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Originally Posted by PMBG83
^^Man that ballgown and lemongrass number was lovely!
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I did too, very much so - it had play to it. Meaning there were elements that were soft and animated which made it elegent and ultra feminine. My favorite part was the jeweled embellishment. I could go on and on!
But you know what? I'm a little pissed off with CNN right now - specifically Campbell Brown and those fools Roland Martin and John King as acting sidekicks! Why, cuz of this little ditty, highlighted in red, below.
Here is a transcript of part of Campbell Brown's coverage in the early evening portion of the parade...Mind you, while, the Obama's were still trying to enjoy themselves...and more, importantly, while Michelle was STILL wearing this lovely suit.
I, actually, heard her say this live and to my horror, simply, couldn't
believe she's do such a thing...while she was
still wearing the suit.
It made me want to pop the little
knome over the noggin with a bottle! What a creep! I used to admire Campbell before this low stoop. I am sending a little note to CNN about this verbal "faux pas" as a token of my absolute appreciation! NOT!!!
It seems the french word or phrase "Gauche" is a favorite of Campbell Browns, as you discover when you "google" Campbell and gauche together in a search. Well she picked the wrong time and the wrong Lady to express that little nugget!
I mean...I get it...every First lady who's become First Lady for the past 50 years or so gets the cruel or kind scrutiny during her inaugural experience - like a trial by fire.
But, at least, have enough civility & decorum to wait until the day after - maybe when she's no longer
wearing the article of clothing!!! Is it asking too much?
Reading it you'd think she was ratting out Roland and John, but if you had heard and saw her say it you'd know she was in on the crass critique. Even, if it was done jokingly - sooooo not funny!!! What morons!
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/20/ec.01.html
BROWN: OK. Sounds fabulous. Randi Kaye for us tonight. We'll be checking in with you again a little bit later.
As Mr. Obama took the oath of office, some people were watching the first lady, not him. Because they wanted to know, as they say in Hollywood, who was she wearing? So we want to get the inside scoop on Michelle Obama's inauguration outfit from fashion expert, TV stylist, Robert Verdi, who's joining us now.
Hi Robert. I'm told it's a yellow Isabel Toledo dress she was wearing today. What does that choice say to you?
ROBERT VERDI, TV STYLIST: It's interesting in terms of color and designers. Certainly the color is sunny and hopeful. The sun rises every day; it's a fiery color, a color of renewable. The choice of Isabel Toledo is interesting. While she's a cult classic in the world of fashion, she's not a household name by any means. And certainly she's become one today.
BROWN: Well, I was going to say, I didn't even pronounce her name right. I had never heard of her. I guess we'll all know who this young woman is fairly soon.
VERDI: For a short time, she was a design director for Anne Klein which is a legendary and iconic American fashion brand.
BROWN: Absolutely. Her dress tonight, best-kept secret in Washington.
VERDI: It is.
BROWN: We'll be finding out what it looks like shortly. You've watched her for a while, though. What do you expect? VERDI: Certainly, Michelle has embraced color. She's not scared to wear vivid color and bright color. She's not scared to walk that fine line between being sexy and attractive as a woman and still being conservative and sophisticated. She really knows how to balance that scale. And she did today.
I think some people were disappointed and hoped she would take a greater fashion risk. The outfit almost seemed uniform for the first lady in many ways. It was a shift dress, there was a nod to Camelot, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, one of the most iconic women to walk through the White House in terms of fashion was also given a nod with this choice she made this afternoon. There was also some argument as to whether or not this was too dressy for a daytime look. It was a little 5:00 in the afternoon and less 11:00 a.m., but she did certainly wear it very well and I think it was very well received by the fashion audience.
And I think people really liked the fact that Michelle takes risks and isn't a cookie cutter. She is like many women in that she wants to have special clothes on special days and on many other days, she has really fun, interesting choices, like most women have in their wardrobes.
BROWN: Yeah. John King and Roland Martin were commenting on the rhinestones. They thought it was a little gauche. But we'll get into that later. I'm teasing them! I'm teasing them. The Obama girls, Malia and Sasha, weren't wearing expensive designer dresses, they were adorable. Let's show the pictures of the girls. They were in J. Crew, looking as cute as can be, as always. What do you think of their choices?
VERDI: I like that there wasn't that Joan Crawford effect of matching the children to Michelle. I think that can be a heinous thing to do as an adult. But I think it's clear that they're letting the children make their choices with the clothes and wear the colors that they want to wear. And I think that choosing J. Crew is really a great, great idea. Because the kids want to be like all the other kids. They don't want to be somehow marginalized in their school systems and thought of as different. So I think it's a great choice to have the kids in fun colors.
BROWN: Absolutely. Robert, thanks for coming on the show.
VERDI: Anytime, Campbell.
BROWN: Appreciate your viewpoint on all of this.
VERDI: You look fabulous too, by the way.
BROWN: Oh, thank you very much. 
