Michelle Obama's Gardening Gear: Purple Converse, 'Hope' Necklace, Giant Sweet Potatoes (PHOTOS)

FLOTUS Michelle Obama welcomed students from Bancroft Elementary School and Kimball Elementary School to harvest vegetables in the garden on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday afternoon, where she revealed how much the White House Garden cost to plant.

For the occasion, the first lady went with a purple palette: a purple t-shirt and purple cardigan with a purple studded belt, we're guessing by Sacai because it looks like a black studded belt Mrs. Obama often wears. She wore blue pants, and her trusty purple Converse. She accessorized with "Hope" and peace symbol necklaces. Check it out below.

• • • • • • • • First Lady Michelle Obama and students from Bancroft Elementary School and Kimball Elementary School harvest vegetables in the garden on the South Lawn of the White House on October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. First Lady Michelle Obama invited local school children to help with the fall vegetable harvest in the garden at the White House.

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[Mildred Dejean]

WOW THAT A BIG SWEETPOTATOES THAT OUR FRIST LADY IS HOLDING JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. LOVE HER PURPLE SWEARTER AS ALWAYS. SHE GOT DROWN AND DIRTY TO DIG THIS BABY UP FOR HER FAMILY AND THE SCHOOL KIDS.LOL

[Aesthete]

I found a great sweet potato pie recipe just in time for the holidays!

[Pema]

this belt is "ok"... its not the black "star trek" belt.

[t iessa]

It would be OK to wear it where a belt should be worn, too.

[SpankedMeGood]

good for you, tiessa, exercising your right to make a f00l of yourself many times each day!

[Pema]

tiessa thats an excellent point. tho cute. it is out of place.

[AudreyH]

She's getting a darn sweet potato out of the ground. Someone didn't like her belt...they're racist! haha! Someone said getting sweet potatoes and then showing a pic of it is! Does anyone see how ridiculous this all sounds. I don't like her belt, didn't really notice it until someone said something though. I just wanted to look at the picture cause I thought it was creative and cute with the kids. Please, people stop taking things so seriously. Get off the soap box. It's a cute novelty picture. That is all.

[Chloe33]

HP showing flotus holding a SWEET POTATO? That is SO not PC, HP.

It is a racist, bigoted pic to put up.

[AudreyH]

SO is she racist against herself because she is taking them out of the ground. haha this is getting ridiculous.

[Chloe33]

Sarcasm, Audrey. But glad someone found the inanity in ALL of this.

[DalKimball82]

Man, that sweet potato is huge! Seeing that makes me want to do some baking this weekend. The look on the student's face in photo #3 is priceless.

I love the last photo. I enjoy seeing the smiles and the happiness on the faces of those students who were lucky enough to spend time at the White House and with the First Lady; I bet they could care less about her belts or her sneakers.

[plow]

t iessa - welcome to the fold!

[WinterParkMom]

The look on that kid's face is priceless!

[Angie Cordeiro - Huffpost Blogger]

Love the high top version of those purple converse basketball shoes myself, love them, love our Mrs. Obama, as Elmo would say...Love fall gardens!

[Aesthete]

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Wow, that must be one awesome vegetable garden! It brought back memories of the garden my mother raised when I was a child. I love the expression on the schoolgirl's face upon seeing that huge sweet potato.

[Obamniac]

Check out this post: http://barackoflove.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/fgotus-first-gardener-of-the-united-states/

[Michele Himmel]

Stretch jeans and no socks. Hope she has some Dr Scoll`s foot odor powder.

[Anthro]

Why would you wear socks to muck around in the dirt? And why should a bit of gardening make anyone's feet smell? Also, I usually take a quick shower after a lot of gardening, so what is the big deal?

[Pema]

anthro lol. you must do your gardening neater than i. i look like rolled in a pig pen after a few hours.

[dontpanic1]

Have you ever worn Chucks? They are made of canvas, which breathes, and they have air holes... I think she'll live.

[SoccerNana]

So, you think others have the same problem you have with your feet?

[ItHasToBeSaid]

Awwww . . .

So b!tter so early in the morn' . . . lol

[Netkat]

I wish I was one of those little girls getting a hug from the First Lady.

[liberalrebuttal]

That's gonna make a great sweet potato pie. Love these photos. Thanks Huff Po.

[rain33]

she loves wearing belts;hey its her perogrative not ours.

[t iessa]

And it is our right to say it looks like a back brace.

[SpankedMeGood]

it's your right to say it over and over and over again to prove you're obsessed with her and everything she does but everybody already knows that.

[katieandtom]

lol - back brace ! :)

[Pema]

hey tiessa. its fire on tiessa and pema day. couldnt have piced a better girl to watch egos jumping off a cliff. do you want pepsi or tea with your popcorn?

[saintaug1]

Bush quietly supported additional AID's funding for Africa, far more than any previous administration and he got NO recognition. Wow, growing veggies (I'm sure the Obama's don't pull the weeds) trumps saving hundreds of thousands of Africans.

[Arbereshe]

You have a selective memory.

You have conveniently forgotten how many deaths Bush/Cheney are responsible for in Iraq and Afghanistan not to mention how many of our precious US troops were lost because of their arrogance and false bravado.

You have nothing to stand on.

[SpankedMeGood]

george bush was the first lady? no? then i don't see the comparison.

if you want to compare first lady michelle to first lady laura who spent her time hiding out in the white house and trying to keep her hubby from drinking the vanilla extract, that's also a comparison michelle would win in a walk.

[madatnewsmedia]

Too funny!

[SoccerNana]

Thanks; I needed a good laugh this morning.

[noudidnt]

lol