Lucky First Lady

Just as the Michelle-a-Porter wardrobe watch approaches a fever pitch, Lucky Magazine throws some kindling on the fire with the new weekly online feature, Shop the Look: Michelle Obama.

Tempting enough that Mrs. O shops at the stores of the (quasi) common man like J. Crew, now we've got a shopping guide to hand it to us on a silver platter. And judging from the popularity of the tireless First Lady fashion tracker blog, Mrs. O - the site attracts almost 170,000 visitors per month - people will bite. Because of Michelle's accessible choices, Lucky's page can take you right to the link for the item in the picture, whether it's a shopping mall grab or a special piece from a cracker jack, as-yet-unknown independent designer, or give you their pick for a close match. An inaugural STLMO post offers up a skirt and top from Newport News and Express, respectively, for the First Lady's recent Sophie Theallet daytime outfit. Because anyone can take a shopping spree at Saks Fifth Avenue, ahem, but it may take a little hand-holding to nail the fresh intelligence of Michelle's womanly wear.

So repeat after me: Yes we can refuse to emulate the 20-year-old skinny starlet's running-to-Coffee Bean wardrobe! It's time for a real change.

Comments

[rsprags]

Great article and go FL; I love what you said in Times about wearing what you like because it was a pretty AND/ A great dress. You did care that it was cold that is what a coat is for outerwear; nor, did you concern yourself with whether short sleeves were proper in the halls of congress. WOW, thanks for assisting some of us to capture our voice and the rest of us to maintain our voices in the mist of the noise and the non-sense!

[Alicia Edwards]

I don't agree with all Michelle's fashion choices but I do agree that she dresses like a lady.