Your Butt Will Look Good In These Jeans (Part II)

The Stiletto Blog (third item, "The Other Shoe Drops") ^ | February 4, 2009 | The Stiletto

[theothercheek]

In the February 9^th issue of New York Magazine, designer Isabel Toledo – who outfitted Michelle Obama for the swearing in ceremony - is asked whether the two women had met. They had, just one time, and Toledo tactfully describes her first impression:

“I hugged her and thought ‘Let me see … what size?’ She’s got an amazing torso and long, beautiful arms. She’s like a spider.”

Toledo chose not to be blunt about Mrs. Obama having large hips, thighs and buttocks. But rather than be dishonest or fawning, the designer subtly made her point by comparing Mrs. Obama’s figure to an insect that tends to have skinny arms and a bulbous lower body.

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[MHT]

Boy are you right! My daughter told me that the dress was "yellow" and the shoes "green". The only pictures I saw showed a yellow-based green dress and shoes and gloves in a blue-based green. Yuck! Dyed to match would have been perfect. And the brooch was interesting--but who could see it through the layers of wool and chiffon with all the *rap that was happening under the coat.

Based upon her good taste in clothing (which as old and as smart as she supposed to be should be a "given"), I think we should take back the $100,000 that she's allowed to use to re-do the White House. If the current White House was good enough for Laura, who was understated and elegant, it should be good enough for this city bumpkin.