nytimes.com - 1/8/2009
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SUITING HERSELF On the campaign trail Michelle Obama signaled an interest in both looking stylish and advancing the cause of American fashion by mixing off-the-rack items from stores like J. Crew with high-end pieces from designers like Thakoon Panichgul. More Photos >
theatlantic.com - 1/7/2009
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theatlantic.com —
Image credit: Brooks Kraft T he first time
I saw Michelle Obama in the flesh, I almost...
took her for white. It was late July. Pundits were taking whispered bets on the fate of Hillary Clinton’s female supporters. In part to heal the intraparty rift, ...
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cdobs.com - 1/14/2009
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She hasn’t shown up for work very regularly
over the last year or so, so when Michelle...
Obama’s $300,000 job was cut at the University of Chicago Hospitals, it may have been hard to notice the difference. Crain’s skipped the part ...
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Michelle Obama’s Job Eliminated
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A Fur-Free First Lady
Congress Blog —
... in a down economy, especially as an industry producing a luxury product during a time of belt-tightening. This is one industry that does not need rescue, or a lift from a stylish new First Lady . In this society, we have legal and moral standards against needless cruelty. I cannot think of anything more needless than a fur coat today, given the ...
Michelle Obama inspires wardrobe guessing game
Top of the Ticket —
... The Ticket prefers to think of all the talk of clothes as a sign that in a bad economy, style can lift morale. As the New York Times speculated, maybe Mrs. O. will become a one-woman bailout for a floundering U.S. fashion industry. ...
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