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Posted on June 10, 2009 with 4 Comments
Wearing a skirt that resembles something little Sasha could’ve made in her arts and crafts class, Michelle Obama sabotaged her fashion resume with a Rainbow Brite/Wedding cake skirt on a trip to Westminster Abbey.
The First Lady, who is on summer vacation in the UK with daughters Sasha and Malia, “brightened up London’s grey skies,” according to The Sun, with her yellow and lavender layered cardigan and crazy skirt, which The Times says, “As a stack, they look like one of those modern, fancy wedding cakes that brides’ co-ordinate with their flowers.”
Also, what’s going on with her hair? She’s looking a little coneheadish. Obviously, you can all see that Blindie is not happy with this style mishap!
Posted on June 9, 2009 with No Comments
The Obamas may be American royalty, but they’re spending their time as Parisian tourists this week.
Wrapping up his six-day trip abroad to the Middle East, Germany and the beaches of Normandy, the President joined First Lady Michelle and Malia and Sasha at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Paris, where they’re staying.
The First Family’s tour of Paris began early Saturday evening at the Notre Dame cathedral, while on Sunday (which was Sasha’s 8th birthday) they took in the city’s best view atop the Pompidou Center.
“I would love nothing more than to have a leisurely week in Paris, stroll down the Seine, take my wife out to a nice meal, have a picnic in Luxembourg Gardens,” he said after taking his wife to dinner near the Eiffel Tower. “Those days are over, for the moment.”
Posted on May 17, 2009 with 12 Comments
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President Barack Obama cheered on his younegst daughter Sasha at a soccer game on Saturday in Washington, D.C.
The proud father wore a White Sox jacket as he watched from the sidelines in the Georgetown area of Washington with the other parents.
Earlier in the day, Obama practiced his bipartisanship by nominating Republican Governor of Utah Jon Huntsman to be the U.S. ambassador to China.
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Posted on April 7, 2009 with 1 Comment
Essence magazine’s May issue celebrates Mother’s Day with First Lady Michelle Obama and her White House live-in mother, Marian Robinson.
Mom-in-Chief On…
ADVANCING THE ROLE OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE: “We have to talk about flex hours and exercise and nutrition and health and what that means. And we have to talk about values, and about our relationships with men. All of those are part of the conversation that I think we need to have, not just in this country but around the world.”
COMBATING STEREOTYPICAL IMAGES OF BLACK WOMEN: “The women in videos and the stereotypes are just not the truth of who we are as a community. We already know that because we are living these lives every single day. It’s nice to have this reminder in the White House, but I would say we don’t need it…all you need to do is look around your own community and you will see this same family in churches and in schools.”
Grandma-in-Chief On…
ADVICE ON RAISING CHILDREN: “The main thing that I think needs to be taught to children is the ability to think and make decisions. You don’t have to have a lot of information, but you have to know how to get through the process. If you make mistakes you don’t [just] decide I will never do that again.”
ENJOYING LIFE IN THE WHITE HOUSE: “…I really am. You want to know why? Because my children are good parents. It makes it very easy to be a grandmother when your children are good parents.”
Posted on January 21, 2009 with No Comments
In an open letter to Sasha, 7, and Malia Obama, 10, President Bush’s twin daughters Jenna and Barbara offer their own advice to the new First Daughters.
While the Bush twins tell the girls to “absorb it all, enjoy it all” when it comes to the White House and the culture that D.C. has to offer, from sliding “down the banister of the solarium” to attending the “Kennedy Center for theater,” they have one piece of advice that holds above anything else:
“Here is our most important piece of advice,” they write. “Remember who your dad really is.”
You can read the entire letter here.
Posted on January 20, 2009 with No Comments
First Lady Michelle Obama donned a shimmering yellow wool sheath dress and matching coat by Cuban American designer Isabel Toledo to the inauguration of her husband Barack Obama.
Michelle discovered the work of 47 year-old Toledo through Ikram Goldman, a Chicago-based boutique shop that carries her other favored designers -Thakoon and Narciso Rodriguez.
Toledo says Michelle chose the lemongrass-colored dress for the optimism it represents.
Topping off her outfit, Michelle sported a pair of green leather gloves from J.Crew and green Jimmy Choo kitten heel pumps.
Daughters Malia and Sasha also wore pieces from J.Crew’s children’s line Crewcuts. Ten year-old Malia wore a double-breasted periwinkle-blue coat with a blue-ribbon bow at the waist and her sister Sashs,7, wore a pink coat with orange scarf and matching satin belt.
The evening’s inaugural balls saw Michelle in a white one-shoulder floor length gown by 26 year-old Taiwanese-born designer Jason Wu. A young designer who has only been showing collections since 2006, Wu found out his dress had been selected like everyone else did when the First-Lady walked out in it.
President Obama showed off his wife to a cheering crowd saying, “First of all, how good-looking is my wife?”
The First Couple danced to the song “At Last,” a 1940s song made famous by blues singer Etta James.
Tags: barack obama, Crewcuts, inauguration, Isabel Toledo, J.Crew, Jason Wu, malia obama, Michelle Obama, sasha obama
Category: Fashion, Malia & Sasha Obama, Michelle Obama, ObamaNation, Politics
Posted on January 14, 2009 with 2 Comments
President-elect Barack Obama wrote a letter to his two daughters, Malia & Sasha, in the latest issue of Parade.
The doting father and loving husband wrote the thoughtful letter to his little girls, even apologizing for “all the time we’ve been apart” and saying his mission is to “ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours.”
Here’s the letter in its entirety from Parade:
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you have. But I also know that it hasn’t always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn’t make up for all the time we’ve been apart. I know how much I’ve missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I’d make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never fail to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn’t seem so important anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I realized that my own life wouldn’t count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. In the end, girls, that’s why I ran for President: because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation.
I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their potential—schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill in them a sense of wonder about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college—even if their parents aren’t rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own kids and retire with dignity.
I want us to push the boundaries of discovery so that you’ll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer. And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach beyond the divides of race and region, gender and religion that keep us from seeing the best in each other.
Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous situations to protect our country—but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women safe. And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free—that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation comes great responsibility.
That was the lesson your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for equality because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean something.
She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better—and that the unfinished work of perfecting our union falls to each of us. It’s a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to what we know America should be.
I hope both of you will take up that work, righting the wrongs that you see and working to give others the chances you’ve had. Not just because you have an obligation to give something back to this country that has given our family so much—although you do have that obligation. But because you have an obligation to yourself. Because it is only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you will realize your true potential.
These are the things I want for you—to grow up in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach, and to grow into compassionate, committed women who will help build that world. And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have. That’s why I’ve taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.
Love, Dad
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