CFDA 'Disappointed' In Michelle Obama For Wearing McQueen To State Dinner (POLL)

It seems that Oscar de la Renta isn't the only one with a dissenting opinion about Michelle Obama's State Dinner dress by McQueen. Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) president Diane Von Furstenberg sent a statement to WWD reading:

"CFDA believes in promoting American fashion. Our First Lady Michelle Obama has been wonderful at promoting our designers, so we were surprised and a little disappointed not to be represented for this major state dinner."

Executive Director Steven Kolb also spoke with the fashion newspaper:

Asked if he thinks Obama should incorporate more clothes from major designers into her public wardrobe, Kolb implied that, while such occasional sightings might be nice, the First Lady should feel no pressure to wear clothes that don't suit her. "When it comes right down to it, there are no greater American ambassadors in fashion than Ralph Lauren and Oscar de la Renta. That's just a fact, right?" he said. "Mrs. Obama is the First Lady, but she's also an individual and she's a woman. She's going to dress in clothes that she looks good in and that she feels comfortable in. I don't think she's making a statement by not wearing someone. She's just choosing clothes as a woman."

Point of clarification: neither Diane Von Furstenberg nor Oscar de la Renta are American -- the former born in Belgium and the latter in the Dominican Republic -- but both have built their businesses on good old, USA! USA! soil.

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Comments

[cc2529]

01:15 AM on 01/31/2011

They are both naturalized American citizens.

[AlexanderOttawa]

12:02 AM on 01/31/2011

Diane, are those american made diamonds hanging from your ears?

[greeneye31]

08:05 PM on 01/30/2011

These designers are whining. Michelle wears alot of american designs and has her own point of view which admire.

[DanSc]

03:08 PM on 01/30/2011

I'm sure Ms. Obama is disappointed with Diane Von Furstenberg's skill as a lawyer.

[naijaman]

11:39 PM on 01/29/2011

This is so stupid.

[mltmama]

10:28 PM on 01/29/2011

They make clothes for size 0s. When I shop, I'm looking for what looks good on me...not to make a statement.

[LeeLu]

07:33 PM on 01/29/2011

Does anyone know (or care about) whose suits POTUS wears?

[Dachozen1]

07:01 PM on 01/29/2011

None of these designers make clothes that are affordable to common folk. You wont see any of them fight for healthcare for everyone or anything that benefits common people. But they draw the line when they cannot get recognition on the world stage.

[MaryscottOConnor]

06:20 PM on 01/29/2011

Get over it, CFDA. She should wear what she wants to wear.

[marysmith1]

01:41 PM on 01/29/2011

No body should care what Michelle Obama wears. Go on with your days.

[Singing Sparrow]

10:26 AM on 01/29/2011

These designers simply miss the years when Nancy Reagan was the First Lady. Michelle Obama is such a Light for American women that the old conservatives can't stand her.
I thought she was stunning that evening and I don't care who made her dress-it was perfect for her.
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[Amydan48]

08:09 AM on 01/29/2011

Evidently Mrs. Obama likes A. McQueen as a designer as well as his clothes. Her wardrobe selections say a lot about the very interesting & unique designers (as people) she chooses. She goes outside the box just like the designers she chooses. Her style ideas are 'in' and the designers who always criticizes her are 'out'. Her suggestion about making jewellry from whitehouse wood is fresh, exciting & just a damn good idea! I love her choices; you never know what she's going to wear next. Mrs. Obama is a very interesting and smart First Lady, who makes a lot of much needed bold fashion choices. She is staying true to who SHE is.

[jakesjakes]

09:47 PM on 01/28/2011

She's not even American. Perhaps she should stop marrying homosexuals and selling her clothes outside the USA.

[Skunkman]

05:42 PM on 01/28/2011

Where is the average Americans clothes made?

Mike

[robertshaw]

12:40 AM on 01/29/2011

Don't you mean "are"?

[Skunkman]

11:08 AM on 01/29/2011

Well robertshaw I see instead of answering the question you
have become a vocabulary cop. This will get you nowhere in
HP. Of course that might be a good thing. :-)

Mike

[sf girl]

05:09 PM on 01/28/2011

Give me a break. Mrs. Obama wears American designers all the time. She wore an American designer to the State of the Union address. Considering how much the First Lady is photographed and the sheer number of high profile events she attends I think there are enough opportunities to go around for all designers. At the end of the day she should wear what she wants. The dress was stunning.