Our Frugal First Lady...

It's no secret that our current First Lady, Michelle Obama is beyond fond of designers like Alexander McQueen and Jason Wu, but did you know that she has been seen shopping for chic and cheap clothing at the Target store located near the White House?  It's true! Mrs. Obama was incognito with her floral print top, b-ball cap and shades as she browsed the popular chain.  On many occasion she has been seen wearing apparel from Target which we all know comes at a reasonably low cost.  She's also been out and about in J. Crew and The Gap line and makes no excuses for the fact that she also loves shopping at Walmart.  Given the status quo of being the wife of the President Of The United States, I don't ever recall a more 'frugal' First Lady...

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"Let Us NEVER Forget"

On Tuesday September 11th 2001, the world as we know it was forever changed when four suicide attacks were attempted against the United States in both New York and Washington D.C.  Nearly 3,000 innocent people lost their lives that day in the most horrific atrocity imposed on the U.S. by the Al-Qaeda with Osama bin Laden as ring leader.  I have two children as well as a niece and several nephews and I am so angered by the fact that they will NEVER know what life was like before 911, before their basic freedoms were compromised!  Our generation didn't know what anthrax was or live in fear of bombing or planes being hijacked, nor did we have to ever fathom a member of our family or ourselves becoming a victim of terrorism...  The bravery & unity amongst the survivors and those who reached out to help them in spite of the impending danger was the 'hope' that we as a nation so desperately needed to recover from this tragedy and to move forward with aspirations for a better future for the generations to come!  

My heart goes out to all the precious lives lost & most of all to the people who loved them ♥


                 Tuesday September 11th, 2001..."Let Us Never Forget"

                   




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Michelle Obama...First Lady of Fashion

First Lady Michelle Obama has definitely made her mark as a fashionista in the same ranks as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis did when JFK was President of The United States back in the 60's. Although she wears a variety of designer pieces she has a soft spot for Jason Wu the Manhattan based Taiwaneese American fashion designer who created the one-shouldered silk chiffon gown she chose to wear at the Presidential Inaugural Ball on January 20th 2009.

It's been said that out of all the presidential wives, Michelle most resembles the late Mrs. Kennedy in her overall demeanor of grace and poise alongside her fashion choices which mimmick the vintage styles of that era.  For many reasons other than their choice of fashion, the Obama's have been cited as being 'the contemporary version of camelot'...

Fashion journalist Kate Betts, contributing editor to Time magazine and a former editor-in-chief at Harper's Bazaar recently wrote a book titled 'Everyday Icon, Michelle Obama and the Power of Style' which explores not only Mrs. Obama's, but the style history of previous first wives from decades ago. 

Her passion has been consistent throughout this presidential term as she was seen wearing a 1950's Norman Norell vintage black lace cocktail dress on the TNT 'Christmas in Washington' special that aired December 17th 2010.  

I just recently found out that Obama was slammed by a public figure in the media for wearing too much yellow but since it wasn't Joan Rivers fashion police, does anyone really care? ha!  It's a given that everyone is going to have their own opinions good or bad, but I absolutely admire her for her exquisite vintage fashion taste.


As Ricky Nelson's song goes..."You can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself" 


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