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Old 11-06-2008, 11:56 PM
 
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luzianne, and here I thought it was just my imagination! OK, she's now filthy rich, Mark Eden method or implants for her? http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...ep/MaeWest.jpg
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Old 11-07-2008, 12:01 AM
 
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wow!! I didn't think about that! You are right. Wait til that hits the news.

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I'm wondering why she would wear that dress. Do you think she realized the dress looks like a black widow? Do you think she wore it intentionally? I don't mean intentionally like she intends to be a widow, I mean intentionally as if to make a statement but I don't know what the statement would be...It bothers me a lot. I didn't vote for Obama but I certainly don't want anything to happen to him, either. I have worried for 8 years that someone would make an attempt on Bush's life. I just wish she'd picked a different dress.
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Old 11-07-2008, 12:13 AM
 
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Who designed Michelle Obama's dress for election night? | The Dish Rag | Los Angeles Times (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2008/11/who-designed-mi.html - broken link)

To those of you who are saying I bring this up to bash Michelle; you are wrong. The ONLY point I was making is that the dress reminded me of a black widow and I was surprised she wore that. I don't care one way or the other about the dress other than that and generally I like the way she dresses. I just thought this was an odd choice. And apparently I am not the only one who thought it looked like a black widow. Look below at the comments from the article posted above.

From the comments section after the article:

Reminiscent of a black widow spider...

Posted by: gt | November 05, 2008 at 11:02 AM

MMMMM can you say Black Widow? Real poor taste. But hey, GO OBAMA!!

Posted by: Kate | November 05, 2008 at 11:12 AM

A Black Widow spider immediately came to mind, unfortunately. I don't understand her choice here. It was a red hour-glass set against a black bodice, ...on her tummy side. just like the spider. What was she thinking!

Posted by: Maria | November 05, 2008 at 11:17 AM

I thought it was terribly visually distracting and it looked very much like a black widow spider Halloween costume. It was too bright, bold and busy. She needed something classic or "simply elegant". It was the worst dress I have ever seen worn at an important historic event. I loved relishing in the moment nonetheless but hope Michelle gets some fashion help for the future inaugural events.

Posted by: Lori Hall | November 05, 2008 at 11:30 AM

I thought black widow spider when I saw the hideous dress. Makes me wonder what statement she's sending out now?

Posted by: paula | November 05, 2008 at 12:31 PM


I love the Obamas. but I thought that black on red dress made her look like a black widow spider. Creepy! And she needs a bit of work on her stance too...

Posted by: flora68 | November 05, 2008 at 12:35 PM

Dreadful is what I thought, just dreadful. And it DOES look like a black widow, EXACTLY what came to mind when I saw her. If people believe in signs, they might be freaking out. It WAS very funky and maybe fashion forward but save it for the runway, not the acceptance speech! PLEEEEASE MICHELLE, promise you'll never dress like a spider again! We love you, but not your dress!

Posted by: Sami | November 05, 2008 at 01:00 PM

It detracted in a bad way from a momentous, historic, once-in-a-lifetime occasion. I couldn't look at anything but that strange dress. Not a good choice on an otherwise perfect night. It did look like a black widow spider.

Posted by: liteweight | November 05, 2008 at 01:29 PM

On the night when awesome power became the additional major theme of the phenomObamanon, THAT'S when she came out dressed like a black widow spider. Power the great aphrodisiac, and the tension between his new power relationship with the world and her loving, power relationship with him... becomes complementarity and harmony.
Yeah, that's probably it. That's what she meant.
Posted by: Stallman | November 05, 2008 at 02:05 PM

They looked like the Addams Family, for Pete's sake! My jaw dropped like a hot rock. I immediately focused on Michelle as a black widow, which bothers me, because I really like her, and don't want to see her become the proverbial 'black' widow...Yikes!

Posted by: Scott | November 05, 2008 at 02:39 PM


The dress looks like a black widow spider...

Posted by: BJ | November 05, 2008 at 03:17 PM

She looked like a Black Widow Spider. That's all I saw when she came on stage. Darn shame, too. She's beautiful.

Posted by: Kathi | November 05, 2008 at 03:43 PM

Now as to an earlier observation that someone pointed out that she looked like a black widow spider, might not be to far off base. You have to keep in mind that she has been a really high powered corporate lawyer, and she uses a real 'folksy' approach to media and the like. You can suspect she would be like that to a jury. She is really cerebral about her approach to fashion.
Overall I like it. I would buy something like it for my girlfriend.
Posted by: Pollworker | November 05, 2008 at 03:43 PM

I was shocked at the colors the first lady- elect chose to wear on this historic night. I thought she looked like a beetle or a black widow spider. It was far from flattering. The black and red symbolism to me spoke of the red for power, the black for black power. OK, but I thought he was elected to be President of U.S.A. of all the people! Dressing very young children in all black and all red was very strange by any account. A call should go out for an elegant designer, dresser for the whole family. Call Oprah, she always dresses beautifully.

Posted by: destinymama | November 05, 2008 at 03:55 PM

I also was thinking black widow spider, or ANT.

Posted by: Bud | November 05, 2008 at 05:36 PM

I liked the dress but it wasn't flattering on Michelle Obama. I don't think it is an accident that the future first lady was dressed like a black widow. People at this level don't do anything by accident. It was designed to send a message.

Posted by: Monica | November 05, 2008 at 05:46 PM

Definately a Black Widow Spider but the scarier situation is the post by "Sasha". Boy our public education system is certainly letting us down. Not only can't she spell but it doesn't even seem like she can but a halfway decent thought together. We're in big trouble.

Posted by: Tracee | November 05, 2008 at 06:16 PM

My son thought she looked pregnant. I thought she looked like she was wearing an apron and my husband thought she looked like a black widow. Not the best choice for such a historical moment.

Posted by: j | November 05, 2008 at 06:21 PM

Pregnant First Ladybug? Black Widow? I do not care if it has anything to do with "her" heritage. It was ugly and so was the campaign and election and I bet the next 4 years for everyone will be as well.

Posted by: T. Daine | November 05, 2008 at 06:41 PM

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that was one bad pick for such a historic night! probably never heard of a black widow spider in chicago, but it definitely sends the wrong symbolism.
what were you thinking? now we have to see it over and over again and be embarassed for you over and over again. say you're sorry and move on!

Posted by: skipshot | November 05, 2008 at 08:00 PM

Then we just called it a "black widow" mess and moved on. Together with that pea-soupy neon thing Mrs. Biden had on, the two of them clearly had not coordinated anything.
I still miss Hillary's classy pants suits.
But you can tell the people who worship Obama and see him as a deity, not just a politician, because they will just automatically LOVE anything she wears, even if it looks like...well...that thing she had on.
Posted by: Christophe | November 05, 2008 at 09:14 PM

She totally looked like a Black Widow Spider-very fitting for the wife of a radical socialist with terrorist connections!!

Posted by: Edward Berg | November 05, 2008 at 10:26 PM

I don't consider a Black Widow costume to be fashion.

Posted by: Cindy R | November 06, 2008 at 10:53 AM
I don't think people are so much concerned that it did or didn't look like an hourglass on a black widow.

I think where they took issue was when you tied it into the assassination stuff.
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Old 11-07-2008, 12:20 AM
 
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The dress that Mrs. Obama wore was terrible. Very poor taste to wear something like this for her husband's history making night. I did not vote for him. However, that has nothing to do with my dislike of her choice of dress. Clearly she has the money to afford whatever she wishes to wear. I understand that this dress was from a collection by a major designer. Now he/she is a person who needs to go back to school and take a few more lessons. Yes, ugly dress.
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Old 11-07-2008, 12:32 AM
 
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I don't think people are so much concerned that it did or didn't look like an hourglass on a black widow.

I think where they took issue was when you tied it into the assassination stuff.
Well, that was just my first thought when I saw the dress and I was a little taken aback by the fact that she wore it since it did look like a black widow. Apparently the same thing crossed other people's minds.
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Old 11-07-2008, 12:35 AM
 
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The dress that Mrs. Obama wore was terrible. Very poor taste to wear something like this for her husband's history making night. I did not vote for him. However, that has nothing to do with my dislike of her choice of dress. Clearly she has the money to afford whatever she wishes to wear. I understand that this dress was from a collection by a major designer. Now he/she is a person who needs to go back to school and take a few more lessons. Yes, ugly dress.

As one of my many ex wives once said, "male fashion designers are woman haters."
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Old 11-07-2008, 12:37 AM
 
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http://www.style.com/fashionshows/co...end=&iphoto=38

You can see it as it looked on the runway. It's a Narciso Rodriguez. I think it looked like firecrackers. It matched his tie and the girls' dresses, it was fine.
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Old 11-07-2008, 03:11 AM
 
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Old 11-07-2008, 05:10 AM
 
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I love Michelle and Obama but honestly I'm not impressed with Michelle's dresses. How COULD she have worn that dress on that important night???

However, I'm also noticing Palin's absolutely HIDEOUS style now that she's back into her OWN clothes. Did you see that 80's style track suit she wore in her welcome video to the seccession Alaska Independence Party? What about the Alaska hoody sweatshirt she wore home to Alaska? I haven't worn those ugly manly sweatshirts since I was in college. And there was the pink suit jacket she wore right after she was outed for the $150K clothes, I am positive that was HER jacket that she got at the "consignment shop"..you could just tell it was her true, frumpy style.

Even Cindy McCain often looked ugly and tacky, but with ALL those millions she certainly did spend on her wardrobe and it showed. Some nice and some ugly though. So even zillions of dollars dont always help.

But Palin's wardrobe that was purchased by the stylists though? Now those clothes were so damn gorgeous. Every last one of them. The red leather jacket, the white suit I believe she wore at a speech in FL, the debate suit with the long skirt. OMG and she wore them so beautifully. I can't stand the woman but honestly she wears nice clothes WELL.

Now if only Michelle would pick Palin's campaign stylist, we'd be in for some gorgeous clothes for the next 8 years.
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Old 11-07-2008, 05:48 AM
 
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I too will have to admit that I did not like the dress with the Flaming Fires (LOL)!! I too am an Obama Supporter, but in the spirit of this thread I too would not have worn it. Maybe Michelle wanted to give us something to speak on and I must say that she has her own (which I appreciate) fashion sense. Her hips are bangin, but she needs to make sure she wears clothing that compliment her curvy body parts. I am certain that she will keep us impressed by her fashion choices.
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