Wednesday
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Into the Spring Season
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 4:37 PM 
Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Mrs. O met with Mrs. Elizabeth Preval, the First Lady of Haiti, in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House today. For the meeting, Mrs. O dressed in a textured lilac skirt and short-sleeve trapeze coat, closed with a diamond brooch. The first lady looks ready for Spring!
Update #1: Today also marked the presentation of the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage at the State Department in Washington, D.C. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was joined by First Lady Mrs. O to present the award to Sister Marie Claude Naddaf of Syria.
Update #2: The first lady's ensemble is indeed Moschino.
Image by Alex Wong / Getty Images
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Reader Comments (62)
Simply beautiful
Love the color for Spring. The fabric is not that awesome.
@Columbia
I wouldnt be surprised if the gray colors of the First Ladys from Greece and Haiti were reflective of their acknowledgement that both of their countries are going through hardships at the moment.
I have always called this color periwinkel. No sign of this in Moschino's Spring 2009 runway show, though there is a very shiny coat in a bright teal that has a slightly similar treatment at the neck - but not really that close. ???
love the purple! MObama always plays her cards right..
Michelle Obama will be on the cover of Newsweek next week for her "Let's Move" campaign. Cover photo already up online. She is in a blue-green colored dress and pearls, looking stunning!
Wednesday, March 17th – First Lady Michelle Obama will participate in Newsweek Magazine’s Executive Forum on childhood obesity entitled, “Challenges and Ways to Promote Health and Wellness in America’s Communities”.
Photos will pop up I'm sure!
Hellooooooooo... Anybody there?
Mrs. Preval has only been first lady of Haiti since last December 6, 2009, when she married President Preval. She is a businesswoman, presidential economic adviser and economist. Here is interesting footage of an interview she gave to the BBC in late January after the devastating earthquake in Haiti:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8482039.stm
Here is another enlightening article on what Mrs. Preval, her husband and her country have been through. Written shortly after the earthquake, which occurred only weeks after they were married:
Without even a shirt, René Préval stays focused
President René Préval no longer has a palace or more than one borrowed shirt. But he survived the quake and is running his nation from a small room.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/01/19/1434668/without-even-a-shirt-preval-stays.html#ixzz0iLMtb1zT
Those who are critical of her fashion might want to consider her circumstances.
More video of Mrs. Preval here. She spoke at her alma mater, George Washington University in Washington, DC, about getting the Haitian children back to school. Appears to be in the same jacket and skirt ensemble she wears in the White House photo above. She is a very dynamic woman.
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=98314
@BeeGee, did you have a question?
@ae, This is a good blog that covers the styles of a range of political women, including Dr. Jill Biden:
http://politicsandstyle.blogspot.com/