Michelle Obama's Pricey Footwear

The New York Daily News ^ | 05/01/2009 | Amy Diluna

[StilettoRaksha]

Those sneakers are hideous, but there is nothing wrong with her paying $500 for them. She’s entitled to spend her money the way she wishes. It doesn’t indicate “noveau riche vulgarity.”

[chiefqc]

The clueless moron wore them to a charity function.

[Argus]

Never said she couldn’t spend her own money any way she wants (BTW, I’ll bet anything Lanvin gave her the shoes for free in exchange for the plug, in standard celebrity fashion). But Old Money doesn’t waste $ on idiot status symbols. They have nobody to impress. Nouveau riche vulgarians do, so I’ll stick by what I said.

[Godwin1]

Oh c’mon! When your feets are that big, it costs to shod them. If you calculate the dollar cost per square inch covered, her shoes are a bargain.

[KC_Lion]

When Obummer said we have to “tighen our belts” I guess that meant everyone but him and the “Political Class”

Good Golly Miss Molly, when will people wake up!?!?!?

[Cincinna]

FASHION PING LIST PLEASE COPY

Michelle is setting a great example in the "worst recession since the Great Depression"

MICHELLE OBAMA WEARING $540 SNEAKERS TO FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR PHOTO-OP

Leading by example, or "LET THEM EAT CAKE?"

The "Kicks", made by high-end French fashion label Lanvin, cost $540

[bfree]

She looks like a ho.

[Robwin]

Now if this had been Laura Bush...(an observation that can be applied to a plethora of actions and statements by Obowma, Mrs Obowma, Plugs, and the rest of the clowns in this administration).

[katiekins1]

Oh c?mon! When your feets are that big, it costs to shod them. If you calculate the dollar cost per square inch covered, her shoes are a bargai

LMAO! That was excellent! Hehehe!

[EGPWS]

Michelle Obama's Pricey Footwear

Well, a water tower costs more to build than a water glass too.

[GOP_Lady]

Michelle Fashion Police Alert Ping!

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Michelle is setting a great example in the "worst recession since the Great Depression"

MICHELLE OBAMA WEARING $540 SNEAKERS TO FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR PHOTO-OP

Leading by example, or "LET THEM EAT CAKE?"

The "Kicks", made by high-end French fashion label Lanvin, cost $540

[GOP_Lady]

[Fu-fu2]

Good catch from the election....hypocrisy! I think she was probably just trying to connect with African American voters from the ‘hood, where it is common to spend that much on one’s sneakers as a status symbol. Fox 32 news is doing a story on this shortly. I’ll have to see what crappola excuses they come up with....

[Fu-fu2]

Robin Robinson the news reader showed Michelle in her sneakers at the food bank, said there had been some criticism of Michelle for wearing such expensive footwear, then thru in her own comment “Gee, talk about the devil being in the details.” So our news reader told us to stop being so picky so there is nothing here.<sarc

[freemama]

I have no problem with Michelle choosing to spend her own money on ugly shoes and wearing them anywhere she wishes, but as a representative of our nation, the rest of the outfit was just pedestrian. If she want’s funky tennies, lets take up the rest of the outfit to match.

[GOP_Lady]

Michelle-O Wears $540 Tennis Shoes to Event Feeding the Poor
May 1, 2009 
 
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT 
 
RUSH: A Supreme Court justice can wear $540 tennis shoes like Michelle Obama wore at a feed the poor thing the other day.  Yeah, this apparent Lanvin, is that the French -- Dawn, you would know.  How do you pronounce the French fashion house, L-a-n-v-i-n, Lanvin?  Anyway, she wears some tennis shoes that cost, apparently, according to the New York Daily News, $540 a pair, while she's out there feeding the poor.  They asked her office about it, "Come on," they said, they snorted, "It's just shoes."  Just shoes.  You could buy a pair of Keds that look about the same for $35 bucks.  They don't quite look the same, but they're close to looking the same.  Thirty-five dollars, champion canvas blue multi-Keds. They're purple and they're light blue and they're yellow.  You could pick your colors, and $35 bucks a pair, as opposed to $540.  But remember, now, she's beloved and it's just shoes.  It's just shoes, they say.   
 
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[LucyT]

[azishot]

Just shoes????? Yeah, and ugly ones at that. Although I’m sure they’d look really “cool” with one of her argyle sweaters......(dripping sarc)

[LA Woman3]

Holy Nikes! I heard Rush talking about this and couldn't believe her shoes were that expensive!! She could have spray painted a pair of KEDS silver for $20!!

[freekitty]

But, but she is the Messiah’s wife. She can do anything wrong and frequently does.