First Lady Fashion

In a WWD article by Bridget Foley, she discusses the First Lady's penchant for little-known designers, most of whom aren't even American.

Now, the question is should Ms. Obama diversify her wardrobe choices, for the sake of the fashion industry. As Foley puts it,
"Who cares about one woman’s wardrobe choices in this time of turmoil? A lot of people." "As Calvin Klein’s Francisco Costa puts it, 'We’d be thrilled to dress the First Lady, of course. She has the power to influence consumers.'" Tommy Hilfiger is glad that the First Lady isn't only wearing high end ad American couture. He thinks it puts her in touch with "real people."

Michael Kors adds, "'She’s the first First Lady who’s ever worn sportswear,” he says. “If you think about it, she’s worn everybody from Azzedine Alaïa to Michael Kors to Isabel Toledo or Jason Wu to J. Crew to Donna Ricco.'" Other designers, while applauding her choices for the most part, wish she would consider some other, more well-known names in fashion.

Foley states, "by extension, then, Obama’s choices represent what’s right, active and modern about American fashion."