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Michelle Obama: Dressed for Success

Would-be first lady evokes Camelot as look mixes biz, beauty

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 7, 2008 3:17 PM CDT

(Newser) – When Barack Obama declared victory in the Democratic race this week, his wife was also drawing some attention, the New York Times reports. Sporting a $900 sleeveless purple number, Michelle Obama looked primed to be first lady—just not first hostess. “The purple dress, the legs that I have to believe were bare, all say, ‘I’m here to do business,’” one beauty expert said.

Mrs. Obama’s taste for gumball-sized pearls and streamlined faux-retro dresses evokes two unlikely first ladies: Jackie Kennedy and Barbara Bush. Like Barbara, Michelle uses humor to bring her husband down to earth, but it’s the Jacky O comparison she likely prefers. “A black Camelot moment is the right moment for the Obamas,” said one Vogue editor.

Barack Obama arrives for a election night rally with his wife Michelle in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
Barack Obama arrives for a election night rally with his wife Michelle in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Michelle Obama listens to her husband as he speaks at a primary night rally Tuesday, June 3, 2008, in St. Paul, Minn.
Michelle Obama listens to her husband as he speaks at a primary night rally Tuesday, June 3, 2008, in St. Paul, Minn.   (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Barack Obama boards his plane with his wife Michelle in Chicago, Ill., Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
Barack Obama boards his plane with his wife Michelle in Chicago, Ill., Tuesday, June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Barack Obama and his wife Michelle react to the crowd in Raleigh, N.C., after Obama won the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
Barack Obama and his wife Michelle react to the crowd in Raleigh, N.C., after Obama won the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, May 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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