So, don’t tell me that having an in-house public relations staff doesn’t pay off! Look at the booty we just pulled in:
BEST DRESSED 2009, VOTEZ POUR VOTRE PRÉFÉRÉE !
Yes! The votes are in, and once again Obama wins!
The French couture Bible, Elle magazine, honored Lady M as the winner in the "political chic" category of their best dressed list. Wow! Once again, a well oiled campaign and staffers who are willing to do whatever it takes to win have paid off big. MO even edged out the home-town fav, France’s own first lady, Carla Bruni Sarkozy!!! Sweet! Or should I say “douceur de vivre “?
The magazine said it focused on bold style this year, noting, “Mrs. Obama resembles no one else. Her style is unique, and she encourages young designers.”
Elle also praised Obama for adding a new item to the classic first lady’s wardrobe: the cardigan sweater. “She has succeeded in imposing the waisted cardigan as official dress.”
How clever of the French fashionistas to find the two categories that Lady M positively OWNS: bold and “wasted waisted” cardigans!
Here we see both “bold” and “unique” in one outfit.
Big Guy still has some matches from a campaign swing through Park City, UT back in ’08 (I think you all know by now that BO smokes, right? I’m not letting the cat out of the bag am I?). They’re from a little French Bistro called “Easy Street” ( BO’s theme song), and are imprinted with the bistro’s motto “We’re so French we hate ourselves." Well, I guess.
I hope Carla doesn’t feel too bad about the snub. At least she came in second. I, on the other hand didn’t even get an honorable mention. I rather thought the editors at Elle might have given a little nod to my trompe-l’oeil work.
Frogs: they’re just silly little people who think they’re better than everyone else. But you get used to it after awhile.
H/T Breeze, who has her own name now!
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MOTUS,
ReplyDeleteYes she encourages designers, bad designers. It's a good thing she changes her clothes every other hour because if she didn't those "designers" would have no outlet for their "designs". (And, of course, we'd have nothing to laugh at)
When I see photos of the fashion elite legs spread wide apart airing out their nether regions while wearing a too tight skirt, sporting a cardigan 2 sizes too small cinched with a boob belt, bottomed off with bare, oiled legs and oddly colored shoes then I'll believe ELLE's line of crap. Until then I'll continue to assume this endorsement was bought and paid for by the Obama crowd.
I think we should all email Elle. They have lost their collective minds. No one could be that blind, bought, just plain stupid.
ReplyDeleteNot your fault MOTUS. God knows you work hard but there's only so much you can do with an unattractive, pear shapped, wannabe who deceives only herself...and well, apparently Elle.
Testing
ReplyDeleteIt worked. I am no longer Anon.
ReplyDeleteYOU ALL HEAR THAT LOW GROAN/MOAN RISING
ReplyDeleteTHROUGHOUT FRANCE?
YES, IT'S THE GREAT FRENCH DESIGNERS, FROM
COCO CHANEL TO YVES ST. LAURENT, AS THEY
(IN HORROR) TURN IN THEIR GRAVES....
BE CAREFUL, ELLE, KARMA IS A 'FEMALE DOG'!!!
Yea, Cinderella!
ReplyDeleteWelcome aboard!!!
That yellow-on-yellow monstrosity: as soon as
ReplyDeleteI saw it my eyes were instantly drawn to
that leather belt.
Almost simultaneously, KirkDouglas (Spartacus) appeared in MO's place...
But, let's face it, Kirk in loin cloth with
sword in hand and bare teeth was w..a ..y
more handsome than this cheap reincarnation.
Wow. This is as impressive of win as Barack's Nobel Peace Prize win. Who knew it took such little effort to win such big prizes?
ReplyDeleteMrs. P
Hahaha. The magazine said "Mrs. Obama resembles no one else." And I say "Yes! Thank you for that." If I started seeing many MO's running around in small cardigans cinched by ugly boob belts, I might have to become a recluse...or take a stun gun with me when out. Fortunately our local culture (although we do have our share of teenagers in slut gear) for the most part, dresses classically and with good taste.
ReplyDeleteMOTUS,
ReplyDeleteYou know, on second reading, those comments in ELLE seem to me just a bit on the tongue-in-cheek side. Either the editors are profoundly fashion backward(which I doubt)or they are having a bit of snarky fun. Go back and read it again. See what you think.
She is nothing more that the cohort of the great Oamanist...do not give her any thankks for boob belts or anything.
ReplyDeleteShe is mereley the cohort of the Geat Obama, who is being taken down, even as I write.
Wow, MOTUS, I guess we can't deny it any longer -- fashion is truly dead. I guess we can file it away with American pride & excellence, and that crazy old notion of "one person, one vote."
ReplyDeleteI sure hope she doesn't try to bring back stirrup pants.......
anon,
ReplyDeleteNo question the honor was bought. Paid for? Don't hold your breath.
Annie,
In case you've forgotten, Elle is very fashion-forward. They see things that you and I miss.
Cindy-rella!
Welcome. Just remember: we don't do windows or floors around here.
Breeze,
Coco, Yves, Kirk and MO: quién es el más viril? Answer: Lady M, hands down.
Mrs. P
You cannot be serious: we've been efforting both of these awards for months. And the irony: the Elle prize cost more. But then, the French have been prostituting themselves for much longer and understand their market better.
Annie,
I'm pleased to hear that there's one place left on earth where women (with the exception of the teenage sluts in training)dress appropriately. Do you have any rescue shelters?
Cinder,
I can see how a well-grounded, rational person would come to that conclusion. But we are dealing with the French. Don't know, could go either way.
RP,
But did you see them at the State dinner? Stunning, no?
Anon2,
You are so hopelessly old fashioned. Speaking of stirrup pants they always come back shortly after skinny jeans re-emerge. And I think they would look quite sharp with burkas - although I understand the French banned them.
Hello Breeze and Cinderella:
ReplyDeleteHow is the weather where you are?
I also am very happy to see you each have your own name now. Use them wisely.
And also Cinderella, I am very impressed to see you also have your own little favicon.
Very nicely done...2 Opposable thumbs up...
"Breeze,
ReplyDeleteCoco, Yves, Kirk and MO: quién es el más viril? Answer: Lady M, hands down."
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Mas viril: SI!!
Macho como Kirk: NO!!
Hello, Raj!
ReplyDeleteThe weather is PERFECT this time of year, where I am.
That's why we put up with our brutal summers
here in Florida.....
Cheers from the Gulf Coast!
In the photo of the yellow outfit--the one with the huge belt and small sweater (oh, that would be almost every outfit--but you know the one I mean), what's with the splayed kneed stance in that photo? She looks like someone who's had a few too many who is trying to get up off an ottoman. She is so awkward. Instead of new boobs or botox, she ought to ask Santa for comportment lessons. Just sayin'.
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