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Article: First family fashion.
- Article from:
- Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India)
- Article date:
- August 28, 2008
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Aug. 28--NEW DELHI -- While the mainstream newspapers dissect Barack Obama's speech as he marches towards the White House, wife Michelle Obama's dress sense is grabbing attention in the popular press and the blogosphere. Notably, her propensity to wear off-the-rack or chainstore dresses as a savvy nod to the recession which is biting deep in the US.
In June this year she appeared on The View, a talk show, wearing an off-the-rack, black and white $148 dress designed by Donna Ricco. Subsequently dubbed the "Michelle Obama Dress", it sold out within days and has a six-month waiting list. Some of her outfits have turned her favoured designer Mario Pinto into an ...