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Seventh Avenue hopes Michelle Obama will be the lifeline to revive the fashion industry in a recession. >
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 ...
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American Fashion Looks to Michelle Obama for Boost to ...
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Michelle Obama's "Astute Sartorial Judgment"
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... NY Times: Designers hope for a shot in the arm from the fashion-forward first lady-to-be.
Vogue editor: "My perception is that she's already had an extremely potent effect." ...
It Rubs the Lotion on Its Skin...
Tammy Bruce —
... If anyone was listening to the Tammy Bruce Show on Thursday (and I assume some of you do), you might have heard Tammy highlight the New York Times assertion that Michelle Obama's wardrobe will save the world through its positive message. Tammy briefly pondered the "message" conveyed by Michelle's infamous black widow dress, which is suggestive of cannibalism (although the term "cannibal" is judgmental and xenophobic; we should acknowledge that one man's cannibalism is another man's recycling program). This line of contemplation somehow led Tammy to exclaim, "It ...
N.Y. Times Styles Michelle Obama As 'U.S. Fashion's One-Woman Bailout'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... The pre-inaugural glee is showing. The "Thursday Styles" section of The New York Times splayed Michelle Obama pictures all over the top half of their front page this week, with the headline "U.S. Fashion’s One-Woman Bailout? In Michelle’s approach to dressing, a faltering industry sees hope." The Times sought out designers who connected Mrs. Obama to Jacqueline Kennedy in the historical halls of stylishness. ...
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