Obama Style

'First Barber' Zariff Talks About Obama's Custom Cut, Graying Hair

Huffington Post | Posted 10.07.2009 | Style


'First Barber' Zariff, of the Hyde Park Hair Salon, spoke to Essence magazine about the president's $21 custom coif. On the invention of 'The Obama C...

Obama Family Returns From Camp David On Sunday In Mid-Summer Style (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 08.20.2009 | Style


The first family spent the weekend at Camp David, and when they returned home on Sunday they were the very picture of summer repose. The first lady's ...

Obama's Golf Shorts: Should Grown Men Wear Shorts? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.28.2009 | Style


President Obama is known for his impeccable manners (see a blog post to this effect by Emily Post's great-great-granddaughter), but during a golf outi...

The 'Out And About Obamas': First Couple Pops Up All Over Washington

nytimes.com | RACHEL L. SWARNS | Posted 04.26.2009 | Style


IT has been only two months since the Obamas moved into the White House, but here in the nation's capital, some people are already asking: Have you bu...

What Obama Wears On His Wrist

wwd.com | Posted 04.23.2009 | Style


The fledgling brand launched an e-tail site two months ago, Barackswatch.com, and is taking its wares to Baselworld next week to shop for brick-and-mo...

'The No-Hose Administration': Seven White House Workers Get Styled By Elle

Elle.com | Joe Zee | Posted 04.22.2009 | Style


UPDATE: A White House official tells the Huffington Post: "We did not pick the clothes that we wore for the Elle photo shoot and with a few exceptions...

Presidents' Tailor Critiques Obama's Casualwear: "He No Look Good"

VanityFair.com | Rebecca Sacks | Posted 04.11.2009 | Style


It turns out de Paris is already making two navy-blue suits for President Obama, whom the tailor finds to be "human and kind." In his pronounced Frenc...

Dressy Jacqueline Kennedy: A Retrospective (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 04.06.2009 | Style


The Obamas have done quite a bit of socializing since they moved to Washington in January, so let's take a look back at the First Couple who started t...

Cocktails, Cookies, And Conga Lines: Partying At The White House

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 04.02.2009 | Style


WASHINGTON — The White House is the place to be on Wednesdays. Since the presidency changed hands less than six weeks ago, a burst of entertain...

Blog Devotes Itself To Tracking Obama's Ties

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.21.2009 | Style


Finally--the blog the world has been waiting for. Neck of State diligently tracks President Obama's ties in an attempt to find not-so-hidden meaning. ...

Obama Strategy: Keep Lawmakers Close

wsj.com | JONATHAN WEISMAN and NAFTALI BENDAVID | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama's scheduled signing Tuesday of a $787 billion economic stimulus law culminates three rapid-fire legislative weeks when a new pr...

Bush Jacketless In Oval Office: Photo Uncovered After Bush Chief Of Staff Slams Obama's Informal Appearance (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 03.08.2009 | Style


**Scroll down for slideshow** One day after President Bush's former Chief of Staff Andrew Card blasted President Obama for breaking the Bush dress co...

Washington's Ultimate Status Symbol: Obama's Email Address

NYTimes.com | PETER BAKER | Posted 03.05.2009 | Style


It is now the ultimate status symbol in a town obsessed by status. Mr. Obama was spotted last week trying out his new BlackBerry -- or actually a more...

Obama Fashion Fever Rages On Post-Election (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 03.05.2009 | Style


On October 3, 2008, in a story titled Obama Fashion Fever In Paris, we asked if Obama inspired wears, like the looks presented on the runways of Sonia...

Obama's First Seven Days...Of Fashion (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.01.2009 | Style


Dressing for your first week of work is much like dressing for the first week of school: it matters. While the new president remained formal during th...

Obama Relaxes Weekend Dress Code At White House

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.01.2009 | Style


Much fuss was made over Obama's jacket removal on his first day in the Oval Office because he was breaking a rule of the Bush administration: wear a c...

Obama Braves The Cold Without A Coat, Demonstrates "Flinty Chicago Toughness" (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.28.2009 | Style


Obama wants to show wimpy Washingtonians how to brave the cold, Chicago-style. As parts of the capital city -- specifically Sasha and Malia's school,...

Obama Style Goes High Fashion, Appears In Italian Vogue

pipeline.refinery29.com | Posted 02.27.2009 | Style


There's no doubt Obama-style infiltrated the masses, and political T-shirts are normally widespread during an election. But when Jane Aldridge pointed...

Obama Breaks Bush Jacket Rule In Oval Office

Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Following the release of the Oval Office photograph from Obama's first day, many observers have noted a distinct change from the Bush years: the new p...

Desirée Rogers, Obama Social Secretary, Shares White House Party Plans With Vogue

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.14.2009 | Style


In their February issue, on newsstands January 20th, Vogue profiled incoming White House social secretary Desirée Rogers. In the article, Roge...

Michael Smith Named White House Decorator: 20 Questions With Domino's Editor (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Deborah Needleman | Posted 02.13.2009 | Style


Deborah Needleman

Domino magazine has just announced that Los Angeles-based designer Michael S. Smith will be the new White House decorator. Mr. Smith's clients includ...

Obama's Backwards Hat: Love It Or Lose It? (POLL)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.29.2009 | Style


After what may have been his sixth trip to the gym since arriving in Hawaii one week earlier, the president-elect shook things up on Saturday by weari...

Famous Beards In Politics (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 01.07.2009 | Style


This past week, there was much ado about facial hair between declaring 2008 the year of the mustache, Bill Richardson's missing beard and Obama's admi...

Barack Obama's Seventies Style (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.30.2008 | Style


The seventies are back in a big way: shaggy hair, plaid prints and idealism have all made a comeback... furthermore, we have a president-elect who hap...

Obama The Visionary Minimalist

Washington Independent | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics


Some public officials are minimalists. They do not like to reject the fundamental commitments of their fellow citizens. On environmental questions, se...