Michelle Obama Official Portrait Released (PHOTO)

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

The White House has released the official portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama. It was taken in the Blue Room of the White House. Obama wears a sleeveless dress, which has become something of a signature style.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/27/michelle-obama-official-p_n_170601.html

[Ocracoker16]

1. Very nice, but she always looks good

[Ceela]

2. Great!

She looks lovely there.

[TTUBatfan2008]

3. Thanks for posting it...

She looks very nice. :)

[Beacool]

4. Very nice pic,

but what's with so many sleevless dresses in the middle of winter? She does have well toned arms and I'm sure she's proud of them, but it's not the season for sleeveless dresses.

;)

[FrenchieCat]

9. I love it!

When one is indoor, it doesn't really matter about wearing sleeves or not.

The point is that not everyone can go sleeveless, and if she wants to, she should.

For a time, the beauty standard pushed big breasts, and belly buttons.
Then it was big lips (fake or not).....
I find it refreshing if the new standard will be represented by well toned arms and legs,
as this is a goal that any woman can achieve if they try.

[Beacool]

26. Yeah, but there's a time and place for everything.

;-)

[FrenchieCat]

30. And it appears that the time and place is not mandated in a book....

and so folks will differ.

Far as I'm concerned, we've got much bigger things to worry about
beyond sleeveless dresses in the winter.

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[Beacool]

56. Once simplistic always simplistic.

:shrug:

[sufrommich]

21. If I had arms like that, I'd go sleeveless.

Of course, I haven't had arms like that since I was 23.

[Beacool]

27. I'm sure your toned arms lasted longer than that.

:-)

[sufrommich]

29. Well OK, but they're gone now!

:-)

[LisaM]

I really like that

She looks very nice in classic clothes. She manages to make them look chic and athletic at the same time. I like having a buff First Lady. I still remember how anorectic Nancy Reagan looked - horrible, and a terrible example.

[Captain Hilts]

6. Agree. She buff but not s k i n n y. nt

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

54. she's a great role model for fitness! nt

[Captain Hilts]

5. Here's a thread...

it's an interesting discussion.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5147762

[Bake]

7. Great portrait! She looks very classy!!

I loved Peggy Nooner's comment "if you had arms like that, you'd go sleeveless in February too!"

Bake

[Maven]

8. She's stunning. And very elegant.

[Fleshdancer]

10. MSNBC is trying to make a deal over the sleeveless dress

:eyes:

It's a cut that looks great on her. She knows it, we know it, why make a big deal out of it?

[Triana]

16. Her arms are a great feature. I don't blame her for flaunting them!

GOOD for her!

[TeamJordan23]

17. The anchors are prolly just jealous they are not as good looking as her (or their wives aren't). nm

[Kat45]

60. She looks great but I wonder how she can go sleeveless in winter

DC may not be New England but it's also not warm yet. I'm wearing at least three layers with a down vest in the house (and a down jacket outside) and I'm freezing my butt off. I swear, I get cold just looking at a picture of her in a sleeveless dress. :shrug:

[Debi]

61. In 100 years are people going to know this photo was taken in winter?

in 10 years?

Can't tell by looking @ the window (or at the lilies on the table).

[applegrove]

11. Black is definitely a good color for her. I loved the picture in vogue of her in the black dress

too.

[demokatgurrl]

13. Actually she looks great in any color I've seen her in so far. nt

[applegrove]

19. Yes she does.

[tblue37]

25. I didn't like the inauguration outfit's color. nt

[FrenchieCat]

31. See, I loved it! It was fresh, optimistic and sunny......

which translates best out of all color as "Hope" and was not a color that others present would be wearing.....

[tblue37]

34. I love yellow and many shades of yellow--but not that one.

I love the sunny brightness of yellow, but the shade of that outfit seems dingy to me. I do love the brooch she put at the neckline, though, and though many hated her gloves, I loved them.

[FrenchieCat]

37. The brooch was lovely, wasn't it.

That was a very neat trick indeed.

Anyways, I have nothing but good things to say about this first lady,
and just about everything about her. We couldn't have asked for better, IMO. :)

[tblue37]

47. Oh, yes. I believe we have the most extraordinary and wonderful

First Family we could possibly have. The kids blow me away, too, to be quite honest. I am so going to enjoy watching this family over the next eight years. (I did not enjoy watching the Bushes at all.)

[LisaM]

39. I didn't like it either

and I thought the gloves didn't match! It's superficial, I know, but I couldn't get past it. I know they are meant to be a contrasting color, I just thought they jarred with the outfit.

But I love the official photo.

[Adelante]

48. I loved that outfit on her, too

And I loved the inaugural gown there was so much bitching about. :shrug:

[Adelante]

49. Frenchie, your sig

Are you telling me that kid is graduating already? :wow: Where did the time go?

It seems like yesterday :hug:

[FrenchieCat]

52. Yep.....She is....this June!

Isn't that something?

She's up at U of Washington at St. Louis this week till Tuesday,
interviewing for a Master/Phd Program spot.

They flew her out, picked her up from the airport and
put her up at the Sheradan....so it appears that they
are truly interested in her.

I'll let you know.

But yeah...the time flew!

[Adelante]

53. You must be busting with pride

Congratulations, my dear friend :)

[Captain Hilts]

44. I agree. I think it was frumpy, actually. It looked like upholstery. nt

[mscuedawg]

12. Fabulous...thank you for posting!!! n/t

[politicasista]

14. Love the pic!

She is bringing sleeveless back too. :bounce:

[Kahuna]

15. Very nice!!! Gorgeous!

:applause:

[ObamaKerryDem]

18. Damn! Our First Lady is Gorgeous!. :)

That is a great look on her. :)

[sufrommich]

20. I don't usually comment on the "fashion and family" threads.

but that is a stunning portrait. She may out do Jackie.

[Occam Bandage]

22. Pretty pretty.

[Phx_Dem]

23. Very nice. I like the low-waisted style of the dress.

The background with those chairs is very pretty too.

If I had arms like that I'd never wear sleeves!

[tblue37]

24. If I had her arms, I would go sleeveless all the time, too! nt

[Kahuna]

35. Hell yeah! Me too!

x(

[damonm]

28. Simple, straightforward elegance...

probably describes her best.

[MoonRiver]

32. She is beautiful, as always.

But I do think it is strange that she seems to want to be "defined" by the media as the first sleeveless first lady. IMHO, it would be preferable to not encourage oneself to be defined by something so small and insignificant. I hope she soon starts defining herself in much more substantive ways. And, I am sure she will! :)

[Ilsa]

33. She looks fabulous! I'm trying to remember -- didn't W & Pickles

have creepy smiles?

Michelle and Barack have beautiful teeth.

[otohara]

36. Isn't She Lovely

isn't she wonderful...

[brianna69]

38. She is stunning in this pic

[Number23]

40. This may be the best picture I've ever seen of her

Beautiful. Love it

[leftofthedial]

41. She is such an elegant, beautiful and intelligent woman.

Barack is a lucky man.

[rasputin1952]

42. Stunning, simply stunning...

Just wondering...did Pickles pick up any new potato sacks for Dallas...:evilgrin:

[AZBlue]

43. I've never seen a bad picture of her.

She's remarkable!

[seaker]

45. We are so lucky!

[Clio the Leo]

46. That is about 10,000 times better than her husband's official portrait...

.... which I do not care for at all.

Can we PLEASE get a re-do Mr. President sir?



(And my friends claim I am unable to admit when the President's done something wrong lol.)

[PfcHammer]

50. Your epidermis is showing

:eyes:

[Beacool]

51. I knew that photo reminded me of something:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FY4BEHZWL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA240_SH20_OU01_.jpg

The cover of Hillary's "Invitation to the White House".

It seems that the Blue Room is a popular setting for First Ladies' pics. They both look great.

:D

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

58. Wow, they really do look just alike.

maybe Michelle and her photographer got their inspiration from there since Hillary looks so good there.

[Beacool]

62. I don't know, but even the pose is similar with one hand on the table.

Lovely, intelligent women both of them.

:D

[Boomerang Diddle]

57. Beautiful!

n/t

[Imagevision]

59. Michelle, now this is a first lady I will pay attention to, pretty to look at and intelligent!