• Jezebel
  • celebrity
  • sex
  • fashion
  • Profile logout login

#politicsofstyle

Jezebel

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #tips,
  • #snapjudgment,
  • #groupthink,
  • etc.

New York, 2:13 PM
Sun Nov 22
23 posts in the last 24 hours

Tip your editors:
tips@jezebel.com

Editor-in-Chief:
Anna Holmes
Email | Twitter

Deputy Editor:
Dodai Stewart
Email | Twitter

Senior Contributing Editor:
Tracie Egan
Email | Twitter

Contributing Editors:
Anna North
Email | Twitter
Sadie Stein
Email | Twitter

Reporter:
Irin Carmon
Email

Editorial Assistant:
Margaret Hartmann
Email | Twitter

Contributors:
Jenna Sauers
Email
Rich Juzwiak
Email | Twitter
Lizzie Skurnick
Email

Interns:
Katy Kelleher
Twitter


Weekends/Commenter Moderator:
Hortense
Email | Twitter

SUBSCRIBE TO Jezebel RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
1770 Subscribers
Jezebel
  • posts about #politicsofstyle more →

    Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?

    Black Designers Disappointed In First Lady's Fashion Choices

    Gisele, Michelle, And The Armani/Dolce Fashion Faceoff

    American Woman

    Can Michelle Obama "Save" American Fashion?

    Cindy McCain's Fashion: Change Or More Of The Same?

    Nancy Pelosi: Love Her Or Hate Her, There's No "Ambiguity" About Her Sense Of Style

    Future First Ladies Should Be Judged Solely On Fashion

    Not-So-Strange Bedfellows: Politics And Fashion
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of angryblackgurl angryblackgurl
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    I can't recall ever reading a thing about what Laura Bush was wearing, why is Michelle so different???
     Reply
    angryblackgurl was starred angryblackgurl was unstarred
    Image of PilgrimSoul PilgrimSoul
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    My only question is this:


    why, WHY IS STYLIST A REAL JOB? WHY DO PEOPLE PAY FOR THIS?

     Reply
    PilgrimSoul was starred PilgrimSoul was unstarred
    Image of CharlotteTrampling CharlotteTrampling
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    The first lady obviously likes fashion, and she has a great figure, all this is good because the US fashion industry needs all the help it can get. Imagine having this conversation in France. Of course Carla Bruni wears French designers, it's their duty ( and luck) to represent what is best about their nations' fashion industry. We have these conversations in the US because many Americans don't think of fashion as part of life and culture or even that it is serious industry which 10000s of people get their livelihood from. There's so much fashion talent here, it's great that she can give them global exposure.


    And this idea that glamor and seriousness don't mix - also boring and puritan. NEXT.

     Reply
    CharlotteTrampling was starred CharlotteTrampling was unstarred
    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    02/12/09

    @CharlotteTrampling: Well then slap some buckled shoes on me and send me to New England, because I've got some witches to burn.
     Reply
    Khrushchev was starred Khrushchev was unstarred
    Image of Lizawithazee Lizawithazee
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    Here's an idea. She can dress up in ways that draw attention to the causes she's working on:


    health care reform - scrubs

    military families - military uniform

    education - graduation gown

    economic issues - barrel


    What fun! Better than a human Barbie! I think there's something wrong with me because I briefly thought this would be a viable approach to balancing things out.

     Reply
    Lizawithazee was starred Lizawithazee was unstarred
    Image of AuntieBee AuntieBee
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    I have been tired of it for a long while, now. I wonder, actually, what impact there is on the women who we don't pay attention to. Like, I never gave Laura Bush much thought, but sandwiched in between Hillary and Michelle (the only First Wife between Hillary and Michelle who wasn't invited to Fashion Week, yo!) and the attention spent on their looks, I wonder if she appreciated the lack of attention, or if it added to her insecurity. Because I am insecure enough that if it were me, I'd just feel like everyone hated my clothes and didn't want to say anything too nasty.
     Reply
    AuntieBee was starred AuntieBee was unstarred
    Image of hilkaryic hilkaryic
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    What I am sick of is the analysis of what she's wearing, the ethics of how she got it, and WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?!?!?!?!?! I would be perfectly happy if the WashPo (or Jezebel) started a feature that everyday had an outfit or hers, broken down piece by piece and where to get it or things like it. Oh that would go nicely with my morning coffee.
     Reply
    hilkaryic was starred hilkaryic was unstarred
    Image of Lizawithazee Lizawithazee
    02/12/09

    @hilkaryic: mrs-o.org
     Reply
    Lizawithazee was starred Lizawithazee was unstarred
    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    I can guarantee you J. Crew isn't.
     Reply
    la.donna.pietra was starred la.donna.pietra was unstarred
    Image of homoviper homoviper
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    Both, both. What she's doing and what she's wearing. I also am always checking out what Barry's wearing whenever I see him because he's usually wearing something worth looking at.
     Reply
    homoviper was starred homoviper was unstarred
    Image of LaFemme LaFemme
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    I love fashion, and I am super tired of it. I haven't even been clicking on the Jezebel Michelle's fashion links. I am over it. She wears nice clothes, and some of them are from J.Crew. Got it.
     Reply
    LaFemme was starred LaFemme was unstarred
    Image of theysaidwhat theysaidwhat
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    Dear Jeanne Mc Manus,


    Women would not throw shoes at you! We love our shoes and paid too much for them to throw them at anyone.


    Sincerely, theysaidwhat

     Reply
    theysaidwhat was starred theysaidwhat was unstarred
    Image of ellaesther ellaesther
    02/12/09

    @theysaidwhat: Well, that all depends. Cheney, Bush, Rumsfeld, the general ragtag collection of neocons? I'd lob a shoe. I'd chuck two.


    But I take your point.

     Reply
    ellaesther was starred ellaesther was unstarred
    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    02/12/09

    @ellaesther: Even though I paid way too much for my big goth boots, I would *happily* bean Cheney with them. All of them.


    I have a lot of them.

     Reply
    la.donna.pietra was starred la.donna.pietra was unstarred
    Image of AthertonMerriweather AthertonMerriweather
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    I think people are fascinated with her wardrobe because she wears the same labels as the average American. If a woman starts by thinking she can look like Michelle, it may lead her to want to have the same education and career goals.
     Reply
    AthertonMerriweather was starred AthertonMerriweather was unstarred
    Image of bluebears bluebears
    02/12/09

    @AthertonMerriweather: good point. her style is very attainable which is attractive to a mass audience.
     Reply
    bluebears was starred bluebears was unstarred
    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    I'm more interested in the results of her most recent Pap smear.
     Reply
    morninggloria was starred morninggloria was unstarred
    Image of BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
    02/12/09

    @morninggloria: Once all of our medical records are databased I'll hack it for you, courtesy of her hubby!
     Reply
    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) was starred BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) was unstarred
    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    02/12/09

    @BrutallyHonestZombies: I'd also like a list of prescriptions.
     Reply
    morninggloria was starred morninggloria was unstarred
    Image of prestocaro fears the culling prestocaro fears the culling
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    Well, if you're going to make me pick one or the other, I choose what she's doing, of course.

    But I'd like to have both.
     Reply
    prestocaro fears the culling was starred prestocaro fears the culling was unstarred
    Image of Penny Penny
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    All you have to do is a hit a J Crew and you can replicate half of her wardrobe. I don't find it all that interesting because, frankly, she has pretty basic, classic style. As she should.
     Reply
    Penny was starred Penny was unstarred
    Image of ellaesther ellaesther
    02/12/09

    In reply to Are You Tired Of Talking About What Michelle Obama Is Wearing?
    Yep.


    (I know, I'm usually a lot more long-winded than that, aren't I? Sometimes simple is best. Like in fashion!).

     Reply
    ellaesther was starred ellaesther was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Jezebel account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.