Michelle's dress - how do you like it?

[WillieW]

It was designed by 26 year old Jason Wu.

[Why Syzygy]

1. I'm not a fan on one shoulder

stuff. Halter straps would look better. Other than that, it's lovely.

[orleans]

2. I LOVE IT--she looked like a fairy princess. see?

[EFerrari]

It makes her look like she better be carded.

Perfect.

[Drunken Girlfriend]

32. Michelle Obama

I think she looked great!

She's the Jackie O of our generation.

Such great style,and a whole lot of class.

Although I am a Canadian,I can't wait to see
more of the Obama family in the media.

Style and substance,Michelle Obama is what
I imagine to be the perfect "trophy wife",
if such a thing were to exist.

And the children are becoming fashion icons as well,giving
young Suri Cruise a run for her money! lol

[MsTryska]

3. meh. too poofy.

pretty idea, but i would much preferred to have seen her in a sophisticated column dress. She could totally rock that.

[tabatha]

4. It is great.

Shows off her arms incredibly well.

[Mist]

5. I confess, I was hoping for some sequins. I like glitz for an inaugural ball. nt

[WillieW]

9. me too. I would love to have seen her in a jewel colored dress.

[Suich]

6. She seems to have a lot of problems with the length.

She keeps getting tripped up or stepping on it.

Other than that, I like it!

[Raine]

31. Yeah I noticed that too

I think it's because it has a train on the back, if it wasn't for that the dress would be fine.

[mecherosegarden]

7. I like it ! N/T

[Tangerine LaBamba]

8. I love it

She did it her way, marking her own style. Just gorgeous. Absolutely beautiful.

She's gonna open the door for lots of young, new American designers, I suspect, and when I think of Nancy Reagan and all the clothes she "borrowed" from designers - remember the stink when she didn't send some back? - and Pickles wearing the upholstery, well, Michelle is just gonna write a whole new definition of "First Lady" in every dimension.

[Mist]

19. For all the fuss Nancy made over "borrowing" then keeping clothing, she always

wore a red suit and looked the same no matter what.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

26. Her head

I saw a photo of her and Ronnie, all dressed up for his first inaugural ball, and, I am not kidding, her head was twice the size of a normal head, I swear.

I found this - doesn't it look like someone put that head on someone else's body?

[JDPriestly]

27. It took years of starving herself to get that look.

[Sebass1271]

10. I LOVED HER DRESS

She looks absoluteley STUNNING!!!..Elegant, Classy, sophisticated. Everything combined. I have to admit that i was a little nervous Michelle's choice because she hasn't made good decisions in the past, HOWEVER, when I saw her tonight it was a remarkable and pleasant surprise.

Michelle really hit a home run with this dress. Sometimes, LESS is more and this dress didn't make Michelle. Michelle MADE the dress.

I was in total awe!!!... I loved the color too. I am glad she didn't pick a dress wiht stones, glitz..

She looks ELEGANT!

[elocs]

11. Do you want the honest truth or simply have everyone how great they thought it was?

I liked Jill's dress.

[KittyWampus]

12. wrong dress for television and stage. The fabric was a major fail but style and color were nice

[SoCalDem]

13. I was hoping for something like this

White dresses are nice, but in pictures, sometimes they look odd.. She looks great in jewel tones

[Beaverhausen]

22. WOW! That would have been great. Personally, I like Michelle in purple

I think she looks good tonight but I think it's a bit of a miss.

[JDPriestly]

28. Jewel tones would have been great, and styling that compliments her height.

Michelle Obama is always beautiful. I just think she could have played up the big advantages of her elegant height and carriage with a dress like the one in the picture in your post, SoCalDem.

[karynnj]

38. I agree that the dress you posted would look fantastic,

but the white dress - simple for an inauguration gown - send a signal of rebirth and starting anew in a clean fresh way - especially when you saw Obama and her together. If you look just at the dress - you can say that you didn't like one characteristic or another - but forget being a fashion critic, step back and look at the entire picture and consider what you see.

Michelle Obama looked great in the dress - elegant and youthful at the same time - that rather than how the dress itself looked is what was important. She and Obama - wearing black and white had the jazz like cool - but one that was very approachable and unjaded.

[Jack Rabbit]

14. I like it

Michelle is gorgeous and would look good if she were dressed to paint the house.

[my2sense]

15. Not my favorite

It may look good in person - but it doesn't translate well for photos and TV.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

16. It's nice to be different

I'm also glad that the White House is going to be decorated with some things from Target!

[Bluebear]

17. The fashion pros critique her dress here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8122039&mesg_id=8122039

[ProgressiveProfessor]

18. meh is about it

Did not show well on camera, hopefully it is better in person. Single shoulder does not work well for her.

[Cleita]

20. It was a lovely dress and she wore it beautifully well,

until it came to dancing. The train got in her way. She didn't know to lift a corner of the train for the dance. It's too bad no one coached her on this, but she carried through it gracefully ball after ball. I think both she and her designer will note this for future balls.

[Stellabella]

21. LOVE it. Elegant and classy.

Just like the wearer.

[Raksha]

23. Not too thrilled with it.

I don't care for the one-shoulder look. Or anything asymmetric, come to think of it.

[JCMach1]

25. xactly... B- on the dress

[JCMach1]

24. Did not like the single strap...

Would have preferred sleeveless or half-sleeves...

Color and design was nice until you get to that strap... YUCK!

[shanti]

29. i didn't really care for it

too "foofy". but michelle could carry it off.

jill biden's dress, however, was fabulous!

[earth mom]

30. I think Michelle's white dress is beautiful and I love the single over the shoulder strap.

If it had been strapless, I would have hated it. I think strapless dresses are fugly.

[cali]

33. not a good dress. not for her or anyone else

[Lucian]

34. She should've picked a different gown.

[LeftyMom]

35. The cut was okay. The fabric didn't translate to TV well.

And white formals are for weddings.

She'd look great in a sack, but it really didn't do anything to enhance her amazing looks, and I think it may have distracted from them.

[Political Heretic]

36. I like anything she puts on.

/swoon

[Dorian Gray]

37. It's pretty

though I preferred one of the sketches for a gorgeous and rich looking red number.