(Update! The secret's finally out! Check out Michelle Obama in her Inaugural Ball Gown choice: a gorgeous, ethereal white one-shoulder number by Jason Wu.)
The economy, the Iraq quagmire, Britney's current mental state...blah, blah, blah. What inquiring minds really wanna know is what the fabulous Michelle Obama will be wearing on Inauguration Day in January. "Just about everyone yearns to dress Michelle, who could raise the profile of American fashion around the world," enthuses a breathless WWD. "The American fashion industry hasn't had a catch this big since, well, since another icon of Democratic chic took up residency on Pennsylvania Avenue in 1961." While Michelle O's style maybe more "lowercase democratic" than Jackie O's, she's similarly well educated, worldly and stylish. Here are the main fashion contenders - such as Karl Lagerfeld's vision of Michelle O in Chanel (above) - for stealing the style spotlight on Inauguration Day January 20th, and at the glamorous Inaugural Ball that follows:
(For a better look at any of the sketches, click on the pictures to enlarge them)
Christian Lacroix; Rachel Roy; Tuleh
Chado Ralph Rucci; Carolina Herrera; Peter Som
Zero + Maria Cornejo; Diane Von Furstenberg; Tracy Reese
DRAMA IN UNEXPECTED HUES:
Christian Lacroix; Tuleh; Zac Posen
Carolina Herrera; Marc Jacobs; Isaac Mizrahi
RAH-RAH PATRIOTIC RED, WHITE & BLUE:
Monique Lhuillier; Diane Von Furstenberg; Michael Kors
Oscar de la Renta; Rodarte; Betsey Johnson
PROJECT RUNWAY WEIGHS IN:
Leanne Marshall (Season 5 winner); Rami Kashou (Season 4); Austin Scarlett (Season 1 finalist); Jay McCarroll (Season 1 winner)
...and a lovely Ruben Toledo illustration of the First Fam rocking stylish designs by his wife, Isabel Toledo.
- Lesley Scott
(other than Project Runway via The Daily Beast & Isabel Tolelo via People StyleWatch, all sketches are courtesy of WWD)
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