Michelle Obama, Fashion Disaster
This wonderful find comes to us courtesy of Dante, from The Circle Eight.
I know nothing of the setting for the pic (is it perhaps something to do with her forthcoming appearance of some kinda reality tv show? Did I really read that she’s doing that?), not that that would do much to explain the appearance of 1970s man to Michelle’s right and random orange sock’n'croc wearing tubby to her left, anyway.
But ignore those distractions and focus once again on the First Lady. She’s apparently squished herself into a dress designed for someone roughly a foot shorter (I know, I detest the metric system, too, but it’s the only way I can measure height…) than she is.
Couple this garish item of clothing with the tiny little cardigan, complete with top button done up, and it’s almost as if Michelle suffers from Adult Baby Syndrome. Where did the over-sized bow in her hair go?
And not just with her clothes…
Why does she do this? Did she lose a bet/take a dare? Let her children pick her wardrobe? Or does she consciously decide to dress like a bum/clown as often as she can?
November 6th, 2009 at 15:51
I am no FLOTUS fan. She needs to ditch the wide belts with the open cardigans – that’s just not a good look for anyone.
I like the color combo of this look – but that’s about it. Empire waists for a woman of her height are just plain wrong.
It’s about proportion and she doesn’t have it in her clothes.
The “tubby in the orange crocs” is the great chef Mario Batali. Very funny guy and crazy-good chef. The other guy is Alton Brown – odd man and very good chef as well.
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November 6th, 2009 at 16:00
I like Alton Brown and knew from his (now defunct) blog that he’s a left-leaning kinda guy…but I could really do without a visual reminder.
Because of that empire waist, FLOTUS looks like someone took a tiny torso and jammed it on the lower half of a giantess. Weird effect. Isn’t there someone on her super-size staff to help her with wardrobe?
November 6th, 2009 at 16:34
Kris – incisive takedown of MO’s dress-sense. Proportionality is exactly what’s missing, that’s what I was searching for!
And thanks for clearing up who they are – I love dining so feel ever-so-slightly bad for taking a cheap shot at Mario Batali. But still. Orange socks and orange plastic shoe things. Really?
RtofC – you would think that one among her staff of 24 would be able to offer some advice on style, wouldn’t you?
November 6th, 2009 at 16:40
OK here’s something totally objective: why does the woman insist on towering over everyone (including her husband) in every publicity shot? I mean, she’s a tall woman to begin with–why does she need enhancement? I seriously don’t get it and it looks ridiculous.
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November 6th, 2009 at 16:44
Oh my God.
Where are the rest of the Munchkins?
Alton Brown looks as embarrassed as she SHOULD be.
Mario…well…he wears those all the time.
November 6th, 2009 at 16:46
It looks like a demented elf took over Macy’s.
November 6th, 2009 at 16:47
She stole the skirt from under the Christmas tree!
November 6th, 2009 at 16:52
Amazing the Mismatched Mr. Rogers and the Crocwearing Cook can pose in the same pic and still not be the most ridiculous looking people in it.
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November 6th, 2009 at 17:07
That’s an “empire waist?” Myabe an Empire State Building waist! Did someone use photoshop to shrink her head for this picture? She looks like a pumpkin with a FLOTUS bobble head on top.
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November 6th, 2009 at 17:19
‘Track,
I want to thank you for ruining The Food Channel for me! Well, at least I will not have to worry about the extra weight this upcoming holiday season. Seriously, MO shoulda swapped garb with chef Mario — or even Alton Brown — and she woulda looked better. Come to think about it, if someone on the WH kitchen staff had given her a spare Hefty trash can liner to wear it woulda been more becoming.
By the way, Kris, I too like Alton Brown. My favorite program is “Alton Brown makes toast in 12 easy steps”.
*chortle*
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November 6th, 2009 at 17:29
In fairness to FLOTUS (did I just say that?!) the camera angle is also horrible.
No one should EVER allow a photographer to take a picture from that angle – no good can come of it for anyone.
Proportion – it is what fashion is all about. Though I doubt anyone on her staff could tell FLOTUS that wide belts, empire waists and shopping in the kiddie section with her daughters – may not be the right direction to go. I’m sure one stern look from her and the staff go scampering.
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November 6th, 2009 at 17:30
Oh yeah, and no comments about Mario. He’s a cooking god – he can wear whatever he wants.
Kris, in New England´s last blog ..The New Math
November 6th, 2009 at 17:33
She should fire her staff. My Gawd, if the woman can’t look in a mirror and see that the dress doesn’t fit, she should be fired, too. No class at all.
November 6th, 2009 at 19:50
And I thought that I had seen everything? Thank you. Once again, I am proven wrong…Michelle knows no boundary when it comes to dressing.
November 6th, 2009 at 20:02
If she is REALLY trying to go all out fashionista disaster, she might try hooking up with Lady Gaga. Really, she is almost there already.
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November 6th, 2009 at 20:03
Another photo snark contest:
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=9604
They need a caption.
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November 6th, 2009 at 20:32
I’m guessing the guy on the right is a chef. Obviously homosexual as well.
The dude on the left looks a lot like the guy on the cooking channel who also regularly appears on the Iron Chef. Maybe that’s the show we will see Michelle dressed to the 3’s again.
She does look like a Democrat.
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November 6th, 2009 at 21:03
Her eye for clothing is awful, but them I’m a man. It seems many fawn over every item of her clothing and think she is the greatest thing to ever come down the runway—whatelse is new with the elite. If Laura Bush had worn the same outfits the elite would have been laughing at her—just another day in America.
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November 6th, 2009 at 22:49
Eegads, I wonder who needs the most help in the pic here?
November 6th, 2009 at 23:45
MY EYES!!! MY EYES!!!!!
What has been seen, cannot be unseen!
November 7th, 2009 at 00:47
Ladies with so-called secretary spread/junk-in-the-trunk/booty-bench behinds all try to hide it with lots of material, ala drapery pleats.
In all honesty, Mario is the better dressed of the three (and that ain’t saying much!)
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November 7th, 2009 at 11:53
“Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed.” — Elle Woods, Legally Blonde
November 7th, 2009 at 13:28
I think FLOTUS looks like a pumpkin…just off of Halloween, getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner with the Food Network guys.
I enjoy the Food Network and was not thrilled to hear that they were heading into FLOTUS’s garden for an “Iron Chef” contest.
BTW, the orange clogs are Mario Batali’s trademark…guess FLOTUS wanted to be color coordinated.
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November 7th, 2009 at 17:38
I don’t care if Mario Batali can make food that can warp the fabric of space-time, those Crocs are unacceptable.
Find a different quirky fashion signature, Chubs.
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November 7th, 2009 at 19:17
Now this is just mean-spirited! Michelle shouldn’t have to apologize for her height (looks great in heels and I should hope no one is holding that against her!) and thank god she wears colors and fashions that are interesting. Everyone has an off day or two and your tastes are clearly not cut out for the pages of Vogue (Which Ms. Obama has graced the cover of!)
November 7th, 2009 at 19:20
ChickLit – it is odd. An outward manifestation of her control-freakery/power-lust?
democratsarefascists – no doubt they’re all hovering in the background, waiting to serve Mistress O.
Mike – welcome!
innominatus – love the names you came up with.
Arby – maybe she was trying to draw attention from one place instead of another…
Voyska – sorry! Not having cable means that I’m entirely oblivious to all the good TV shows (as well as most of the bad ones).
Kris – don’t make a habit of it, but you’re right: that is very rarely a flattering angle for anyone.
skiri’ki – it’s just bizarre.
mcnorman – ha, like it, I’m going to juxtapose some Lady Gaga-MO shots.
Kid – “dressed to the 3’s again.” +10 points.
Ron – what-if-Bush-had-done-it is one of our favorites games during this administration.
LCR – you know the answer to that one, buddy.
Matt – the only solution now is to look at something even worse.
ISG – very apt quote for the post!
ConLady – makes sense, I guess, with his ginger hair. Though like King Shamus says…
November 7th, 2009 at 19:25
Occasional Lurker. Lets just say if I were standing in front of her, I’d be afraid a stream of water was going to shoot out of that flower on her left shoulder and hit me in the face.
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November 7th, 2009 at 19:31
The style and colors of her outfit would look great on a 4 year old. At least the chef has an excuse for the shoes–they’re probably very practical in a kitchen.
PS–Does it bother anyone else that this chef does not appear to be wearing pants?!? ?!?!?!!!! I’m very uncomfortable with that. {skitchy shudder}
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November 7th, 2009 at 21:17
Sigh. Apparently, Bobby Flay and Mario Battali will each team up with one of the White House chefs for some sort of Iron Chef battle. Her Majesty will be revealing the secret ingredient because she never met a camera she didn’t love. I like Iron Chef but will give this one a miss. She and BO apparently don’t understand the concept of overkill.
And BTW, that outfit is seriously hideous. It looks like something she wore in 6th grade and kept in her closet.
November 7th, 2009 at 21:55
You just can’t hide class…
nope, can’t…..be done.
November 7th, 2009 at 22:03
“PS–Does it bother anyone else that this chef does not appear to be wearing pants?!? ?!?!?!!!! I’m very uncomfortable with that. {skitchy shudder}”
ROFLMFAO! OMG, I didn’t even catch that! And then when I went back and looked at the pic again, I almost spewed hot chocolate all over my keyboard.
November 7th, 2009 at 22:21
So, what are you doing here..
..when you could be over on LCR’s blog following the Healthscare goings on?
Seriously, not to hijack traffic, but LCR has a pretty sobering live blog of this Saturday’s activities.
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November 8th, 2009 at 00:37
Track, you just cheered me up with the health care vote. Great find! I have a link up to it.
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November 8th, 2009 at 00:41
Skiri’ki–I hope your keyboard is OK
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November 8th, 2009 at 10:43
It’s fine, SNK. Thanks for a much needed laugh!
November 8th, 2009 at 15:32
WOW! That’s just all I can say! DISASTER!
November 8th, 2009 at 17:23
She’s more than obviously insane.
November 9th, 2009 at 13:56
Poor Alton!
He looks so justifiably ashamed to be near her.
November 9th, 2009 at 16:35
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November 9th, 2009 at 16:36
Some more fun snarkin on FLOTUS.
http://snarkandboobs.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/iotw-exclusive-compromising-pictures-of-flotus-uncovered/
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November 10th, 2009 at 14:32
The funny thing to me is that she has a “TEAM” of fashion advisors!! And people like this have the nerve to refer to me as “White Trash”?
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November 10th, 2009 at 16:10
You see, what we have to remember is that space creatures have a different sense of style than us humans. Its just too bad they’re running the country…
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November 11th, 2009 at 07:52
I have a theory that her “team” of advisors are “closet-locked” conservatives and they have the mission …to ridicule “Theoneandonly” and his better half as much as possible. It what i would have done. Well, in this case – Great job “team”, you made my day..again.
November 20th, 2009 at 02:54
I haven’t laughed like this in a while – I just couldn’t help laughing until tears came. This is so so funny. You are right – Michelle Obama needs serious help with dressing up.
December 12th, 2009 at 14:43
The angle of the camera makes her head look small and her but look really big.
At least she has a sidekick with matching orange crocs and socks. See, she is coordinated
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January 4th, 2010 at 21:00
She needs to just grasp once and for all
that overly cute dressing is a bomb for
anyone over 30 and most especially anyone
without the remotest chance in Hell of
passing for Barbie. She looks like a big
menacing Easter bunny. And in this shot,
like she’s about to star in a John Waters
remake of Grease. Even fewer Asians are
going to buy American debt because of her.
January 6th, 2010 at 15:51
She is the worst-dressed first “lady” in history.
And why are her legs so greasy-looking?
January 6th, 2010 at 17:50
..she and the wog chef were stomping around in a vat of lard?
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