I think we have enough people guessing the amount of yardage that it took to swath World Famous Fashion Icon and Busy Mom ™ Michelle Obama’s rear for the big state dinner last night – you don’t need me to mention her back end, too … unless we’re talking about that triple bubble thing she had going on back there.
I do believe in giving compliments where compliments are due and I will say that her posture was excellent last night. Her usual forward shoulder hulk was noticeably absent – I think we have to credit the baleen in the bodice for holding her straight. How many whales had to give up their bones to make this happen? We await condemnation from the combined forces of PETA and Greenpeace. Save the whalebones!
Last week, the breathless birds in the Huffpo buzzard roost were all agog over one of her dresses that (a) was a classic cut (b) was a solid color (c) had sleeves (d) was accessorized with strings of pearls. Nevermind that she looked like hell in it – that was enough to declare that “Michelle Obama Channels Jackie O”. MOO must have liked that because I think I saw a little Jackie O about this state dinner outfit, too. I think I see Jackie O’s skinny little ass sticking out of the front there.
And oh, honey! – that marvelous hair! I must say that this is a big improvement over the Asian bubble hair she came back from Christmas vacation with at the new year. I’ve seen this ‘do compared to curly poodle hair, but that’s not exactly it, is it? But there is something doggy about it and it does seem familiar … If she picked up the Asian hair in Hawaii, I wonder where she got this hair from?
Cripes Suzette 
The picture I saw of the front of this dress shows a very odd fit under/ in the vicinity of her right arm pit. Having been a professional dress maker in a former life I think I can confidently say WTF! I’d never send anyone out with their actual arm pit spilling out over the top of the bodice.
And what the heck is that ridge down the center back? Same color as the dress (and I do love that color) but it sticks up even over the silver band. Can’t figure that one out.
Her hair honestly looks very nice (where are the extensions now?)
Why use extensions when you’re wearing a wig? Just sayin’. I also like the color of this dress, but believe that whomever fitted it to our First Lady should be fired.
It remains my firm position that when you have that many resources at your disposal, that you should look better than she does. She always looks better in magazine shoots, are they retouching, or do they have better dressers?
The band in the back is a posture stick. Jeez I have to explain everything to you people.
That’s It! I just couldn’t figure it out… Thanks Sheri 🙂
The thing down the center back is the corset lacing. This creation is a corset, upholstered in that blue stuff and with a skirt attached. Soronen’s specialty. Supposed to give any woman an hourglass figure. Had his work cut out for him, didn’t he……..
I still say the stick is a posture stick.
Posture stick! That really does explain it!
Isn’t that stick usually up her ass?
Tami is right–in every shot it looks like something is sticking up and into the vicinity of the right armpit, making the whole bodice look awkward and painful.
MO also keeps on trying for cleavage. Sorry, there’s nothing there and the dress accentuates her flatness. Of course that could be remedied with a built up bodice (bra).
We should be grateful that the belt is well below the breastline, and the wig is nicely done. The shoes–and the bare, ugly feet–were the usual horror.
But what is with her accentuating the large butt and stomach, even in a non-fitted dress?
Really? a dog hair wig, what a great idea! I have enough dog and cat hair on my furniture to make several wigs.
I’m rich, I tell you, rich!
MO’s uber-fans at HuffPo believe that she can do no wrong, that no other First Lady has ever done anything to compare with MO’s accomplishments and MO has NOT had plastic surgery done or has ever worn a wig. Why, they’ll tell you, MO has ‘opened’ the WH to the ‘people’! Yikes, who knew that there were no WH tours with previous administrations?
They can deny her plastic surgery till the MOO-cows come home, but the nose knows!
She looks like a bad Diana Ross impersonator.
MOO really needs to head over to one of the drag shows in DC and find a drag queen to dress her. It would be a hell of an improvement.
Actually more like a bad Whitney Houston impersonator. But neither Diana nor Whitney would be seen in that cheesy blue glittery ripstop nylon that looks v. much like it was inspired by everyday Home Depot plastic tarps.
The original dress can be seen at petersoronen.com in the 2010 Spring or Summer collection. It was a strapless cocktail or short evening gown. On a bosomy but slender model. Huffpo got to designer Soronen and he admitted that he had no idea this dress was for MOO when Ikram called him to order it. (Sure, Peter.) The shoulder harness was Ikram’s idea (“trendy”) and the rhinestone belt was Guess Who’s Idea.
I’m waiting for her to show up in a WWF belt.
Mildred, I think that’s how she finds her shoes.
In the “Bo in spring” picture, MOO is channeling Sally O’Malley, with those trousers hiked up to her boobless region.
“I’m Sally O’Malley, and I’m fifty!” hahahahaha!
Sally O’Malley – that’s a good one!
She looks costumed, not comfortable.
That dress should have been rejected due to the bad fit. I wonder what she saw when she looked in the mirror. All I see is that it does something really awful to her right armpit and back.
She should hire a good stylist who can stand up to her when she’s headed in the wrong direction — someone who can help her develop a cohesive fashion style instead of being all over the place.
I think her biggest fashion dilemma is that she seems to always choose her formal outfits in order to make a dramatic statement. It has the unfortunate result that instead of her wearing the clothes, the clothes wear her.
She hasn’t rejected a dress for bad fit since …. ever?
Heh heh, great point. MOO: “Fit?”
But how many times has a dress wished it could reject her? I bet “many”.
If Jackie O had been there at all, it was because she’d been eaten by Michelle.
Next time they say she “channels” Jackie O, we’ll know what really happened.
It looked painful to wear.
It was painful to look at, too.
Oooooh sooo funny!! I can just see they cut off Bo’s tail for this new style.
She must have bought her own satellite to be able to channel Jackie O’s cute little butt. The shape of Michelle’s own super sized ass should not be seen anywhere near where horses are standing because that’s embarrassing to the horses. But that’s what happened last Christmas
OMG that is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen!
newsbird,
Is that pic really MOO? OMG.
We might have to change her name to NEIGH.
I think I just had a little stroke. Can you get that from laughing?
I feel sorry for Bo, he is so adorable, he deserves a nicer family.
Yes, a MUCH nicer family, and one that lets him off the leash to run around outdoors, like doggies are wont to do.
Why does she wear this particular designer? Go to his website (petersoronen.com) and have a look at his “About” which is the come-on to end all come-ons.
He promises to make any woman look amazing, tiny waist and all. Never mind that she could end up impaled on a whalebone stay.
Glamour at any price….
lipstick on a pig is just a pig with lipstick…
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The horse’s ass photo … OMFG!
There has to be a larger version of the horse’s ass photo around somewhere. Like for people who need bigger text. Heh.