Michelle Obama wears Basso & Brooke
Celebrity Style, Daily News | Samantha O'Neill | May 15, 2009
Michelle Obama is a phenomena, she has managed to create her own look and pioneer young designers throwing them into design superstardom. And for her latest style outing the First Lady was seen wearing a British designer.
Michelle wore a gorgeous Spring/Summer 09 Basso & Brooke top to the White House Evening of Poetry and Music. She teamed her gorgeous top with a pair of white Maison Martin Margiela cropped trousers along with some statement silver shoes.
It is exciting to see her wearing Basso & Brooke who are a fabulous design duo but who have yet to gain the status of designers such as Matthew Williamson or Jonathan Saunders.
Unsurprisingly the designers behind her fab top were pretty excited, Basso & Brooke told Vogue.com:
“We were amazed when we saw the picture, She is such a strong, stylish lady - redefining a woman’s wardrobe - and for her to select us is an honour. The evening was a music and poetry event, and we think it worked perfectly for that.”
It was a great look, a perfect blend of dressy casual and fashion forward.
What do you make of Michelle’s style? Do you like the designers she chooses?
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Um, I do believe it should have been “Michelle Obama is a phenomenon.” More than one “phenomenon” would be “phenomena.”
I trust it that you do have a dictionary somewhere around, and that you might know how to use it?
Sorry to be a member of the spelling police, but words mean things.
Also: Punctuation is your friend.
OMG. could this article be any more fawning? She is no Jackie. she is no Laura.
gush much?
Someone should tell Michelle to do something with the neckline fit of that dress–the model isn’t wearing something slung to one side.
Even fitted, however, that is an ugly dress.
I feel sorry for Ms. Obama. With the possible exception of Eleanor Roosevelt, Ms. Obama is the least attractive First Lady America has ever had. All the fawning over her is obviously an attempt by the press to somehow make up for that fact, but it only draws attention to this ugly stepsister (and, of course, makes the press look even more biased than it otherwise would look).
Totally agree with you guys. This is the kind of stuff you could sew at home with scraps of tablecloth. Seriously, I could make a better looking dress, and I’m no “fashion designer”.
I liked the top (it’s not a dress). The pattern’s fresh, and she looks cool. I personally like her style: it’s fresh, young, and incorporates more color, young designers and street style. Even with the missteps, her look’s way more fun & relevant than a parade of Oscar de la Renta outfits.
James Brown in drag…
No sense of real style….getto fabulous
NOT Jackie…
Michelle Obama is not a “phenomena,” as that is the plural of phenomenon.
How easily some people are impressed. Does the author really think MO looks good in that outfit? Someone more slender might, but not Obama. People keep telling us Obama’s creating her own style. Hmm. If that’s the case, since she so often wears clothes that look awful on her — clothes that would be awful on anyone — that’’s not saying anything complimentary.
I like the outfit. She no longer looks like “the-cookie-cutter-first-lady”; however, I think that this look could have been accomplished on a much smaller budget, with a more attractive neck line. Wendy Katlen works with a lot of patterns in a similar way to Basso & Brooke. http://www.shopgoldyn.com/product.details-pid-1074-productname-Wendy%20Katlen
She looks great. Much better than Laura Bush, Hiliary Clinton, Nancy Regan. HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Let’s stay in this century. Stop comparing EVERY first lady to Jackie O. She’s dead right? MOVE FORWARD. PLEASE..
The cloth itself is nice, but doesn’t look nice on the dress =P
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I’m surprised of all this negativity. Personally, Mrs. Obama stunned me in a very pleasing way wearing this outfit. It’s daring for the first lady to wear a brand like B&B, but for her it looks really perfect. Even better than on the impersonal looking model.
She has done well before, but sliding a little on the conservative side. Now I think she’s hit a jackpot. It’s so her: radiant, fresh, modern, no-nonsense.
Perhaps my opinion is so different because I’m European?
Guess these fashion backward losers on this site rather see pasty and plain Laura & Barbara Bush…the most unattractive First Ladies EVER…you can’t get more bama and country than those two.
I just can’t believe the haters are still out there. Michelle Obama, don’t compare her to Jackie O, Mrs. Obama has class and her own style, she wears her garments very well. Kudos to her for giving little known designers a play, remember the Inauguration.