# That DRESS, Mrs Obama... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 5, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216 "2008-11-05T05:24:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/41 "2008-11-05T13:53:22Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > Good lord! It looks like her brassiere is on the outside, and has slipped down to her belly. > Well, at least white house fashion isn’t going to boring for a while. Sadly, it looks way better in the stills than it did on tv–when I first saw it, I turned to my husband and asked, “Did I somehow miss that she’s six months pregnant?” The red part of the skirt really caught the light, which visually brought it waaaaaay forward. Not flattering. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/42 "2008-11-05T14:15:41Z")
Early 2000’s college guy called - he wants his T-shirt back 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/43 "2008-11-05T14:27:04Z")
Cute little girls should not be wearing black. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/44 "2008-11-05T14:30:46Z")
A couple of days ago, I told my husband that I usually loved Michelle Obama’s clothes, but a couple of times I had said, “Michelle Obama, what ARE you wearing?” Last night, she walked out and I said, “Michelle Obama, what ARE you wearing?!!!” He laughed for a good five minutes. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/45 "2008-11-05T14:31:17Z")
Palin spent money on her wardrobe, Obama on getting elected. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/46 "2008-11-05T14:31:22Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I was so relieved that there wasn’t red on the ass too. Mr. Blackwell is dead. Long live **panache45**. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/47 "2008-11-05T14:41:20Z")
> [@nyctea scandiaca](#): > > I had that same thought too… at one point, she appeared to be “holding” her stomach, the way that pregnant women do. > > Either way, yes that dress was horrible!!! ([A good photo here](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2008-11/43199461.jpg) and [here](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2008-11/43199353.jpg).) During the campaign so far, she has dressed so well, so I don’t know what went wrong tonight. The first daughters’ dresses were cute though, and the youngest one’s corkscrew curls. > > I liked Mrs. McCain’s dress (or suit), Sarah Palin’s dress was really classy, and Mrs. Biden’s suit was lovely in a bright lime color. Egad - I didn’t love it last night but those photos make it look even worst. I liked the family color scheme of red and black, but they coulda done a lot better with Michelle. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/48 "2008-11-05T15:17:06Z")
Yeah, I can’t believe she wore that. She’s usually so well dressed! ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/49 "2008-11-05T15:20:59Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > Been a long time since we had a FLILF. This is the first First Couple that look like they’re hot for each other. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/50 "2008-11-05T15:27:43Z")
> [@Pullet](#): > > The woman has a nice body. She just has a bit more hip than Mrs. McCain. Cite that Mrs. McCain has hips. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/51 "2008-11-05T15:35:05Z")
I’m waiting for the First Lady swimsuit calendar. I frankly don’t care **what** she wears until then. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/52 "2008-11-05T15:38:53Z")
I loved the dress, and the earrings too. Bold and different. As someone elsewhere said, no Chanel suits and chaste pearls on this First Lady. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/53 "2008-11-05T16:05:35Z")
When the hell would he have had time to get her pregnant? The man’s been busier than a one-armed paperhanger. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanTigerTamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SuntanTigerTamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanTigerTamer)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/54 "2008-11-05T16:15:10Z")
I thought it was Hypercolor and she was just REALLY looking forward to banging the POTUS 😃 ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/55 "2008-11-05T16:30:33Z")
> [@Professor\_So\_And\_So](#): > > At the election party I was at, we all kinda made a weird noise when she walked out in that dress. I thought it was hideous, personally. A moment later, a woman comes out of the bathroom, glances at the TV and Said, “Oh my God, she’s wearing Prada!”. I haven’t fact-checked her statement, but she’s knee-deep in the fashion world. I think if she’s correct, it just goes to show how worthless these designers are. The dress is actually Narciso Rodriguez. [cite](http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/11/michelle_obama_wears_spring_20.html) I don’t like it on the child/model on the runway either, but I actually like it _better_ on Michelle Obama ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/56 "2008-11-05T16:59:00Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Cute little girls should not be wearing black. Sorry. Of course they should. It was after five. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/57 "2008-11-05T17:09:04Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > When the hell would he have had time to get her pregnant? The man’s been busier than a one-armed paperhanger. All that air travel and you don’t think they may have found some time to join the Mile High Club? ---
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/58 "2008-11-05T17:23:35Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > That dress was dreadful. > > Ugly and unflattering. I disagree. I think the dress was absolutely stunning. I also thought the children in coordinating colors looked lovely. ---
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/59 "2008-11-05T17:26:55Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Cute little girls should not be wearing black. Sorry. Oh please. That is ridiculous. My 9 year old has a beautiful black dress with silver lining and a black and silver jacket and it is very age appropriate. Little girls don’t always have to look like flowers. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216/60 "2008-11-05T17:33:07Z")
I didn’t notice the dress. I had her undressed with my eyes before she made it to the front of the stage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dress-mrs-obama/471216.md?page=4)