First Lady Michelle Obama greets a young visitor touring the White House during a surprise visit in the Blue Room with family dog Bo on the anniversary of the inauguration, Jan. 20, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
Posted on 01/20/2010 7:59:31 PM PST by kristinn
With the nation still mired in a deep recession that has millions of Americans experiencing economic ruin, the Obama administration marked Barack Obama's one-year anniversary as president by displaying a photograph of First Lady Michelle Obama wearing a $2,763 designer coat as the 'White House photo of the day' on the front page of WhiteHouse.gov.
First Lady Michelle Obama greets a young visitor touring the White House during a surprise visit in the Blue Room with family dog Bo on the anniversary of the inauguration, Jan. 20, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
Nola Weinstein, Fashion Editor for Glam.com noted that Michelle Obama was wearing a "mat lurex Moschino coat with a matching cap sleeve dress from the brand's Pre-Spring 2010 collection."
Sharon Haver at FocusOnStyle.com gushed over the outfit, calling it "very Camelot-ish".
Haver noted that Moschino sent out a copy of the White House photo with the bragging caption:
Moschino is pleased to announce that First Lady Michelle Obama wore a mat lurex Moschino coat with a matching cap sleeve dress while celebrating the year anniversary of the inauguration at the White House.
Freeper maggief discovered the coat at Net-A-Porter.com via polyvore.com
Moschino | Bouclé tweed coat | NET-A-PORTER.COM
# $2,763 (1.935 EUR) (dress not included)
The Obama's are not shy about lavishly spending exhorbitant amounts money on themselves in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression.
The First Couple took a ten-day Hawaii vacation over Christmas and New Year's where they stayed at a $4000 per day $8.9 million estate. Michelle Obama was photographed wearing $635 per pair shoes while out for dinner in Hawaii.
A recent study of five pairs of footwear worn by Michelle Obama shows an average price of $700 per pair.
It could not be readily determined how much the matching dress for the $2763 Moschino coat is selling for.
A woman lucky enough to have a job in this economy that pays the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour would have to work nearly 380 hours without taxes withheld to be able to afford Michelle Obama's Moschino coat seen on the front page of the White House Web site as the Obama's photo of the day.
No flames. I think it looks a lot better on her (at least considering the “bow” posture than that turquoise one did with the added boob belt. I rather like the boots as well.
The price seems excessive, but I really don’t think it a good idea she start shopping at Wal*Mart. First ladies are supposed to dress the part.
I’m with you about his ruining the country and her behind the scenes further encouraging his communism - now there’s something I object to. If she’s out doing a meet and greet photo op at least she’s not thinking of ways she hates the country.
That was no First Lady...that was a wookie.
Indeed:
I've always maintained that BO named the dog after himself...cause it's always about “him.” Bo=Barack Obama.
It’s horrible.
Yeah, well, the coat may have been a bit of a faux pas, but, after all, the zeroes did give $15k of their very own money to Haiti relief. In view of the penurious wardrobe expenditures, this seems extremely generous. :rolleyes:
That coat is so hideously ugly, it suits Manchelle perfectly.
I expect they had to lengthen the sleeves to accommodate her knuckle-dragging arms.
The sleeves on the Coat don’t fit her 6 1/2 feet arms.
She also forgot to put on shoes. I will say that it is clever of her to meet people in the dark, that way they can’t see you.
Is BO watching TV?
I can’t believe she paid almost three thousand bucks for that rag. Looks like somebodys rug.
Yep. Remember how they hassled Nancy Reagan? She was even hassled by the IRS about supposedly not turning in the clothes as gifts. In a book I read about the Reagans, Nancys clothes were mostly on loan.
I wouldn’t call those pants “Cropped”, more like “Floods”! Cropped pants come about halfway between the knee and the ankle. Those are skimming the top of her chucks! MAN, the fashion editors at the papers are BLIND!
And she has really well toned arms...
and bowed legs.
$2,783?
Ha, ha!
They saw HER comin’.
That’s what I thought - it looks like a used asbestos glove
And Senator Brown was criticized - ridiculed - by the leftards last night on one of the pundit shows (Chrissie, I think) = for his coat (as well as for his truck)....
ROFLMAO!!!
Way to go Marxists - you think Americans are enjoying watching Mrs. Zero dress herself in these outrageously expensive clothes - during a depression - during a time when many Americans can’t even afford a roof over their heads????
Keep thinking that.....you idiots.
And likely they will steal the REST of the White House valuables when they leave - the part that the Clintons left when they were booted out...
I hope somebody inside the WH is doing a very good inventory on everything inside before Zero and Mrs. Zero leave our house...and that day may come sooner than any of us think.
Ooops - great minds and all that...Just posted the exact same thought...LOL.
My bet is they will not only steal whatever they can when they (are forced to) leave - but may destroy the White House itself (if I can’t have it, nobody else can either).
(Of course the Clintons tried that when their pals the Jihadists tried to destroy the White House on 911 2001....and only failed because of some Americans with true grit who said, Let’s roll...).....(yes, tinfoil on tight)
a Wookie, in a $2,763 Coat is still a Wookie.
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