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The Fashion Guru – “The New Power Suit”

February 20th, 2009 - Posted by The Fashion Guru

Alright, I’m just going to publicly come out and say it. I love Michelle Obama. Michelle is to politics what Jennifer Hudson is to pop stars [you readers will quickly learn just how much I love Jennifer Hudson]. She is newer to the game than many, but she is respectable, remarkably intelligent, strikingly confident, and a fierce little fashionista as well.

White South Sea Pearl Necklace

White South Sea Pearl Necklace

Michelle is a much needed breath of fresh air in the White House, using vivacious colors that pop [think: bright purples, oranges, and greens] for classic silhouettes that echo the sheaths made famous by Jackie Kennedy and Barbara Bush. And like Barbara Bush, a regular go-to in Michelle’s jewelry box is her strand of gumball-sized pearls. Jumbo pearls are not what your grandmother [or many other first ladies] used to wear, they are a statement-making accessory for the confident, professional woman. Wear them with a traditional LBD [little black dress] or take a cue from Michelle and go brighter and bolder with your colors. Either way, channel your inner uber-confident powerful woman and try oversized pearls on for size. Sometimes bigger really is better…

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  1. Blog - The Passionate Collector Says:

    [...] we think back to an earlier post about Michelle Obama in all her fierceness and how she’s bringing sexy back [by way of [...]

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