Michelle Obama & Princess Letizia Meet At Marivent Palace: Fashion Face-Off! (PHOTOS, POLL)

In the style moment we've been waiting for, Michelle Obama finally met Princess Letizia on Sunday at the Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca. The King, Queen and Sasha were there, as well. Michelle wore a white bowed blouse, full rose-colored skirt and shiny flats, while Letizia opted for a one-shouldered white dress with an embellished neckline and taupe heeled sandals. Take a look at what they wore and scroll down to tell us what you think, and to read the AP story.

1 of 10

1 of 11

First Slide

Previous Slide

@

Wildest Shoes Of All Time

100 Ads That Got People Talking

These Necklaces Make A Statement

Celebrities Show Off Their Cleavage

Billboard Music Awards 2013 Red Carpet

Beauty Spotlight on Jessica Capshaw

comments(836)

Total comments: 836 | Post a Comment

1 of 11

Rate This Slide

Rank #2  |  Average: 4

• 
  1
• 
  2
• 
  3
• 
  4
• 
  5
• 
  6
• 
  7
• 
  8
• 
  9
• 
  10

Current Top 5 Slides

loading...

Choose your Top 5 Slides

UserName

 | Become a fan

Picked These as the Top 5 Slides in the Slideshow

loading...

Top User Slides

← Prev|Next →

 | Become a fan

Picked These as the Top 5 Slides in the Slideshow

loading...

Users who voted on this slide

← Prev|Next →

loading...

What do you think?

Quick Poll

Who was better-dressed?

Michelle!

Princess Letizia!

I can't pick!

Share your vote on Facebook so your friends can take this poll

From the Associated Press:

PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain -- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha had lunch with Spain's king and queen on Sunday at the royal family's holiday retreat on the resort island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean.

Mrs. Obama and her daughter arrived at Marivent palace shortly before 1 p.m. and were greeted at the front door of the residence by King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia and Princess Letizia.

The king, a keen yachtsman, has for decades spent August vacations at the palace with its dramatic cliff-top views of the sea on the Balearic island's southwestern coast near Palma de Mallorca.

Lunch was Andalusian-style chilled gazpacho soup, chargrilled turbot, veal escalopes with mustard, Oriental rice with sauteed mushrooms, a Mallorca-style vegetable ratatouille and sliced fruit with ice cream, accompanied by wines from the northern regions of Rueda and Rioja, the palace said.

The lunch meeting marked the end of a five-day private visit to Spain by Mrs. Obama, who toured beauty spots in the southern region of Andalusia including Marbella, Ronda and the Alhambra palace in Granada.

The king gave Mrs. Obama some seeds for the White House garden as a parting gift, while the queen made a present of handicrafts typical of Mallorca, the palace said.

After lunch the first lady's party was due to fly back to the United States aboard Air Force Two.

Associated Press writer Harold Heckle in Madrid contributed to this report.

Comments

[TeacupKitten]

03:12 PM on 09/09/2010

God! What is FOTUS wearing! Next to the Princess, she looks peculiar. And this is coming from a fan of hers.

[TeacupKitten]

02:43 AM on 09/10/2010

Ok, I sound more harsh here than I meant to, so please don't take it the wrong way. I think she looks a little too out of place because of the causal look she dons. But maybe that's because she loves being a people's person kind and likes to wear American labels that have a more casual and simple feel to them.

[Ajon]

02:57 PM on 09/30/2010

I completely agree, she rarely misses but this one won't get me to click the 'Share' button ) :

[SPQR1052]

02:14 PM on 08/11/2010

Two BEAUTIFUL photos I bet nobody has seen yet of the royals and first lady and Sasha.

http://twitpic.com/2drbjs

http://twitpic.com/2drav8

[mamacat]

06:35 PM on 08/10/2010

When the Republican controlled Congress passed legislation so that corporations would be paid to relocate their factory equipment overseas, laying of hundreds of thousands of American workers, the right-wing pundits were completely silent. Not a word of protest about how Americans were being hurt by the double whammy of factories closing, and taxpayers paying to relocate factories overseas.

Now the FLOTUS goes overseas, where she is wildly popular, and the right wing pundits complain that she is not spending money at American resorts, instead of trying to repair America's image overseas, after 8 years of the Republican disaster.

The hypocrisy is unbelievable, the criticism filled with lies and completely off the mark. But then, that is what we have come to expect from the right-wing media in this country.

[djwfutbol]

01:40 PM on 08/10/2010

Just wonder if she brought home any tips on how to win the World Cup. We could use some help.

[Niasia]

10:00 AM on 08/10/2010

I just want to say that Sasha looks adorable. And I like that the FL is down to earth enough to kind of let her pick her own outfit. B/C we know mom may not have chosen the tutu :-) But thats what being a kid is about...you get to wear a fun girlie tutu to meeth the royals of spain :-) Oh these kids are so fortunate! It is nice to see a family with budding flowers enjoy the WH.

[bulbul2]

08:30 AM on 08/10/2010

Oh LOL...Michelle is being criticized for wearing flats....but it is perfect for a casual meeting in EUROPE.
Europeans are known to wear more flats than not . Not only that they spend more money on their shoes , because they walk a lot.

[Womanvoter4Obama]

03:02 PM on 08/10/2010

I noticed this while in France and Italy last year. It was just practical.

[devans00]

02:13 AM on 08/10/2010

I'm dying over Sasha's outfit. So girlie and cute.

Very elegant visit with marvelous Spanish hosts.

[Womanvoter4Obama]

03:02 PM on 08/10/2010

She is just adorable.

[myownvoice]

11:53 PM on 08/09/2010

This is great. Mom making sure little Sasha gets some photo opps. This trip seemed to give Sasha a chance to show her little manners lessons. No more tugging on mommy and fidgeting: She's now learning how to greet 'officials', pose for those publicity shots, etc. Coming into puberty.
Good move, Michelle, because Malia seems to get more media.
Refreshing !”

[sealdadeal4me]

07:55 PM on 08/09/2010

Is she the first lady or our fashion director in chief. I am amazed at everytime Mrs. Obama goes out in public all the media focuses on is her dress. I for one wish I could afford the fashions she wear, but really beyond that Mrs. Obama is a very postive force for our country, one of the few in the eyes of many around the world. She has done more with the white house garden,Let's move campaign and the over all Mom in chief stance than the prior 1st ladies did in 8 years in office. I wish we could get pass her fashion dos and donts and allow her to get out in the public more to push many of the life changing agendas that she champions.

[WichitaDem]

10:25 PM on 08/09/2010

Don't try to change The Haters' minds. It's clear that they're going to hate & criticize & nitpick no matter what the Obamas do. They can't even respond logically to the facts, like the fact that Granada, Spain is almost 1,000 miles closer to Washington, DC than Honolulu, HI. I didn't hear very much criticism when President Obama went to Hawaii last year for his summer vacation with his family. I suppose a lot of Americans jump to the conclusion that a trip requiring a passport is a "luxury" for "rich people" even though poor college students do it every year, and international airfares are at the lowest rates they've been in years because of the economy.

I support our First Lady and all her efforts. I'm proud to have her representing our country, and I don't really care what Europeans consider to be attractive. Remember, we fought for the right to be over here, not there!

[LucreciaBat]

08:14 PM on 08/10/2010

Co-signed. I like to point out that the obamas payed 1 million in taxes and he gets paid 400k - hello.

[killerbarbie]

06:09 PM on 08/09/2010

style master class!

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Princess+Letizia+Spanish+Royals+Meet+Michelle+tFigB3Xy65ll.jpg

[Maine Voice]

07:33 PM on 08/09/2010

You're right, Princess Letizia is absolutely lovely. The First Lady and Sasha looked downright frumpy - that's why Europeans think we have no style. Not only their choice of clothes, but Michelle and Sasha's hair - couldn't they have styled as they've done on previous occasions? Michelle and Sasha - may I suggest speaking to a sales person at Saks before your next state visit?

[WichitaDem]

10:13 PM on 08/09/2010

On hair - it's clear that they're on vacation & giving their hair a rest. Any African-Americans here that can attest to this? Ethnic hair risks breakage & excessive damage if flat-ironed weekly. It's a completely different ballgame than anything Barbara, Hillary or Laura had to deal with (although Hillary's hair trials were epic). That's why you see Mrs. Obama pull it back in a bun for several days every other week. Sometimes, the best styling decision one can make is preventative - don't do something that will make your hair fall out.

And, if this were a Real State Visit instead of an informal vacation, you can bet a hairstylist would have been included in the FLOTUS Entourage.

[bulbul2]

08:03 AM on 08/10/2010

Actually this thread is becoming too sensitive....
Obama is considered as the man of the world, cool and intellectual and a thinker ..and Michelle one highly educated and sophisticated first lady. Race is secondary, majority don`t even dwell on that.
But I must say Europeans in general knows how to dress casually., ...we could learn a thing or two from them on that...
Runners up Japan, Korea, Russia...just sayin.....

[malena1]

05:38 PM on 08/09/2010

Letizia, overdressed. Michelle, underdressed.

[soulbrotha]

05:44 PM on 08/11/2010

malena2, out of touch.

[bulbul2]

05:13 PM on 08/09/2010

Hey, who is in charge of the scrubbing department ?

[fourtruth]

04:49 PM on 08/09/2010

Wonderful. The Obamas look beautiful.

Face it - the nay sayers here are just malcontent poopers. If Michelle had gone high fashion she would be blamed by them for upstaging or kissing up. She is blamed for being photographed - huh? If not official photos the paparazzi (spelling?) I'm sure took pictures anyway. If she had worn the same heels as the princess she wuld have been accused of something I am sure - of being too tall perhaps.

The Article asked about "fashion opinion" so of course the "Obama haters" have turned fashion into a political issue -

PPPP

Progressive ("new" Muckrakers), Pity (woe is me - I did not get everything I wanted when I wanted it) Party (as in Green they say) Poopers (we'd rather have Republicans than Obama or Democrates).

[Devilslakewoman]

03:04 PM on 08/09/2010

Does the Princess ever eat? She's just a whisper...

And, overdressed, I thought. The jeweley neck thing looked too fancy for a casual afternoon luncheon, and was prissy, not fun.

Michelle and Sasha look just fine, and it's clear Sasha wore her "prettiest" skirt and top...love the colors, too.

Anyhoo, sitting here in my sweats and an old T-shirt, I'm the perfect judge, just so you all understand...

[killerbarbie]

03:39 PM on 08/09/2010

She eats enough to develop one of the busiest agenda among the royals, having to children, travelling around the world representing her country and been admired worldwide.

This kind of jewelery can be baught in any fisher village around Spanish coast, and it is something you can wear with jeans or a cocktail dress like in here.

I´m sure if you should visit the Spanish royal family you would dress casual. don´t u?

[Devilslakewoman]

06:42 PM on 08/09/2010

Ha! If I were to visit the Spanish Royal Family, it would mean I have solved world hunger, shoed all the children, stopped all wars, and transformed all stupid people into thinking, active, participating citizens in countries everywhere.

Oh, and asked the Princess to take me shopping for the visit...I *hate* to shop.

Anyway, killerbarbie, I see your point, and like I said, what the heck I know about fashion? You can put in a teacup...

I bet they had a splendid time, as the company was brilliant.

P.S., fanned you earlier for knowledge and insight on European news and background.

[bulbul2]

05:07 PM on 08/09/2010

Ahh......whisper , eh ?
I would say slender and gorgeous , and I am sure she is a lot of fun......
Generally speaking Europeans knows how to dress, sure can teach us a thing or two on that.

[Jackie Dillard]

02:14 PM on 08/09/2010

Sasha looked the cutest! the little tutu is adorable...