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In Fashion, Michelle Wins Round 1 Over Carla

The winner? Michelle

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 3, 2009 7:54 AM CDT

(Newser) – As fashionistas everywhere watched anxiously, two of the world’s most glamorous first ladies met today in France. High-fashion lover Carla Bruni-Sarkozy would never be seen in the available-to-the-masses brands Michelle Obama sometimes wears (think J Crew). Yet Michelle won the first round of today’s face-off in a cheerful, flowery coat, writes Rachel Holmes in the Guardian. It stood in contrast to Carla's choice of gray.

"Compared to Michelle, Carla actually looks a bit washed out and (we can't believe we're about to say this) prim and proper," writes Holmes. "A flash of color or a fashionable statement accessory could have taken this outfit to another level—but that's just not Carla's style."

First lady Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and her husband French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Palais Roham in Strasbourg, France, Friday, April 3, 2009.
First lady Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and her husband French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Palais Roham in Strasbourg, France, Friday, April 3, 2009.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
First lady Michelle Obama stands with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at Palais Rohan in Strasbourg, France, Friday, April 3, 2009.
First lady Michelle Obama stands with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at Palais Rohan in Strasbourg, France, Friday, April 3, 2009.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
First lady Michelle Obama, left, stands with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, at Palais Rohan in Strasbourg, France, Friday, April 3, 2009.
First lady Michelle Obama, left, stands with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, at Palais Rohan in Strasbourg, France, Friday, April 3, 2009.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are greeted by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at Palais Rohan in Strasbourg, France, Friday, April 3, 2009.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are greeted by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at Palais Rohan in Strasbourg, France, Friday, April 3, 2009.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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COMMENTS
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scrappy2
Apr 3, 2009 2:16 AM CDT
Is that a house coat Michelle is wearing? Awful, dark and depressing.
sache
Apr 3, 2009 1:51 AM CDT
It wasn't the pink flowers that were impressive , it was Michelle.

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