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Look, no one expects a hard-hitting interview for the Women of the Year feature - it's meant to be a tribute and an informational Q&A. Nevertheless, I couldn't help but giggle when Katie said - and I paraphrase - "You invited young girls from the D.C. public schools to meet with strong female role models at the White House: Why did you do that?" (Also inadvertently goofy was, upon asking Obama the standard "who would you choose to have dinner with?" Couric added, sympathetically, "it is a hard question, I must say." )

You can probably guess the reason behind the White House meet-and-greet: Obama spoke extensively about the importance of mentoring, a new mentoring initiative she's starting for young women, and the extent to which people in her own life affected her. Other hot topics were nutrition and diet ("Maybe You Should Write A Cookbook!" exclaimed Couric) and the importance of healthcare for women.

Throughout, Obama was gracious, articulate, and definitely on-message - in classic First Lady mode, and wearing it nicely. She was eager to identify as a woman, a wife, and a mom, making the point that,
"we have to remember that it's usually women who handle healthcare decisions." One very interesting moment, I thought, was when Couric added, "You must have learned a lot about this in your previous life as a hospital administrator," and Obama replied, "I've learned a lot in my life as a mom." Message received! When Couric, referencing the scrutiny applied to Obama's appearance, led with, "Do you ever want to say to people, 'Get a life?'" Obama's denial was swift: "Oh no," she said. "It's part of the job." (Since we're on the topic, the First Lady looked lovely and her hair was very, very tall.)

Towards the end of the interview, Couric read a few questions from Glamour readers - things about "juggling," "having it all," and, yes, dating. These spontaneous answers were the interview's highlight. On the subject of keeping sane, Obama said this: "I put my kids first and myself a really close second. One thing I've learned from watching male role models is that they don't hesitate to invest in themselves."

But best of all was her answer to the question on "how you landed such a good guy." "Did you know that Mr. O. was a great catch," asks the reader, "and what advice can you give a 26-year-old young professional" about how to land her own? Not shockingly, Obama says the POTUS "was special in terns of his honesty, his sincerity, his compassion for other people...cute's good, but cute only lasts for so long." And then this, which should really just replace the dating portion of Self-Help:

Look at how the guy treats his mother, what he says about women, how he acts with children he doesn't know. And more importantly how does he treat you? When you're dating a man, you should always feel good...you should never feel less than...you should never doubt yourself, you shouldn't be in a relationship with someone who doesn't make you completely happy or make you feel whole. And if you're in (such a) relationship, don't get married, and find that person who brings you complete and utter joy.

@katiecouric: Michelle Obama [CBS]

Of course, Sykes didn't use that word; she used her her body to illustrate the physical joke, because she's hilarious. And then Jay Leno went and whined about the burden of the white man and my brain exploded. Clip at left.

Actually, the dress she wore to the congressional speech is mentioned, but there's so much more — from who walks Bo (she does in the morning; the President does the "last walk" at 10pm) — to what Michelle misses about her life "before." ("The anonymity of just living your life and making choices and decisions, and moving through the world without sort of constant commentary. That was nice.")

But the best parts are when Michelle is talking about her status as a role model for girls, for women, and for people. She tells the story of growing up on the South Side of Chicago and not knowing anything about the University of Chicago:"It was sort of like another world that didn't belong to me," she explains.

And there are so many institutions like that around the world, and so many kids like that who are living inches away from power and prestige and fame and fortune, and they don't even know that it exists. And the White House, all these wonderful buildings, these monuments and capitols ... I'm sure there are children who feel that way. I'm sure there are people in this country who feel the same way about these places that I did about the University of Chicago.


And I have probably dedicated more of my life to trying to break down those barriers for people. I think that might be one of the small themes in my professional life, is to try to be the bridge so that more people feel like they have access; that their voice, that their faces, that their worlds count in places like this, and that there is understanding across those divides. And as I grew up and came to work in those places, right, and got to know them, I realized that the misunderstanding or the disconnect goes both ways; that folks outside of these communities have no idea what goes on within these institutions, and sometimes the people in the institutions have no real understanding of the people who live outside. You know, everybody is dealing in these misperceptions about one another because there is no bridge.

Michelle also discusses how she'd like to inspire females: "How powerful would it be for young girls to come into this space and hear from other really powerful, impressive, dynamic women, and to have that conversation go on here in the White House?"

But the First Lady is emphatic about the fact that she is not that special, fairly normal, really:

My mother said this in an interview and I completely agree with her, and it's something that, you know, I want young people to remember, is that ... my mom said in this Essence article, Michelle and Barack aren't new; there are thousands of Michelle and Barack Obamas all over this nation. And that is true ... I know them, I've gone to school with them, I live with them.

So the truth is, is that there are thousands of role models like me. I just happen to be the First Lady. So that's why I feel like I have a responsibility because people see me, but every single day there are people doing what I'm doing. When I visit a health care organization or a youth center or a service project, those heroes are working, they're serving on their boards, they're packing the boxes, they're teaching in the schools. And again, those are the people who have the real opportunity to impact because they'll be with those kids each and every day.

…It's just reminding us as a nation that you don't have to be the First Lady, you don't have to have the title to do the work and ... because it's happening all over the place.

And of course, on one hand, she's right. If you look, there are inspiring stories of smart, successful people — many of them people of color — all over this country. But of course, no one is as high-profile as the Obamas right now. Yet, by spinning her story as an American story, the First Lady demonstrates what is so awe-inspiring about her: The intelligence, the humility, the elegance with which she conducts herself.

Of course, the interview wouldn't be complete without an awesome "Mom in Chief"-type anecdote: When discussing the First Dog with her daughters, Michelle proclaimed:

I said it's on you if Bo eats Tiger or Blankie, which are two beloved characters in the household. It's on you. [Tiger and Blankie] have been members of the family for a long time.

So I just sort of told them, I said, you've seen what he does to stuff. He's a puppy, he doesn't know the sentimental value of your things. And if you leave your stuff somewhere, it will be destroyed, and there's nothing I can do about it. (Laughter.) So you can either close your door ... and they close the doors, religiously. So he's been good. But we try to set him up for success.

Interview with the First Lady [Time]
Related: The Meaning of Michelle Obama [Time]

[Merced, CA. May 16. Image via Getty.]

MERCED, CA - MAY 16: First Lady Michelle Obama (C) waves to the crowd as (L-R) Sung-Mo Kang, chancellor of UC Merced, Mark G. Yudof, president, University of California and Richard C. Blum, Chairman of Regents of the University of California look on before Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech at the University of California, Merced on May 16, 2009 in Merced, California. The 500 graduating students receiving diplomas are the first graduating class since the university opened in 2005. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

[Washington, DC. March 7. Image via Getty.]

WASHINGTON - MARCH 7: U.S. President Barack Obama walks with his wife Michelle Obama through the South Lawn to Marine One on March 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Obamas are traveling to the presidential retreat at Camp David in Maryland for the weekend. (Photo by Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images)

It's unclear why the term is used so frequently in the People article, especially since Michelle is never quoted using the word herself. The article says (emphasis added):

Just one month on the job, the First Lady takes a break to talk to PEOPLE about loving her family's new life in the White House, her juggling act as mom-in-chief and helpmate to leader of the free world-and, yes, when we'll get to meet the First Puppy.

She is, all at once, so many different things to so many different people: the first African-American First Lady; mom to two very young girls; Ivy League-educated lawyer on hiatus from her own career; fashion icon; traditional hostess and wifely helpmate.

She recognizes that "helpmate" has taken on a whole new meaning as she watches her husband getting grayer by the month.

For now, she's just focused on the job at hand, saying she wants to live up to being the helpmate and role model Americans are looking for in a First Lady.

According to The American Heritage Dictionary, the word means simply, "A helper and companion, especially a spouse" and comes from a translation of the Bible that refers to God promising Adam "a help meet suitable for him." Obviously, the word could be interpreted to mean that a wife is nothing more than a helper to her husband, but does the term always have a negative connotation? Melissa McEwan writes:

The most obvious word to use would be partner, which I'm guessing was not used for the very reason I like the word-its implicit suggestion of equality.

However, it's actually not the first time Michelle Obama has been described as Barack's "helpmate" rather than his "partner." In a Reader's Digest article on Michelle last year, author Melinda Henneberger wrote:

If Barack is elected, Michelle insists, she has no interest in a role beyond that of helpmate and mother.

And in a December USA Today article, Obama family friend Barbara Engel used the term, saying of Michelle:

She's a down-to-earth woman with consummate self-confidence and excellent judgment, complete integrity, and capable of keeping her kids grounded while being a helpmate and adviser to her husband ... I think Michelle is going to make history as first lady. ... She will keep it real.

In the same article, Ann Stock, White House social secretary under President Clinton says, "The first lady has always been a helpmate and sounding board for the president, his most trusted adviser, and that's always a given." It's likely the use of the word has more to do with Hillary Clinton than Michelle Obama. While it's true that "partner" seems like a more modern term for your spouse, Michelle sanctioning the frequent use of "helpmate" probably has less to do with her not being considered her husband's equal, and more to do with reassuring the American people that Barack's "partner" isn't going to be overhauling the health care system anytime soon.

Lovely Lady Helpmate [Shakesville]
Helpmate [Dictionary.com]
Michelle Obama Interview: Her Father's Daughter [Reader's Digest]
What Kind Of First Lady Will Michelle Obama Be? [USA Today]

Holmquist writes:

Muscled, curvy, brown and – dare I say – sexy. Slick and subtly shining, they are at the very centre of her cover shot, representing what, exactly?

If you're thinking, "strength," you're only partly right. Holmquist believes those guns speak volumes:

The arms say: "I work. I have both the discipline and the leisure to go to the gym daily. I'm too serious a woman to show off my legs or my breasts. My arms show that my focus is on achievement and self-control." Michelle reportedly trains three times a week with a personal trainer.

After plumped lips, the J. Lo butt, "enhanced" breasts and fake tans, could arms be the new "it" body part? Holmquist thinks so:

Arms that can work and hold and inspire are an erogenous zone that all women can aspire to, while remaining intelligent women, because arms are as androgynous as they are erogenous. Well-toned arms say: "I'm a woman, I'm equal but I'm still beautiful."

Intelligent women know that legs shouldn't be exposed if you want to be taken seriously because men never expose their legs (except on holiday); breasts speak of B-list bovinity and a lack of intelligence because men don't have them; piercings lack purity (we're heading into a pure and serious stage now), and tattoos – well, I'd like to see how good Angelina Jolie's ones look when she's past her prime.

But arms? You can't go wrong with well-toned arms.

While the attention paid to Michelle Obama — to her hair, clothes, smile, words, every detail of her being — is overwhelming, and teeters on obsessive, is focus on her arms any better than focus on her butt? Are we still reducing a sucessful, highly educated lawyer and mom to a body part? On the other hand: Arms aren't as steeped in race as the derriere. And: Just like a J.Crew ensemble, nice arms are something the average woman can hope to have. As Holquist points out: "If you can't afford the gym, start doing research on how to achieve the look by lifting tins of beans."

First Lady Spurs New Arms Race [Irish Times]
Earlier: Writer Extolls The Virtues Of Michelle Obama's... Butt

Today's New York Times has an exhaustive story about just how the First Lady decides what to wear. You're not going to believe this: She has a favorite store, and she shops there. Groundbreaking stuff. No, seriously: Usually women in her position get stuff directly from designers, and there's a mutual fawning over. But, according to the piece, for the inauguration:

Oscar de la Renta sent 12 sketches, but "never heard another word" from [store owner] Ms. Goldman or Mrs. Obama's office, he said. A spokeswoman for Carolina Herrera said sketches were sent. While nothing was ordered by Mrs. Obama, a gown was made for Desirée Rogers, the new White House social secretary, and purchased through [Ms. Obama's fave store] Ikram. Many other prominent American designers, including Michael Kors, Ralph Rucci, Vera Wang and Francisco Costa at Calvin Klein, were never approached, they said. To the older generation of design stars, the idea that a first lady would rely so heavily on a retailer - rather than on designers or an independent stylist, people who make their living solving problems of fit and proportion - is surprising.

But while some may find the interest in her wardrobe frivolous or beside the point, Jeanne McManus writes — unapologetically — in the Washington Post:

I enjoy reading about Michelle Obama's clothes. I like to know what she's wearing, appreciate details about her shoes and gloves, wonder where she got her necklace. When she shows up at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, I'm not distracted from her message by being simultaneously informed that she is in a slate-gray suit. Is it right about here that other women start throwing shoes at me?

McManus argues that since the First Lady is smart and stylish, we should acknowledge both of these things about her. McManus explains:

The clothes she wears are a means of self-expression. So why can't we appreciate that particular form of her expression as well as her many others? To dissect the components of that style and to admire it, I believe, is profoundly different from talking about Carrie Bradshaw's belt or flipping through glossy pictures of Scarlett Johansson on the red carpet.

The first lady is a composite; she is not getting attention solely for her clothes. To give Michelle Obama her due, can't we acknowledge that by mentioning her speech and, in the same breath, noting the smart white collar and cuffs on the outfit she wore to the Education Department?

Does McManus have a point? Isn't how a working woman pulls herself together part of her total package? Weigh in using the poll below:

Behind The First Lady, A Shadow Stylist [NY Times]
Tell Me What She Wore [Washington Post]

Unlike Laura Bush, who steered clear of discussing legislation, the First Lady recently pitched her husband's economic stimulus package to employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She also gave a speech at the Education Department last week, where she had to correct herself when she used the word "we" when talking about educational investments the president is planning. "I shouldn't say 'we,' but the administration 'we,'" she said.

Some seem shocked that the First Lady is actually talking about, you know, what her husband does for a living:

"She went to some lengths to say she was going to be first mom in chief," Myra Gutin, a scholar of first ladies at Rider University in New Jersey, said of Mrs. Obama. "I don't think we ever really imagined her edging toward public policy like this. It's not like she's making public policy. But it's a little less neutral than some of the other things she's talked about focusing on."

But others are more accepting:

"It seems like a combination of responsibilities that fit very naturally with who she is," said Ms. Greenberger, who attended the signing of the pay-equity law at the White House. "You don't have a sense that being a mom and being human and being able to understand everybody's daily struggles has to come at the expense of her intelligence, her expertise and her understanding of the issues."

But leave it to the Harvard-educated woman herself to have a sense of humor about the situation:

And when a little girl at the charter school visited by the Obamas announced that she dreamed of becoming first lady, Mrs. Obama flashed her self-deprecating wit. "It doesn't pay much," she advised.

‘Mom In Chief' Touches On Policy; Tongues Wag [NY Times]

Amnau Eele of the BAA says she plans to make a formal appeal to the First Lady's office:

"It’s fine and good if you want to be all ‘Kumbaya’ and ‘We Are the World’ by representing all different countries. But if you are going to have Isabel Toledo do the inauguration dress, and Jason Wu do the evening gown, why not have Kevan Hall, B Michael, Stephen Burrows or any of the other black designers do something too?”

Here's the thing: Of course there's pressure on Michelle Obama to be the ultimate, best, most amazing black woman ever, and lift up every black person in the world with her awesomeness, buying power and fashion sense. But. She is a Harvard-educated lawyer from Chicago who likes J. Crew. Can't she wear just whatever she wants? Yes, it's important to support black designers, who don't generally get a fair share of the market — in fact, usually there's only one black designer who shows at the tents during New York Fashion Week: Tracy Reese — but surely Ms. Obama has priorities. And perhaps seeking out black designers isn't one of them. And let's be honest: Is it even fair to create a world in which successful black people "had better" wear clothes by black people, listen to music by black people and hire black people, or else?

In any case, Michelle Obama has been First Lady for two days. Give her time, and surely she will wear something by an African-American designer. Perhaps in the next issue of Vogue, which could hit stands — with Ms. Obama on the cover — in a few weeks?

As for BAA's Eele, who was once a runway model (walking for YSL, Armani and Bill Blass), she was asked by WWD if maybe Ms. Obama is looking at the world colorlessly? Responded Eele: "It’s one thing to look at the world without color but she had seven slots to wear designer clothes. Why wasn’t she wearing the clothes of a black designer? That was our moment."

First Lady Under Fire... [WWD]
Vogue's Michelle Obama Treatment [WWD]

First up is the obligatory "advice from other leaders' wives" piece from today's New York Times, which cites Cherie Blair on what it's like to have a husband with a really, really important job.

“It is something of an irony that in these days of pushing for equality those of us married to our political leaders have to put their own ambitions on hold while their spouses are in office and keep their views to themselves,” Mrs. Blair continued. “I, at least, had my career. That is not an option for Michelle Obama.”

Michelle can't keep her career and be the First Lady — though she will be the third woman in the role to have a graduate degree. While praising Michelle, Carla Bruni, who has been married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy for less than a year, got in a little backhanded insult when asked why she'd stuck to her career as a singer after her marriage:

“Then I thought that maybe for a woman nowadays,” she said, “it’s important to have a job and keep it.”

Well, for Bruni, perhaps, it was important, but many women take time off from careers for their children — sacrificing everything from their sense of independence to a source of family income — and Michelle Obama is only one example of that. Besides which, as Blair acknowledges, at least, it isn't like Michelle Obama even could continue to work if she chose to do so — it's actually prohibited.

Besides finding a balance between the personal and political, there's also a host of official duties that go along with the role of First Lady, as today's USA Today points out. You're got to break champagne bottles across bows, smile nicely at state dinners, go to dozens of Christmas parties, play hostess, be seen as the perfect wife and mother, give the occasional speech and act like this is all exceedingly normal — to say nothing of, in Michelle's case, still being seen at fashionable and trend-setting. And she's got a lot on her plate with regards to what her presence means to African-American women, as Allison Samuels points out in Newsweek. Samuels and her friends want Michelle to focus more on urban issues, to raise her kids right, to not lose her temper, to keep up the facade of the all-adoring wife. She should keep exercising, and dressing well and being everything to everyone while having every hair perfectly in place for the spotlight that will be on her not for her politics or policies, but for how everyone thinks she's living up to the ideal they have set for her as a wife, mother, First Lady, African-American woman and on and on. Sigh. No wonder she's focusing on her kids; they might be dependent on her but they probably don't have as many expectations as the rest of the universe.

From Home and Away, Advice for a First Lady [NY Times]
The Momification of Michelle Obama [Salon]
Great Expectations Await Next First Lady [USA Today]
What Michelle Means to Us [Newsweek]

Season 1 winner Jay McCarroll says of his burlap cocktail-length dress, "We need to live within our means and get back to basics."

But for his spring 2007 collection, Jay designed this citrusy gown and this metallic gown. Either one could be an elegant choice for Michelle Obama!

Season 1 finalist Austin Scarlett created this washed burlap strapless gown.

Here's a more formal choice, from Austin Scarlett's line, Kenneth Pool.

Season 2 semifinalist Kara Janx made a dress "about patriotism and change, with a pop culture spirit."

But can you picture Michelle Obama in one of Kara's famous kimonos? The gold trim adds a more glamorous touch.

Malan Breton of Season 3 cut the stars out of the flag and used them to highlight his dress.

But a more simple, regal shape from his 2009 spring collection seems more fitting for a First Lady.

Mychael Knight, Season 3 semifinalist, created a "youthful and sexy" gown. "She’s becoming the first lady, not an old lady!"

Mychael's designs are so youthful and so sexy (think: leather bikinis) that the only appropriate gown to be found was this one from an old episode of Project Runway. Still, Ms. Obama could rock this.

Alison Kelly of Season 3 says she "thought back to the Great Depression and remembered Coco Chanel’s dropped waist silhouette" when she dreamed up this black gown.

But what if she took this top from her line, Dahl by Alison Kelly, and lengthened it into a dress? It has a quiet yet impactful "wow" factor. And Michelle Obama has great shoulders.

LOL. This is from the lovable Chris March, Season 4. Due to dire financial straits, "The first lady will have to resort to wearing a barrel. Of course, hers will be glamorous."

Checking out Chris March's site, it was tough to find anything Michelle Obama-appropriate. This was the best I could do. It's very "after the revolution," no?

Rami Kashou of Season 4 used draping, of course. The stripes are awfully distracting, though.

Could Michelle Obama wear a Rami Kashou divine golden goddess number instead?

Last, but not least: Season 5 winner Leanne Marshall. Her gown features a dramatic collar and "a very full, pocketed sweeping skirt of 50 horizontally paneled potato sacks." Not bad, but…

This beautiful dress from Leanne's final collection would be much, much better.

The Ball Gown Challenge [The Daily Beast]

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