Michelle Obama in Blue on Veterans Day
by Diane Davis (Subscribe to Diane Davis's posts), Posted Nov 12th 2009 at 7:07AMThis is a post
Photo: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Personally, I really liked the coat (identified as J. Crew by the Web site Mrs-O) and its color. But can we talk about the belt?
Michelle Obama has always loved a belt. She wears them over sweaters (remember the transparent Sonia Rykiel belt that was a summer favorite?). Over blouses. Over dresses. And now over coats.
A winter coat is generally made out of heavy fabric, and gathering it with a belt can cause bunching and wrinkles. And even if meant to give shape to a straight coat, a belt can throw off the lines of whatever tailoring there is.
Is a black belt really a good idea here? Why not add a great scarf, pin or fabulous gloves instead to add personal style? Or go with a princess-seamed coat if she was looking for more definition?
During another part of the day she appeared to wear the same belt cinched over a cardigan and her Maria Pinto teal dress, so maybe she was just loving the belt and wanted it to be a part of her outfit no matter what. That's commitment!
Do you think the belt works with the coat?
Leave a comment, and check out other looks from Mrs. Obama's wardrobe below.
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Tags: belts, J.Crew, maria pinto, MariaPinto, Michelle Obama
Tags: belts, J.Crew, maria pinto, MariaPinto, Michelle Obama
Judy 11-12-2009 @ 8:45AM
WHO CARES????! And WHY!!???
People, this country is in trouble, and maybe if everyone quit spending their time and energy on celebrity gossip, we could start to get it together.
Whether Michelle Obama wears a black belt over her blue coat on Veterans Day is of absolutely NO significance.
Wake up, America!
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Lyzz 11-12-2009 @ 5:32PM
Finally, someone sees this nonsense of american habits. Who cares about what the first-lady wore to a ceremony?? Only those who think trends and fashions are more important than the fact that the majority of americans can't afford even decent clothes.
Kiki 11-12-2009 @ 8:46AM
She should have worn the coat over her head!
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Chelsea 11-12-2009 @ 11:38AM
It looks really nice.
Personally,
I think it's a nice opposite from everyone else and shows that we should be happy our vetrans fought for our freedom,
not mourning that many are now dead.
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Nanny 11-12-2009 @ 8:48AM
Ohmy god she looks terrible. Her belly looks like she is pregnant. You would think with everyone at her becon call she would dress with just allittle more style.
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pepsimom62 11-12-2009 @ 9:45AM
Who gives a darn what she looks like or if she was pregnant. That wouldn't be the end of the world and the way Congress is running this country they will do that all by themselves. I happen to think we got more things to thing about than what she wears. The concern right now is do we have healthcare and money to buy ourselves something to wear.
Debra 11-12-2009 @ 8:50AM
You may be BIG but you have a small mind and a small heart. Barack and Michelle Obama have people in their families that are VETERANS.
If she wants to wear her favorite belt, then so be it. Maybe she feels comfortable in it.
Like you probably feel comfortable in a recliner with a six pack by your side.
This is STILL America where we can wear whatever we damn well want. If she had been in all black with a black hat and gloves, you stupid Repugs would say she was pretending.
So get over yourself!
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hobbles 11-12-2009 @ 8:54AM
Good grief, I don't like the obama's But, what is the big thing about her wearing a bright color coat? It was Veterans Day not Memorial Day. Veterans Day is to thank and appreciate the ones that are still alive (Me for one). Memorial Day is to remember the all who didn't come back.
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campb2m 11-12-2009 @ 8:53AM
I just don't get it why people think Michelle O is such a fantastic dresser! I'm no fashion expert, but she always looks "cobbled up" -- like she is a little girl playing dress-up --getting into her Mommy's closet! A belt over her coat?? Her style of dress (in this and in other past venues) show's she has no fashion sense at all. She's been given a pass by the press in the past, but I dunno... I think that is wearing thin now.
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plotkinusa 11-12-2009 @ 8:56AM
We Americans are odder than most about how we "see" things. And, to boot, some folks confuse Veterans Day and Memorial Day. Memorial Day is the more somber day ... though, with all the drunken parties, you'd sometimes never know that. It is the day for remembering those service men and women who gave their lives in service of their Country. Veterans Day honors, particularly, the living veterans of wars and military conflicts. You have probably noticed ... over and over again ... that most people, from politicians, to military big-wigs, to the average Joe say, "Happy Veterans Day!" Michelle Obama's blue coat was beautiful and totally appropriate. RonP, founder of DearDemocrat.com.
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Jeoffrey 11-12-2009 @ 11:50AM
And you are completely out of your mind! I have two grown sons...both of which served in the military (14 total years). Memorial Day has been twisted far away from its roots of being a day to honor fallen members of the armed forces. Veteran's Day used to be called Armastice Day-- you know....for the end of World War I?
DodieBug 11-12-2009 @ 11:40AM
Except that they were at Arlington National Cemetery. That is the cemetery of our fallen soldiers. Remember? Oh, and The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located there.
MIKE 11-12-2009 @ 6:27PM
SHE IS A LOSER AND DOES'NT BELONG THERE
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Wilma 11-12-2009 @ 9:44AM
Geesh how dare the first lady wear something optimistic on a somber, gray rainy day? I think we have alot more things to be concerned about in this country than what the first lady wears. I personally don't care. I am more concerned about the gov. running my health care when they can't seem to do a very good job running anything else except the trail that puts money in their pockets. Everyone is so quick to place all the blame for the mess we are in on the president but Congress is where the crooks are and alot were there lining their pockets before I even heard of Obama. People on SS are not gonna get a raise for the immediate future but Congress found some money to give themselves one. Time to put the blame where it really belongs in Congress. Hurrying an passing something that is not good in order to say "we are doing something" does not sit well with me.
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Joan 11-12-2009 @ 9:13AM
Blue coat is fine but, as much as Michelle likes belts, I dislike what they do to her figure. All the belts she wears rise slightly in the front making her like she has a big belly or is pregnant I like most of her outfits with the exception of the belts
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amymay273 11-12-2009 @ 9:13AM
Maybe the belt should of been a different color. Visually the black belt cuts her in half making her look disproportioned.
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Jacqueline 11-12-2009 @ 9:21AM
That belt is sooooooo First Lady Obama. She has a different style and likes loud colors and belts to add the finishing touch. Most African Americans like loud colors where Whites are more into earth tones. Why can't we just live and let live? She isn't Jacqueline Kennedy and she is different in regards to how she dresses and goes for more Bling! It is Obama style and fine. Accept her different style of dress and move on to a more indept subject already.
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LadyMorgi 11-12-2009 @ 5:05PM
Unfortunately, she is supposed to be representing every woman in America, when she's out there looking "ghetto fabulous" like she is in that too small coat with the belt holding it together, it reflects badly on us all.
She's no Princess Diana, though its rumored that she is emulating Di, she's certainly no Jackie-O, who almost exclusively wore Chanel to state occasions, even Roslynn Carter always looked elegant, Barbara Bush and Laura both tended to look a bit matronly, but carried it off well, and Nancy Regan always looked a bit overwhelmed and emaciated, but she did it in Adolpho. Hillary always looked better in pants because she has cankles and lumpy knees.
With the money she has for clothes, Michelle could do a lot better.
GPUPPY1 11-12-2009 @ 9:18AM
Love the color of the coat, but the belt is all wrong for it - the fabric of the coat is way too thick and the look here is frumpy. A nice long scarf under the collar of the coat in a contrasting colored print would have worked a lot better.
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MichaelMajiik 11-12-2009 @ 9:21AM
The belt doesn't work for me.
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