Michelle Obama's Purple Converse At Community Service Project (PHOTOS)

The president and first lady marked the eighth anniversary of September 11th on Friday by highlighting community service. The first lady promised George Washington University students that if they completed 100,000 hours of community service this year, she'd speak at their graduation in May.

The first lady and president also painted a house with Habitat for Humanity volunteers, where the president got white paint on his dress shoes and Mrs. Obama wore funky purple Converse sneakers.

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Michelle Obama chats with volunteers as President Obama gets paint from a tray while helping to paint at a Habitat for Humanity project on September 11, 2009 in Washington.

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[JusticeGKR]

01:04 PM on 09/16/2009

Purple sneakers are very fly.

[dmorris311]

08:42 PM on 09/14/2009

i must be the only one sick of seeing her splashed all over the "STYLE" section...meh..

[michaleenflynn]

11:37 PM on 09/14/2009

You are most assuredly not alone lol

[ZiggyChristian]

11:47 PM on 09/14/2009

You guys are soooo funny. And this is the liberal blog! Huh, fancy that!

Thanks you two, for keeping it real!

[SpankMePlease]

06:57 AM on 09/15/2009

i bet michelle obama would agree with you. hp style needs a new routine.

[julesbh]

11:06 AM on 09/14/2009

The heck with her sneakers, I'm lovin Barack's hiney!! Very Cute!

[michaleenflynn]

11:36 PM on 09/14/2009

eewww

[michaleenflynn]

02:29 AM on 09/14/2009

Bright yellow, sky blue, and .......purple?

Oy.

There just is no hope for this woman.

[amistad]

06:43 PM on 09/14/2009

And there is no help for you either.

[mari6105]

08:13 PM on 09/14/2009

Please. Opposite colors on the color wheel are compatible. Yellow and blue are a no-brainer. And the purple sneakers are the perfect accent.

Me thinks the first lady has an excellent stylist. Oy!

[michaleenflynn]

11:36 PM on 09/14/2009

My goodness, Amistad, such rapier wit, such cutting repartee!

LMAO

[yancydrew]

12:13 AM on 09/14/2009

It is so cool that they both showed up..But for serious painting I would not recommend a tee shirt topped by count 'em not one but two sweaters...a bit hot, no? The Pres.bless his heart, in the business slacks and shoes..how cute...I know they were just there to rally the troops, so why pretend? I'll bet the volunteers were thrilled to meet them.

[amistad]

06:44 PM on 09/14/2009

Jealous.

[sski74]

02:38 PM on 09/13/2009

Love that the old school Chucks have come back. They are chic and affordable...and comfortable too!

[janie@atthelake]

10:27 AM on 09/13/2009

I lover her use of color!

[michaleenflynn]

11:37 PM on 09/14/2009

She should keep it on the walls!

[old lady]

10:26 AM on 09/13/2009

Somebody tell me what E. Cantor wore to twit his way through POTUS spech. I need just 1 male fashion faux pas story!!!!!

[Pema]

10:42 AM on 09/13/2009

too much hair product imo kinda greasy looking..it was stiff. sorta like a greasy helmet.

[natalie0nine]

11:42 PM on 09/12/2009

She has wrinkly ankles already? Headin towards Hillary's cankles.....

[old lady]

10:25 AM on 09/13/2009

Wrinkly ankles beat wrinkly brain.

[lilkunta]

06:04 PM on 09/12/2009

Since she is wearing blue, yellow, blue, shouldnt her shoes have been 1 of those colours?

Michelle is cool. Her style is nice but too expensive 4 me. Even the dress she wore from Target was too costly for me. I woulda bought it when it went on sale.

But Michelle is definitely definitely definitely more reasonably priced than Laura Bush, Hil Rodham, Barbra Bush, Nancy Reagan, Rosalynn Cater, adn Betty Ford wore. & definitely cheaper than multimillionare beer princess Cindy Mccain.

[wish4change]

01:00 PM on 09/12/2009

My husband used to take his tie off also when painting a room. I too wore a pair of new sneakers when doing the trim for him. We made quite a pair.

[capricorngurl]

12:57 PM on 09/12/2009

I meant Converses..dang 2 typos

[capricorngurl]

12:56 PM on 09/12/2009

I just Love Mrs. O..shes rockin the purple converes! I love converes 2..I have a red pair, all black pair, blue pair, and a 100 dollar bill/green pair..lol

[mikebarden]

11:24 AM on 09/12/2009

Like Robert Palmer said: Mens smart but Womens smarter.

[GabrielXL]

11:17 AM on 09/12/2009

*Laughs* I'm sorry, but Mrs. Obama loses points here with this city boy. She should be wearing Pro-Keds. *Hmph* |^(