Isabel Toledo, Michelle Obama Favorite, Talks About Inauguration Dress's DNA

Isabel Toledo, Michelle Obama Favorite, Talks About Inauguration Dress's DNA

Michelle Obama favorite Isabel Toledo recently talked to students at Marymount University about designing the first lady's inaugural dress and overcoat, WWD reports.

"[The inauguration] became such an important moment for everybody, it's strange that I got sucked into it," Toledo said. "As many people as have reacted to the dress, that's how much I put into it. It's got my DNA. I wanted that moment to happen and I wanted that optimism to come through in that moment. I love that [Michelle Obama] felt that in the dress and she wore it."

Toledo and her husband Ruben donated the outfit's original sketch and a swatch of fabric to a silent auction at the University, which will raise money for its fashion program.

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