Michelle Obama Tops Vanity Fair's Best Dressed List...Naturally

One could say that she's been campaigning as hard for this as her husband did for Presidency, but Michelle Obama did it a lot more ease. After nearly two years of wowing the fashion world, the first lady has earned an honor she so rightly deserves: being named one of Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed. From Jason Wu to Michael Kors, M.Obama's chic-clectic (yep! I just made up that word) choice of designers and designs has clothes has set her apart from just about every other first lady in U.S history. Joining her on the list of 50 plus honorees are husband and president, Barack Obama, Alicia Keyes, Rachel Roy and first lady of France, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.


photos: michelle and barack; bauergriffin.com; vanity fair invite from vanityfair.com

Michelle Watch: What MOBO Wore Round Up

I mean, honestly, I would have loved a touch of Kente cloth on Michelle, but the multi-stripped A-Line dress she wore to the Sophie Theallet hospital in Accra is a nice turn.

Let's call a spade a spade: here in Rome, Michelle gets a run for her money from the Pope who is serving us in his signature Prada pumps - sorry - shoes. Michelle volley's right back in her Moschino dress complimented by a Michael Kors coat.

I mean...perfection. As Michelle hopped off the plane last week from her European travels, she looked just as I love her: perfectly poised, perfectly coiffed and perfectly dressed in a classic, Moschino cinched waist number.

worldwide - ...and she continues to show them how to do this son. does michelle obama - or her stylist - ever have an off day? i'm not just talking about the sexy silhouette: always knee length, always cinched waist, always a peep of collarbone, the sickening labels (moschino anyone?), or the fresh, seasonal colors, but the complete poise with which my auntie (in my head ofcourse) wears clothes. she gets an a+ in this week's post for adding a designer i haven't noticed her in before: moschino. i was also loving the looks she wore while in my native ghana. check out my three favorite looks from last week. they were all hits to me, but do you spot any misses?

WHAT MICHELLE WORE: SATURDAY MAY 9th, 2009

washington d.c - oh how i have resisted writing about my dear auntie michelle obama. it's not for lack of love. on the contrary, i am fairly obsessed with her effortless chic. but i hesitated to join the masses of bloggers and fashionistas who hang on her every dress, shoe, bag, pearls, etc, etc....you get the point. but alas, i will hold back no longer. herewith a new blay report column: what michelle wore. today's look? pink michael kors dress worn at the white house correspondents dinner. i'm curious about who made that necklace. it's the height of fabulosity! zandile blay