American First Lady'S Pragmatic Fashion

As the wife of Barack Obama, the first African American president who took office in the financial crisis, Michelle Obama knows how her wardrobe should match her husband, the president of the Democratic Party. Michelle's cover photo was taken by female photographer Annie Lebowitz. The shooting location is the Hay Adams Hotel where the first family stayed before Obama's inauguration. Michelle wore a pink and purple silk dress designed by Jason Wu, a Chinese American designer. The white chiffon floor length dress she wore when attending her husband Obama's inauguration party on the evening of January 21 was also by this young designer. Terry, the lead writer of Vogue magazine who wrote the report for Michelle, said that the dress of the cover characters of Vogue was mostly decided by the magazine. However, Michelle had her own opinion. She knew that the dress was suitable for her, and hardly needed the magazine to provide advice. "Michelle's soft figure is unusual for the First Lady of the United States, and she trusts the new forces in the American fashion design industry, such as the works of Wu Jigang and Isabel Toledo, a Cuban female designer. The latter also designed the combination of the goose yellow suit and dark green leather gloves for her at the inauguration ceremony, helping her win the title of" New Jacqueline Kennedy ". ”Terry said, "However, compared with Jacqueline Kennedy, Michelle's style is more practical than gorgeous." The famous contemporary feminist Germain Greyer once described the role of the First Lady with a slight irony - "people who stand beside leaders in suits and leather, wear skirts, wear high heels, and put lipstick on their lips." In Germain's view, what the First Lady needs to do is to choose a beautiful skirt for herself. However, this seemingly simple dress choice is the messenger of the husband's political orientation, full of political wisdom. In the 1960s, for Kennedy, who had just been elected as the President of the United States, repairing the diplomatic relations between the United States and European countries was one of the most important topics at that time. As a result, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy's fluent French and her Givenchy and Chanel suits began to appear on the front page headlines of major media. Nancy Reagan, another former first lady of the United States, often wore high-end customized clothes designed by James Granos, a Los Angeles designer. Luxury fabrics and expensive prices made people intuitively feel how rich the United States was at that time (in the 1980s), and President Reagan's determination to fully develop the American economy. As the wife of Barack Obama, the first African American president who took office in the financial crisis, Michelle, a standard middle-class woman with an annual salary of more than 300000 dollars, knows how her wardrobe should match the husband of the Democratic president. On November 4, the decisive day of the US presidential election, Michelle wore a red and black U-neck dress with a cross belt. The fashion circle has made a lot of negative comments on the dress. The outspoken people said that the dress was like a volcano eruption, while the tactful people thought it was a "harmless mistake". However, the skirt was created by Narciso Rodriguez, an American designer of ethnic minorities (with Cuban origin). Michelle's choice is absolutely politically correct. Two days ago, Obama's grandmother died, and she had to wear red and black clothes to mourn her relatives in Africa. Michelle's skirt expressed her grief, and even more, she played a beautiful family card for her husband Obama. The fashion department director of Barnes New York boutique, a high-end shopping center, said that Michelle borrowed the skirt to convey a message, "Be yourself and not be left alone". To understand the meaning of this sentence, just open Michelle's wardrobe: the black and white plaid dress she wore on National Day 2008 was bought at GAP, and the sundress she wore on ABC TV interviews was only $148. Target, H&M, WhiteHouse/BlackMarket and other civilian clothing brands occupied most of the space in Michelle's wardrobe. Although she had worn the works of several famous designers during the election process, they were all mixed with some cheap fashion clothes. Michelle's style of mixing famous brands and bargains is not only very modern, but also reflects the new trend of the American fashion industry. Michelle's pragmatism fashion just matched her husband Obama's bold innovation, pragmatism first and people friendly political image. In addition, the United States is in the background of economic downturn, this kind of prudent act of moderation is even more valuable. Doris Kearns Goodwin, a female historian who has written about several American presidents, said: "She is likely to become a model to tell the middle class of the United States that some clothes are not expensive, but they are also good to wear." In August 2008, on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, Michelle wore a green tight skirt designed by Chicago designer Maria Pinto, which was worth $795. During this period, she also wore other skirts designed by Pinto. Pinto designed clothes are sold in Saks Fifth Avenue chain stores. According to her, the sales of her works have increased by 45% in the past year, partly due to Michelle's favor for her. With the continuous decline of retail sales in the United States, it is predicted that Michelle Obama may drive the consumption desire of Americans. In fact, Michelle's "advertising effect" is being confirmed. After she appeared on the "Viewpoint" program wearing Donna Ricco's black and white sleeveless sundress, 2500 pieces of this $148 skirt were sold at the "WhiteHouse/BlackMarket" retail store. In addition, she mentioned the supermarket chain J Crew's tartan skirt also said that he once spent $89.99 to buy a colorful tight skirt online. Those two clothes are in J The Crew website was sold out. David Wolf, creative director of Doneger Group, an American procurement consultant and trend forecasting agency, said in an interview with the media: "Whatever Michelle does, she may bring benefits to the retail industry because people pay attention to her and her clothes." Women's Daily believes that in the past 20 years, stars, celebrities and designers have joined forces to make people fall into an extravagant fantasy world, but Michelle may help people to look back to the real world. "I won't pretend not to care, but I must also consider the reality. Because no matter what clothes you wear, there will be people who don't like it. Their tastes are different. The most important thing is to be comfortable and wear what I love." In answer to Vogue On the question of dress style, Michelle said, "Imagine what makes you happy and what makes you feel comfortable and beautiful. If I have any influence, I hope women are confident and enjoy fashion." ? Editor in charge: Wang Xiaonan