"She has already eclipsed Carla Bruni, the super-model chanteuse and wife of Nicolas Sarkozy, the hyperactive French president. Not since Diana, Princess of Wales, has there been such a glamorous role model at the apex of society," comments Sarah Baxter of the UK Sunday Times.
We'd say she's made the greatest statement by staying out of Andre Leon Tally's Louis Vuitton clutch...so far, that is.
Her outfits for the Inaugurational Ceremonies were about as disappointing as they were highly anticipated. They lacked refinement in detail, and more importantly they failed to present a unique point of view. At best she looked like Jackie-O, the Target version. Her lemon Isabel Toledo ensemble was an interesting color choice, but then she accessorized using lime green gloves and teal pumps. The complete look was not so ironic or smart as it was trite, the way one might style a little girl playing grown-up in an episode of Gossip Girl. Her Narciso Rodriguez combination from the previous day was more sophisticated, but still just a little too safe to deserve comment. We won't even get started with the Jason Wu.
That said, one thing is clear: she did not use a stylist. If this was deliberate, then its the boldest and most necessary message she could have sent. America hasn't welcomed a fashion icon this warmly since Carrie Bradshaw. If she were eager to fill those shoes, we would have seen her marching up to the white house in Manolo Blahnik. Instead she chooses to show America how to dress appropriately on a budget. Buy your kids JCrew and skip on the 500 dollar shoes.
Ok fine, well go there: We hated the Jason Wu, Michelle, but we love that you're just like us.
Surely she'll be in a fabulous Vogue shoot soon. When she does we hope she works it in H&M.
for the article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5581109.ece
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