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Michelle's $540 Sneaks Fall Flat

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(Newser) – It was bound to happen one day: a misstep by Michelle Obama. She fell for a pair of $540 designer sneakers and trotted them out last week at a food bank, no less. Bad move, says the Guardian. Mrs. I'm-all-about-J. Crew should have ditched the colorful suede Lanvin sneaks and opted for Converse, writes Emma Sibbles. "All the celebrities know they're the hipsters' shortcut to looking cool," she points out. And most importantly for the image-conscious Obamas, they're inexpensive.

First lady Michelle Obama trots out her pricey tennis sneakers at the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington last week.
First lady Michelle Obama trots out her pricey tennis sneakers at the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington last week.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
What does a well-dressed first lady where to help out at a food bank? A pair of $540 Lanvin tennis shoes.
What does a well-dressed first lady where to help out at a food bank? A pair of $540 Lanvin tennis shoes.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Michelle Obama picked the pink-toe version of the expensive Lanvin tennis shoes for a trip to a Washington food bank.
Michelle Obama picked the pink-toe version of the expensive Lanvin tennis shoes for a trip to a Washington food bank.
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oldgoat
May 6, 09 5:20 AM CDT
Is this the best that the press can be worried about? She goes out a splurges on a pair of shoes and it is terrible. Other first ladies buy expensive gowns and nobody bats an eye. Reply
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Doctor_Zaius
May 6, 09 5:49 AM CDT
It's only bad to have money if you are a Democrat. Republican wives can wear 300,000 dresses and that's okay.
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northeast
May 6, 09 7:58 AM CDT
Hey, remember that Sarah Palin thing with the dresses?
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Fondue
May 6, 09 8:15 AM CDT
Sarah Who?
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Rob
May 6, 09 8:51 AM CDT
Easy to dismiss the kinds of things you have been hammering on about for Republicans.
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