long bright blue jacket and cropped trouser combination made for an arresting visual, particularly paired with silvery heels, and struck just the right balance between polished and casual.

In her memoir, Obama sheds light on her approach to personal style and the care she and stylist, Meredith Koop put into finding the right look for each occasion. She admits to initially viewing the public scrutiny over her wardrobe as a disadvantage—after all, men in the public eye are rarely judged by their fashion choices in the same way. Even still, she managed to turn those negative double standards into a positive, using the attention to shine a light on emerging design talents both at home and abroad.

As a private citizen, Obama hasn’t slowed down one bit and the refined luxury of her Akris pieces were right in line with the sophisticated look she currently favors. For creative director Albert Kriemler, the match between outfit and wearer couldn’t have been better. “Michelle Obama is a confident women with purpose,” he shared. “We were greatly honored to be asked to dress her.”

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[Not Plain Jane]

she's awesome. looks like a nice elle shoot ...

 

[fashionista-ta]

She is also in the new O magazine. Haven't read either interview yet ...

 

[kissmesweet]

Just bought her book! Looking forward to reading it.

 

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Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at an event at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School on December 03, 2018 in London, England. The former First Lady's memoir titled 'Becoming' has become the best selling book in the US of 2018 according to figures released by her publisher Penguin Random House.

Former first lady Michelle Obama visits The Lower Eastside Girls Club to meet and greet the members and discuss her new book "Becoming" on December 01, 2018 in New York City.

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[fashionista-ta]

I was just reading in an interview somewhere (in one of at least 3 magazines maybe Elle) that she made a point of wearing designers who were kind--to their own people and hers. A bit different than what we've got now, for sure ...

 

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Former first lady Michelle Obama (R) discusses her book "Becoming" with Sarah Jessica Parker at Barclays Center on December 19, 2018 in New York City.

Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama arrives to speak at The Royal Festival Hall on December 03, 2018 in London, England. The former First Lady's memoir titled 'Becoming' has become the best selling book in the US for 2018 according to figures released by her publisher Penguin Random House.

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I was just reading in an interview somewhere (in one of at least 3 magazines maybe Elle) that she made a point of wearing designers who were kind--to their own people and hers. A bit different than what we've got now, for sure ...

Oh, this must be why she wore the Balenciaga glittery boots, we all know how kind everyone is at Balenciaga
Anyway, I might be in the minority but I really don’t like the boots on her. It’s gimmick, something that Cardi B could wear..

 

[lvstratus]

Seriously what is even that? Those Balenciaga boots are hideous.
I always get the impression that she tries hard to be fashionable, and most of the times the clothes wear her, not the way around,

 

[fashionista-ta]

I'm sure that she liked the dress but was uncomfortable with how high the wrap would show her legs, and wanted something to wear underneath. She probably should've just not worn the dress, or worn it for something other than this tour. It is beautiful.

^^ She's not an industry inspector ... I'm sure it's based on her own and her team's observations. If they observe or experience nastiness, then that designer gets crossed off the list.

 

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December 18, 2018
In a sequined striped Balmain suit with a black v-neck top and heeled sandals on the set of The Tonight Show.

December 14, 2018
In a pink silk suit and silver statement earrings for a stop on her book tour at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.

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[Not Plain Jane]

not a balmain fan usually, but she rocks that pantsuit

 

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(L-R) Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Alicia Keys, Michelle Obama, and Jennifer Lopez speak onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

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Michelle Obama Put Away Her Thigh-High Balenciaga Boots Last Night and Showed Love For This Emerging Designer

The last time Michelle Obama wore an electric color on stage during her book tour was her now-famous Balenciaga boot moment, when she nearly shut down the Internet after chatting with Sarah Jessica Parker in a yellow dress and a pair of sparkly neon yellow thigh-high boots designed by Demna Gvasalia for the French house. Mrs. Obama’s stylist Meredith Koop has been orchestrating these kinds of monumental and daring designer fashion moments for the former first lady ever since she was in the White House. But Koop has also dressed Obama in younger emerging designers, all of whom were virtually unheard of in the world of politics but whom she believed in and Mrs. O was more than happy to support. Last night during a book tour stop in Texas, Obama shed light on another up-and-comer in the industry named Felicia Noel.

Noel’s New York-based label Fe Noel is all about empowering women, specifically women of color. Her last collection featured a print designed in collaboration with the artist Harmonia Rosales depicting the African goddess Oshun as Venus. The idea was to shift the traditional Eurocentric narrative of Renaissance art and put black women in a place of power and prominence. Noel’s point-of-view as a woman and as a designer falls directly in line with Obama’s expressed beliefs and indeed, what she represents herself. Naturally, Noel was thrilled when Koop reached out to her. According to the designer, the stylist started following Fe Noel on Instagram after Noel’s cousin wrote Koop an email suggesting that she check out the brand. “She contacted us after a few weeks and requested a custom look for Mrs. O’s book tour, one based off of our ‘Liz’ top and rust colored sheer pants,” Noel recalls. “We collaborated with Mrs. O’s personal tailor, who has the former first lady’s exact body replicated in mannequin form.”

The resulting ensemble was a bright orange pair of non-sheer trousers and a matching wrap top with ties on the sleeves and a long train cascading down the back. “This meant so much to my team and my family,” Noel says of the moment Obama walked on stage last night in her design. “In fact, the news traveled so quickly to the small island of Grenada and specifically to my grandmother, the matriarch of our family.”

“I’ve long admired Meredith [Koop] and her ability to push the envelope with Mrs. O’s style. It was a personal goal to see her wear Fe Noel,” she added. “I’m now woven into history at a time when I am and my brand are ‘Becoming’ too!”

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Michelle Obama visits BookTube at YouTube Space Austin on February 28, 2019 in Austin, Texas.

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