Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Defining a First Lady: Michelle Obama [mih-SHELL O-bah-mah]


Pear Shaped
[pair-sheypt] adjective : having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and swelling seductively toward the base or bottom.


An aware pear, Michelle Obama is most commonly found in a sheath dress [sheeth dress] noun: a close fitting, figure hugging, mid calf or shorter silhouette with a defined waist but no waistband. Like the closely fitting case of a dagger from which the sheath dress derives it's name, it's perfectly perilous when filled with the dangerous blade of a lower figure. Given Michelle's 5 feet 10 and three-quarter inches she executes of a long, strong profile.



When not in her uniform sheeth, Michelle Obama is often draped in elegant, billowy sleeve. These puffy sleeves [puhf-ee slēvs] noun are suited to counteract the strong line of a full hip. Their diaphanous refinement is not in any way appropriate for pirates or Renaissance Fair freaks. These are fully sophisticated signatures, Michelle's pill box hat.



Tra⋅di⋅tion⋅al [truh-dish-uh-nl] adjective: of, pertaining to, characteristic or being a style or mode of classic American dress, clean, established, preppy. Michelle takes iconic classics like the white dress shirt and infuses it with hope and change. Far more than a row of neat buttons and a pointed collar, this crisp rendition is far from the cliche, fresh and ready for action.


Sig
nature [sig-nuh-cher, -choor] noun: serving to identify or distinguish a person. Some of her Dorothy Quincey Hancocks include simple strands of pearls, colorful statement brooches, and figure accentuating waist belts.



Shop
ping [shop-ing] noun: of, for, or pertaining to examining and buying merchandise at available facilities or merchandise locations. Democratic enough to buy off the rack, this woman buys what she wears from establishments such as H&M, Black House White Market, J.Crew, Maria Pinto, Narciso Rodriguez
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Return promptly for some comparative historical perspectives with antecedent political fashionistas.

3 comments:

  1. An aware pear, made me smile. I am a pear. Dont look that good though!

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  2. Great minds think a like! I too wrote about Michelle Obamas style.

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