First Lady Michelle Obama speaks before an evening of music, poetry and the spoken word in the East Room of the White House in Washington wearing Basso & Brooke. Can you believe that’s the First Lady? Much like her nicknamesake, Jackie, she’s redefining how a First lady looks....

Michelle Obama speaks during the Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala at Rose Hall – Jazz at Lincoln Center on in New York City wearing a Michael Kors dress and a Peter Sorenon corset. And we have only one thing to say…BRING IT, GIRL! Check out Shelley with...

Kittens, can you believe (almost) an entire month has gone by without us checking in on Mrs. O? Michelle Obama attends the unveiling ceremony for the bust of Sojourner Truth in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, DC wearing a Sophie Theallet dress Regardless of your party...

“ESSENCE magazine was granted exclusive access into the White House for its May 2009 issue, which features First Lady Michelle Obama and her mother, Mrs. Marian Robinson, on the cover.” What a sweet picture: It almost makes us feel bad that we’re going to criticize her...

Ladies, we’ve got some ground to cover, so let’s get cracking. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama (in Azzedine Alaïa) arrive for a cultural event at the Kurhaus during the NATO summit in Baden-Baden, Germany. She looks good. Not great, but good. She favors black...

Hurricane Shelley is still barrelling through Europe and we’ve got the goods and the opinions to go with them. The first ladies Michelle Obama (in a Thakoon coat and Thakoon floral silk jacquard dress) and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (in a Dior suede coat) at the NATO Summit Arrival Ceremony at...

Kittens, she met THE QUEEN yesterday! And she wore THIS: President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama meet Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace This is a truly historic moment as America’s first giant President and First Lady meet with the tiny little queen of a hidden magical island....

Darlings, if we DON’T do a post about Shelley O’s outfits for her European trip, our inbox will collapse under the weight of all the missives begging us to do so. We do it for you, kittens. And for the children. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk to...

Let’s make this quick. We both love: The dress (by Michael Kors) The cardigan (because she finally found one that flatters her – by Dear Cashmere) The makeup (because she looks fabulous) We’re split on: The belt (by Sonia Rykiel). Lorenzo hates it; Tom thinks it’s...

In the official portrait of Michelle Obama, the first lady wears a sleeveless dress from Michael Kors’ Spring 2009 collection. It’s a black version of the blue dress in double-bonded crepe jersey that was shown in the collection. This is the first time she’s worn a dress by...

First Lady Michelle Obama joined her husband President Barack Obama for their first black-tie dinner at the White House wearing a crystal embellished charcoal strapless Peter Soronen Fall 2008. It’s – by far – the best she’s ever looked.   Peter Soronen Fall 2008...

Darlings, we were very excited to see this cover because it gave us an opportunity both to appease the Shelley O fans that we pissed off when we criticized her in the past, while at the same time providing a perfect illustration of why we’ve been critical. But first, a little background...

Alright bitches, you clearly all have opinions on this one, so let’s get to it. First Lady Michelle Obama attends the inauguration of her husband Barack wearing an ensemble by Isabel Toledo “New York-based designer Toledo said the coat and dress were made of Swiss wool lace,...

WWD asked several top designers (and Project Runway judges) to sketch Inaugural Ball gowns for Michelle Obama. Some also sketched day looks for her. “…just about everyone yearns to dress Michelle, who could raise the profile of American fashion around the world. Yet with the...

Okay, it has nothing whatsoever to do with Project Runway but we just can’t keep our mouths shut on this one and besides, we’ve already received a dozen emails about it. It’s about Michelle Obama’s horrifically bad dress last night: Like many people, we sat around with...