Michelle Obama wanted husband's grabby female fans to 'back off,' says book
I can't <i>wait</i> to read this one.

Michelle Obama favoured Joe Biden over Hillary Clinton as vicepresident book claims: PHOTO
Michelle Obama put the final nail in the coffin in the idea of Hillary Clinton becoming her husband's vice-presidential nominee, according to a new book.

Michelle Obama Style - The First Lady Wears Thakoon Dress for G20 Summit's Opening Dinner: PHOTO
Last night, Pittsburgh was abuzz with some serious VIPs. In this case, the stars were international dignitaries arriving for the G20 summit's opening dinner. Not ones to disappoint, our very own national hosts, President and Mrs. Obama , stepped out looking modern as ever. Michelle Obama donned a taupe and pink printed dress from one of her Fashion favorites, Thakoon . The spaghetti-strapped number featured a shirred fitted bodice -- baring the First Lady's toned arms -- and a long loose skirt...

Michelle Obama says President doesn'tunderstand about fashion
The First Lady Michelle Obama told reporters how her husband, President Barack Obama, pays attention to her wardrobe and her outfits. Read full story from www.ibtimes.com

Michelle Obama: International Hostess
The First Lady is getting ready to roll out the Red Carpet for her international counterparts. Tomorrow, she heads to New York to watch the President's United Nations General Assembly address. Later that day, she'll attend lunch hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's wife, before she and the President host a reception for Heads of State and Government that evening.

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We admit that we want to know what kind of triceps exercises Michelle Obama does. Check out this slideshow (HuffPo) Our friend Kate Moss out on the town, disguised as a small, long-haired animal, and getting ready to film a comedy sketch with pal Katy Brand. You heard that right. (UK Pop Sugar) A Chanel Segway? We'd say this was a joke, but apparently not . (The Cut) "Reality" show and Stylista ugly twin, the Style Network's Running in Heels , is apparently a snooze , even for...

Women Grabbed Obama's Butt During Campaign; Michelle Gave Him The Silent Treatment: PHOTO
Michelle Obama gave her husband the silent treatment at one point in his campaign for president because so many women “pushed their bodies up against his, slipped phone numbers into his pockets” and whispered lewd suggestions in his ear, a new book out today claims. In “Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage” (William Morrow), Christopher Andersen reports, “On more than one occasion, Barack tried not to look startled when some random woman in the...

Memo Pad: Duty Calls... Michelle Obama in Glamour... Across the Twitter-Verse: PHOTO
Will budget cuts keep some Fashion editors from making the trek to the European shows this Week? Some have downgraded their hotels or shortened their trips as a way to save money, while others are dispatching the same amount of editors as in the past, but are splitting them up among London, Milan and Paris. Many editors — including Vogue’s Anna Wintour, Tonne Goodman and Mark Holgate; Glamour’s Cindi Leive; Elle’s Joe Zee; Harper’s Bazaar’s Glenda Bailey; In...

New York's spring ballet season is in full force
NEW YORK (AP) - The biggest star of New York's spring ballet season so far wasn't even wearing toe shoes when she stepped onto the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House. Michelle Obama wasn't wearing a tutu, either—just her usual chic designer clothes. But the first lady got a standing ovation, thunderous cheers and even a "Brava!" when she appeared at American Ballet Theatre's spring gala Monday night to make a plug for arts education and introduce a cast of young ballet...

First Lady Michelle Obama Host the G-20 Spouses: PHOTO
In "Julie and Julia," this summer's cinematic tribute to the influential chef Julia Child, the opening scenes show her arrival in Paris in the late 1940s with her husband, Paul, a diplomat. For long before Child was an admired chef, she was a consummate political spouse, following her husband as ...

Michelle Obama’s Election-Night Dress on ‘GMA’
Here's Good Morning America's take on Michelle Obama's election-night dress -- watch carefully for an all-too-brief (but super incisive!) cameo from our own Alisa Gould-Simon. Email Print Tags: Fashion, Chris Mohney, Video, Alisa Gould-Simon, Michelle Obama Related: First Lady Elect Michelle Obama Shocks with Narciso Dress, Pianegonda

Black Designers Pissed at Michelle Obama
The Kool aid hangovers haven’t even worn off yet and already black folks are grumbling. Black designers are not happy with Michelle Obama’s choice of a Cuban-American designer for her Inaugural outfits. Michelle’s choice of gowns were perplexing and met with ridicule from the media and public alike. It’s as if Michelle doesn’t have [...]

Michelle Obama Lunches at Gramercy Tavern, New Yorkers Go Nuts: PHOTO
Michelle Obama Lunches at Gramercy Tavern, New Yorkers Go Nuts By Foster Kamer

Maria Shriver announces plan for garden
Just days after Michelle Obama broke ground for a vegetable garden on the White House lawn, California is getting a public edible garden too. The state’s first lady, Maria Shriver, announced Monday that a garden will be planted in May...

The Foreign Media: Four Sites That Do It Better Than We Do
As American media scrutinize the economy and the definition in Michelle Obama's arms, the foreign media are reporting about more interesting matters, like exploding volcanoes in Tonga. 3/25/2009, 1:48 PM Can Tough Guys Wear Pink? Ask Nick Sullivan By Nick Sullivan (a) It's not that uncool, and (b) it wasn't always the case. Esquire's fashion director will now take this week's style...

Michelle's Time to Shine
A Warhol time capsule, locally sourced menus, a jazz trio—Michelle Obama’s been planning for months for the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, her first international meet-and-greet on home soil. Sandra McElwaine has all the details.

President and first lady make best dressed list: PHOTO
Barack and Michelle Obama edged out Hollywood stars on Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List. The president made the list for the first time in issues that hit newsstands Wednesday, joining the first lady, who has been named twice before. “I think Michelle Obama has cool style. She’s not over the top. She’s chic and she knows how to flatter her body and she always looks pulled together,” said Stacey Bendet, founder and designer of the label Alice &...

Michelle Obama's White House Garden - Victory or Crisis?
Filed under: Eating & nutrition, In the newsLast Friday, Michelle Obama and a group of fifth graders from Washington DC's Bancroft Elementary School dug up soil on the White House lawn for what will soon become the first White House victory garden. With this high profile on-site garden located near her daughters' swing set, the First Lady hopes to educate children about the importance of a healthful diet and the need to think local when it comes to our food choices. She also hopes to inspire...

Taking pleasure in the female form: PHOTO
Taking an educated pleasure in the shape and style of women is not belittling, it is elevating, says design critic Stephen Bayley.

Michelle Obama debuts as international hostess: PHOTO
First lady Michelle Obama is taking on a new role as international hostess when she welcomes the spouses of world leaders headed to this river city for a two-day economic summit.

Obama's video message to Iranians: 'Let's start again'
The Iranian leadership gave a guarded welcome yesterday after Barack Obama took the unusual step of recording a video appeal to the Iranian people for a new beginning in relations between the two countries - the warmest US message in 30 years of hostilities. Obama, reaching out to the public over the heads of the Iranian leadership, sent out a carefully-worded video with Farsi subtitles to wish them a happy new year and to hope that the US and Iran could settle their differences.Iran welcomes...

Demi Moore : When Demi Moore 'snubbed' Sarah Brown via Twitter
American actress Demi Moore is alleged to have snubbed UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s wife Sarah on Twitter by ignoring her post. Both ladies are known for their love of the micro-blogging site, with 45-year-old Sarah having successfully wooed America’s First Lady Michelle Obama, supermodel socialite Paris Hilton, on the site, reports the Telegraph. Others include Queen Rania of Jordan, presenters Davina McCall, Emma Freud and Stephen Fry, DJ Chris Moyles, actor Kevin Spacey and...

Oprah going to Copenhagen to pitch Chicago Olympics
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey will travel to Copenhagen to help pitch Chicago for the 2016 Summer Olympics, the city's bid committee announced today. "We are very honored and excited to have Oprah Winfrey travel to Copenhagen," said Patrick G. Ryan, chairman and CEO of Chicago 2016. She will be a part of the official delegation, which is expected to be led by First Lady Michelle Obama. Also traveling to Copenhagen for the city's final pitch Oct. 2 are five  track and field gold medalists and...

'Best dressed' honoree Michelle Obama is not just a J. Crew girl
You might think the folks at J. Crew are suffering from bliss fatigue by now, especially with the news, announced on Wednesday, that Michelle Obama made People magazine's best-dressed list for 2009 . As everybody knows, the First Lady's love for the preppy chain's duds, first professed during a 2008 appearance on Jay Leno, has worked Fashion magic for the brand. When she showed up in London this past April sporting a J. Crew "crystal constellation" cardigan, the item sold...