"If you're going to do a bow..."
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 12:03 PM 
Image used with kind permission from Flickr user Bulldogmi
Dave of Bulldogmi.com has been kind enough to let us highlight a story he posted on his own site this weekend. Not only did Dave and his wife Kathleen score a prime position to hear the President speak in Prague on Sunday, they managed to shake President Mr. O's hand and have conversations with both Rahm Emanuel and the First Lady. If that wasn't enough, they even inquired with Mrs. O about her Moschino bow blouse - and yes, we love them for it. Here is the resulting bit of banter:
Kathleen: “I loved the Vogue cover”
First Lady Mrs. O: “Thank you so much”
Kathleen (and woman over my shoulder): “Love the bow too”
First Lady Mrs. O: “It’s a big bow”
Bulldogmi: “That’s funny. All the women down here said the same thing.”
First Lady Mrs. O: “If you’re going to do a bow, I think it should be a BIG bow.”
Bulldogmi: “I agree…I always do the same when I wear a bow”
First Lady Mrs. O: [Laughter]
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Reader Comments (106)
Great nymag link, Jenna. Does anyone remember who the reddish coat she is wearing in slide 14 is by?
taco tay tay, you re so boring.
Does anyone know what time Mrs. O's garden event is today? Sometimes they air it live on CNN online. I hate looking at little 15 second soundbites later in the evening.
C-span will be covering Mrs. O's garden event with the kids today. If anyone misses it live, the full footage will be on the C-span website usually within an hour after the event.
Wonderful reading all! Will return when finger heals.
Go FLOTUS.
I've been saying for awhile.....the false eyelashes really do the trick for her. If you look back at some of Mrs. O's real stunning looks you will see the makeup (lashes included) really kicked things up a notch. The first time I really noticed was when she and the Pres. went on a "date" out in DC (Valentine's Day I think). WOW.
Nice outfit - I really like the blouse and bow - its crisp and smart, very clean and very on trend.
As for all the Bad Belt debate, I guess we all see things differently. For me, Michelle knows exactly what works on her body and belts really work on her. She looks "finished" when she wears a belt. As she has said, she has hips - if she didn't wear a belt, she would run the risk of looking wider the whole length of her torso, instead of slim shouldered and tiny waisted with generous hips. Seems pretty elementary to me!