First ladies are frequently remembered for their fashion choices: , Rosalynn Carter and are just a few who spawned major trends, inspiring what women wear well beyond the White House. Michelle Obama is no exception. The former FLOTUS propelled labels like Jason Wu, and Thakoon to new heights after wearing their designs.
Ahead of her speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, a look back at some of Obama’s most recognizable outfits. Election Day, 2008 On election day, Obama celebrated her husband’s win in a Narciso Rodriguez shift. The textured red and black design, which was based on a dress from the designer’s spring 2009 collection, was considered controversial.
“For me, it was so exciting to see a woman take a chance and wear something out of the ordinary,” Rodriguez told the Huffington Post at the time. Obama paired her scoop-neck sheath with patent leather kitten heels, silver statement earrings and a black cardigan. Inauguration Day, 2009 Obama wore a wool lace ensemble by Isabel Toledo during her husband’s inaugural parade in 2009.
The designer sought to dress the first lady in “a hopeful color that is so to the core of the beginning of things,” she told WWD, christening the yellow-green shade of Obama’s midi dress and overcoat “lemongrass.” “I really wanted to make her glow,” Toledo added. “I wanted to make her look luminous.
I felt it was my duty.” On inauguration day, Obama accessorized with matching leather gloves an.