# Mrs. Obama's dress

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-obamas-dress/681505>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 17, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-obamas-dress/681505 "2014-02-17T00:20:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-obamas-dress/681505/41 "2014-02-17T15:56:50Z")

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And of course the clothes worn by the First Lady serve to promote the fashion industry. (In trying to find an answer to the OP, I found a fashion industry article criticizing her for wearing clothes for a particular event from a French designer.) As said upthread, designers loan gowns to her for much the same reason that they lend clothes to actresses to wear to award shows; it’s good for business.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-obamas-dress/681505/42 "2014-02-17T16:26:12Z")

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At this point, it doesn’t look like we’re getting any closer to a factual answer to the question in the OP. Those who wish to discuss the First Lady’s fashion choices may open a new thread in IMHO.

If someone has some factual information to add regarding the OP, PM me and I will reopen this.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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