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Beauty expert dubs first lady Michelle Obama the ‘commander in chic’
The Hill ^ | Dec. 7, 2011 | Judy Kurtz

Posted on 12/07/2011 6:21:02 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

A fashion and beauty maven says women should look to the first lady for inspiration on how to stock their own closets with style.

Mikki Taylor, the editor at large for Essence magazine, even bestows a new title on Michelle Obama in her new book, Commander in Chic: Every Woman’s Guide to Managing her Style Like a First Lady.

Taylor, who first became attracted to Obama’s fashion sense while working with her on a 2006 magazine story, says that unlike other presidents’ wives, “Michelle Obama effectively dresses for Michelle Obama. She dresses to delight herself. She’s not so influenced by the trends.”

Even when that means rebelling against one of the most blatant fashion faux pas around: wearing the same outfit again and again. Obama, 47, has been known to rock the same frock twice (or sometimes three times). She donned the same Thakoon floral dress at an October event that she had worn two times before in 2009.

But Taylor calls it making a “repeat performance,” and says, “You’ve never seen that before, and you really don’t see it from women in the public eye. A great dress is a great dress. A great look is a great look. Why not wear it again?”

And the author, who has worked with countless models and celebs, has some tricks of the trade that she’s picked up from studying the first lady’s style to help Washington women become their own Capitol Hill fashionistas.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


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To: GeronL
and that Madonna is cultured

I'm sure Madonna has alllll kinds of culture. (More penicillin, please)...

101 posted on 12/08/2011 7:24:01 AM PST by null and void (This is day 1052 of America's ObamaVacation from reality.)
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To: ataDude; Free ThinkerNY
You forgot “BARF ALERT”.

With that tread title a barf alert is superfluous.

102 posted on 12/08/2011 7:27:16 AM PST by null and void (This is day 1052 of America's ObamaVacation from reality.)
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To: surroundedbyblue
She’s commander in chic alright - for people of Wal-Mart.

Bingo!

103 posted on 12/08/2011 7:28:15 AM PST by null and void (This is day 1052 of America's ObamaVacation from reality.)
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To: LucyT
Moose does Palin...


104 posted on 12/08/2011 7:28:27 AM PST by Daffynition ( *Socialism, has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore it*)
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To: azishot

105 posted on 12/08/2011 7:29:30 AM PST by Daffynition ( *Socialism, has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore it*)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Has anyone ever seen MO in profile? Before any surgery she may have had?


106 posted on 12/08/2011 7:31:10 AM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: caper gal 1
The two on the left have been taught to comport themselves as ladies.

The one on the right, a lady of the evening...

This is sooooo going to get nuked, the truth hurts.

107 posted on 12/08/2011 7:33:52 AM PST by null and void (This is day 1052 of America's ObamaVacation from reality.)
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To: combat_boots

Above Leaned Against Wet White Paint Fashion™

108 posted on 12/08/2011 7:42:36 AM PST by Daffynition ( *Socialism, has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore it*)
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To: Daffynition

109 posted on 12/08/2011 8:02:42 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit)
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To: Daffynition

Where did THAT outfit come from? Or maybe I’d rather not know.

Always with a gaudy flower or some inappropriate piece of jewelry. No class, low class.


110 posted on 12/08/2011 8:02:53 AM PST by azishot
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To: Daffynition

111 posted on 12/08/2011 8:16:36 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

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I came here to see how many of the above would be here. Mods did not disappoint. Major barf thread.

112 posted on 12/08/2011 8:34:18 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (Dear God, thanks for the rain, but please let it rain more in Texas. Amen.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

113 posted on 12/08/2011 9:43:32 AM PST by null and void (This is day 1052 of America's ObamaVacation from reality.)
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To: exit82

I am working on the next installment. Christmas, work, and important family-associated activities have pulled me away from the keyboard for now. Hang in there, and thanks for your encouragement!


114 posted on 12/08/2011 9:53:03 AM PST by 60Gunner (Eternal vigilance or eternal rest. Make your choice.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I continue to believe that the inspiration for this dress was the roof of a Howard Johnson's restaurant.

115 posted on 12/08/2011 9:57:44 AM PST by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: Daffynition

Ha!! That one has to be photoshopped. Even Manchelle wouldn’t wear that. Well maybe. It looks like she was standing next to the power paint mixer at Home Depot when it exploded!


116 posted on 12/08/2011 10:48:26 AM PST by Batman11 (Obama's poll numbers are so low the Kenyans are claiming he was born in the USA!)
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To: lyby

The commander in chit?


117 posted on 12/08/2011 10:49:59 AM PST by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
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To: combat_boots; mojitojoe

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Pinging mojitojoe for old photos.

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118 posted on 12/08/2011 11:16:23 AM PST by LucyT
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To: ScottinVA
A bit of photoshop action there...

What, the fat legs, or those other two things?

119 posted on 12/08/2011 1:31:11 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER ( Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Yeah, the fat legs.. the photoshopper didn`t clean up the distortion of the stairs in the background after widening Moochelle`s thighs.


120 posted on 12/08/2011 2:24:36 PM PST by ScottinVA (I miss America.)
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