Michelle Obama's Giant Bow Sweater At Walgreens Event In Chicago (PHOTOS)

First Lady Michelle Obama donned a big bow on her sweater as she visited her hometown of Chicago to encourage the mayor to make healthy food available and affordable for those living in lower-income neighborhoods.

The first lady joined Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and eight other mayors, along with chief executive officers of several food retailers, at a Walgreens on the South Side to promote healthy eating, reports Business Week.

Style-wise, the FLOTUS looked lovely in a Tracy Reese black-and-white striped sweater that was festooned with a large bow on the right shoulder. The stripes especially popped against a background of fresh apples, oranges and watermelons as Mrs. O addressed the crowd.

This isn't the first time the first lady has embraced the bow. She wore a blue and green bow tank to plant trees back in 2009, and in April of that year she sported a huge bow on a crisp white shirt.

"In so many neighborhoods, if people want to buy a head of lettuce or salad or some fruit for their kid's lunch, they have to take two or three buses, maybe pay for a taxicab, in order to do it," the FLOTUS told the crowd, arguing for easier access to nutritious foods. A good cause and great style? We'll toast to that.

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Comments

[Michaela19762]

10:54 AM on 10/30/2011

I like this sweater a lot. Not usually wild about bows but this one works!

[hope61]

09:30 PM on 10/28/2011

I'm not a "bow" person, but this sweater has me seeing them differently. In fact, I think I love it. :)

[Marisa Stein]

08:54 AM on 10/28/2011

that's gotta be the ugliest sweater I've ever seen

[tubette]

06:54 PM on 10/27/2011

She looks great in that beautiful sweater!

[Tonirelay]

05:34 PM on 10/27/2011

Michelle is a beautiful, intelligent woman. Lay off the clothes she choose to wear, it is her choice for goodness sake. I am disgusted by the fact that this article talks more about her clothing than the mere fact that she is trying to make a difference.

[gerbersmail]

01:49 PM on 10/27/2011

She looks good in anything! First class "first lady"! How could anyone not appreciate her looks? You must have forgotten about Barbara Bush. YIKES!

[rjmt12]

12:01 AM on 10/28/2011

And Hillary

[Greenblue]

12:01 PM on 10/27/2011

recap of the comments..

Our First Lady is very nice and her hair is very nice. Also her bow is nice and her sweater is also very beautiful. Her smile is very nice and she is very pretty and beautiful. I love our first lady because she is a very nice and pretty and her bow is always very nice. Her smile is pretty too.
Did I say I think she is very pretty too!!!

[ywcachieve]

03:26 PM on 10/27/2011

Yes, all of that, and more. She is fabulous, and we love her. Thanks for your recap.

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[vobox3343]

11:01 AM on 10/27/2011

Donned a big bow? Obviously, it's part of the outfit - Geez. And rather attractive to boot.

[sjmarin]

09:32 AM on 10/27/2011

BEST. FIRST. LADY. EVER.

[ywcachieve]

03:27 PM on 10/27/2011

Yes, she is.

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[Cakey4814]

09:12 AM on 10/27/2011

Love this outfit..go Tracy Reese..

[rjmt12]

05:22 AM on 10/27/2011

Walgreens is typically much higher in price than Target or Walmart on health/beauty product. I wonder if the fresh food will be affordable for those in lower income neighborhoods if they take their usual markup.

[Singing Sparrow]

07:33 AM on 10/27/2011

We had a drug store named Long's here in the SF Bay Area that always provided some fruits and vegetables available at a very reasonable prices and some of us who could afford higher prices bought there. I am hoping that Walgreens manages to do the same-make fresh fruit and vegetables available in communities without easy access to these necessary ingredients of a healthy diet.
What type of thinking goes into weighing Michelle Obama's dress of the day over what she is talking about?

[henriette and hube]

02:49 PM on 10/27/2011

Because it's the style page. Check out the food page as there is an article on what you want on the page that applies to this article. Get it?

[Kitten Kramer]

11:22 PM on 10/26/2011

Now that is one very cute sweater and it looks great one her. Her hair is chic and her makeup at min and put it all together she looks just fablous. This is one of her better outfits. Where can I get a sweater like that? Anyone else see that sweater somewhere?

[Morena]

03:40 AM on 10/27/2011

The sweater is by Tracy Reese.

[Kitten Kramer]

04:14 AM on 10/27/2011

Thank you so much...I'll google her and try to find it. It's really a cute sweater.

[tchoupitoulav1]

08:18 AM on 10/27/2011

That is not a cute sweater. I like MO but her style is off most of the time.

[cindyw]

09:24 AM on 10/27/2011

"Cute" is subjective, is it not?

[Kitten Kramer]

10:10 PM on 10/27/2011

You don't have to like the sweater, I do! And we all are individuals so all of us people have different tastes, Mine is not to show alot of skin, it destorys the imagination and leaves one looking sl...u..ty. And yes, it is a cute sweater for me, doesn;t have to be for you.

[Morena]

11:16 PM on 10/26/2011

The b1le typically comes from the same posters. They don't like the person but are front and center for everything she does. Reminiscent of a bunch jealous annies who sit around talking about the popular girl at school, girlfriend or wife in the neighborhood, or co-worker.

This sweater, as most of O's casual attire, is in step with what I see here in NYC from the 9-5 sect. Whether you like it or not is irrelevant but to pretend it's "tacky" or "not fashionable" is LAME *to put it nicely*.

[patriciacaldwell]

06:39 AM on 10/27/2011

My thoughts exactly! F & F, and long overdue.

[Singing Sparrow]

07:35 AM on 10/27/2011

Thank you!! for articulating what I was feeling.

[riverhouse]

11:14 PM on 10/26/2011

Great sweater, great hair, great look. It amazes me to see how much vitriol this fine woman can raise in the right wingers.

[livingdangerously]

10:33 PM on 10/26/2011

Bows are for girls. Women over the age of 20 shouldn't wear them - especially in thier hair.

[zaleachic13]

12:05 AM on 10/27/2011

But she makes it look ageless...

[patriciacaldwell]

06:41 AM on 10/27/2011

You sound very sure of that. Who makes up these inane rules?

[OMGWTH]

07:18 AM on 10/27/2011

The same person who says women over 30 should not have long hair. THAT person.