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What Recession? White House 'Photo of the Day' Shows Michelle Obama Wearing $2,763 Coat
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | Kristinn

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.


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To: mylife
3k? It looks like an oven mitt!

The matching oven mitts are $1200/pair.

21 posted on 01/20/2010 8:09:50 PM PST by Junior_G (Funny how liberals' love affair with Muslims began on 9/11)
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To: shibumi

22 posted on 01/20/2010 8:09:52 PM PST by GSP.FAN (These are the times that try men's souls.)
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To: kristinn
Michelle Obama Wearing $2,763 Coat

Who ripped off the first lady?

23 posted on 01/20/2010 8:10:16 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie
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I hope BO craps on it


24 posted on 01/20/2010 8:10:57 PM PST by wheninthecourse
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To: mylife

LOL
Sorta..
It looks like an old bath robe to me..


25 posted on 01/20/2010 8:10:59 PM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: kristinn
Michelle Obama Wearing $2,763 Coat

Who ripped off the first lady?

26 posted on 01/20/2010 8:11:03 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie
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To: kristinn

Where did she get my coat?

27 posted on 01/20/2010 8:11:20 PM PST by MaxMax (Lets get a sense)
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To: kristinn

Mutton dressed as lamb...


28 posted on 01/20/2010 8:11:21 PM PST by T. Buzzard Trueblood ("The first unintended victim of almost every government program is common sense." - Ari David)
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To: Junior_G

She’s gonna need them because the nation is just beginning to heat up. LoL


29 posted on 01/20/2010 8:11:33 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: kristinn

At least Bo the dog is cute.


30 posted on 01/20/2010 8:12:11 PM PST by GinaLolaB
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To: kristinn

Bo. Coat. Pee.


31 posted on 01/20/2010 8:12:33 PM PST by bigbob
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To: kristinn

I was wondering what happen to the old sofa my Grandmother put out by the curb on thrash day.


32 posted on 01/20/2010 8:12:36 PM PST by chiefqc
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To: kristinn
She has a knack for finding the most expensive fugly attire.

I guess it's nice she has a talent for something...

33 posted on 01/20/2010 8:12:51 PM PST by CAluvdubya (Palin 2012...YOU BETCHA!.)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

The woman has no class, though she does have major ***

Oh who am i kidding? I have no class either! LoL


35 posted on 01/20/2010 8:13:57 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: kristinn

Looks like one of those quilted cargo blanket thingys they use in a moving van for covering furniture or appliances when you’re moving.


36 posted on 01/20/2010 8:14:15 PM PST by airborne
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To: kristinn

You can’t expect the royal family to wear the same clothes as the peasants, can you?


37 posted on 01/20/2010 8:14:41 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Truth - Reality through the eyes of God.)
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To: kristinn

In other news, Scott Brown wore a $40 barn coat from LL Bean to totally upset Mrs. Obama’s husbands applecart.


38 posted on 01/20/2010 8:14:52 PM PST by bigbob
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To: kristinn

Did a six year old snap that photo?


39 posted on 01/20/2010 8:15:59 PM PST by razorback-bert (Just call me mohamed-bert when I am flying.)
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To: kristinn

That photo reminds me of a Dr. Seusse book.


40 posted on 01/20/2010 8:16:01 PM PST by lacrew (The 274th trimester is a very late procedure)
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