Lovely dress First Lady Obama

[malaise]

Fabulous

[xultar]

1. I'm not feeling the dress. She does look FAB in white though.

[Raine]

2. It looked great from what I saw but

I didn't get much of a look. :-(

[malaise]

5. ABC is covering the ball n/t

[cynatnite]

3. It looks good. n/t

[malaise]

4. Here I am babes

Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

Ain't that the truth.

[panader0]

6. Okay, my girlfriend said to lose the puffy things on the dress

What do I know, I'm a blue jean, t-shirt guy.

[JerseygirlCT]

7. They both look gorgeous. Elegant.

And yet, so down to earth - touchable.

Maybe that's because they're so close to my age, but they don't feel distant at all. They feel like folks. Beautiful folks, but still folks, you know?

[InvisibleTouch]

8. Anyone got a picture or a link?

For those of us with no TV tonight....

[AlCzervik]

9. this might be the dress-

[lonestarnot]

11. Nope not it.

[AlCzervik]

12. it's close, the material and the feel look the same except for the straps.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

16. Her dress is white, one shoulder strap. Tight to the bodice and flared at the waist. Decorating

it are what appear to be small white tulle flowers. Just lovely!

[AlCzervik]

19. it's a really nice change from other ball gowns we've seen in the past, not hers btw

it flows and it's light in color plus it looks lovely on her.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

22. Just found this pic

[Lars39]

24. Has an overlay....a really classy chennille feel, yet not bulky.

Purty!

[bdamomma]

42. no that's not it, too puffy.

[spanone]

10. it's hard to believe the change in ONE DAY!!!!!

[seabeyond]

13. if you are going to make me all girlie, talking about her clothes, at least a picture

for these threads, lol.

[Glimmer of Hope]

14. Here is one:

?

[seabeyond]

18. ahhhhhh. that is such a precious picture, forget the dress, lol.

thanks. that was nice of you.

[Fire1]

15. That gown makes her look like 'little Bo Peep!'

[NashVegas]

17. Here's a Look

[malaise]

20. Damn a first couple who love each other

What a change.

[politicasista]

21. Yes! n/t

[InvisibleTouch]

25. Thanks!

I tend to prefer bold colors to neutrals/whites/blacks, but this does look beautiful on her. (Loved the gold-glitter dress from earlier in the day!) Someone else said it too, but the Obamas do look a bit like a wedding couple in their finery. Very appropriate for the occasion!

[Phillycat]

27. I do not like the dress. But they are an extraordinarily handsome couple.

[NashVegas]

32. I Don't Care For the Cut, But Love the Texture

I like the bodice, but I think the real problem is the skirt. If the waist was either a little higher or lower ...

Other views:

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6450273,00.jpg

[Phillycat]

34. Ha! I feel the opposite. I think the cut is mostly flattering, but dislike the texture.

It doesn't go over well on TV, I don't think. It looks like a chenille bath rug. JMHO.


However, as regards the strap and where it attaches to the bodice, I totes agree with you about the cut. WTF is going on there?

[NashVegas]

36. That's Funny - And More

Found more:

http://gothamist.com/2009/01/20/michelle_obama_picks_jason_wu-desig.php?gallery0Pic=2#gallery

Here's a REALLY good detail on the bodice:

[Phillycat]

37. Oh my, yes, I really don't like that.

However, Michelle is just stunning, isn't she? She doesn't take many bad pictures...

[MzNov]

28. Couple No. 1 !!!

:bounce:

:loveya:

[Cabcere]

31. What a beautiful couple.

:loveya: Thanks for the pic! :hi:

[bdamomma]

43. what a great picture, you can feel the love can't you?

[LeftyMom]

23. Quoth LK: "They're getting MARRIED?!!?!?"

That's the problem with white dresses. ;)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

26. They just married America!

[malaise]

39. Jill BIden's red dress is gorgeous as well

Hey Joe - looking good.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

40. lol! I just saw her dress at Yahoo news! Wow! Both of them looked so sexy!

[KittyWampus]

29. Sorry, it may be nice in person but it looks horrible on tv. Like there's cotton balls stuck all

over it.

[Catshrink]

30. It is lovely -- but I was hoping for purple.

Michelle looks especially gorgeous in purple.

[trayfoot]

33. Pretty on Michelle.....too poofy for my tastes.

[blogslut]

35. ...

[malaise]

38. Commander in Chief ball next n/t

[bdamomma]

41. I think so too, she looks very glamorous.

[Kurovski]

44. Something I've noticed about the Obama family wardrobe is...

that they often choose designs that move well. The coats on the President and First Lady were beautiful as much for the way the fabric moved when they walked, and when the wind met elements of those designs.

[EFerrari]

45. Media outlets spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on models

to get a few good images. Now consider the HUNDREDS of perfect ones we've seen today. :wow:

The next four years are going to be very very easy to look at. :)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

46. My two cents' worth.

My mom taught me to sew. She was a Costume Design major in college.

I like the color. I like the sparkles. I think the strap was an afterthought.

The texture is too lumpy. And I think her silhouette should be more streamlined and vertical or diagonal. It looks like they wrapped a chenille bedspread around her, instead of draping it more like a sheath or a toga.

That said, the lady is a serious clotheshorse. And I mean that she is tall, has a great figure, and can really wear nearly anything to its best advantage.



Keep the color and the sparkles. Make it smoother, like, say, silk charmeuse (satin), with a transparent overlay of silk chiffon with the beads on it.

Make the strap look more integrated with the dress and change the silhouette to more of a sheath and less with the fitted bodice. Fit it around the bust and let the rest of it drape on the bias.


Anyway, Michelle rocks that dress! She pulls off something that Nancy Reagan was too old and too skinny to pull off.