Michelle Obama's Dress...

[vaberella]

I declare myself an official MO dress watcher. :D I think it's a wild dress. I don't dislike it, but I'm not sure I like it. I just think it's wild and I love that she took a risk. The red and black is a crazy combination for a win.

She still looks great.

[justiceischeap]

1. I wish it had been blue instead of red. (eom)

[NanBo]

5. time to take back the red!

my favorite color! Good for Michelle, our FIRST LADY YEAHA!!!!

[whitewomenforobama]

25. Agreed,

in the newly unified America, we get red back. It's my favorite too.
And I thought her dress was magnificent.

[Dem2theMax]

61. I actually felt that the choice of red was a symbol of unification.

Our new President was wearing a red tie. Our new Vice-President was wearing the blue tie. I loved it.

[tigereye]

2. I love her clothing!

so cool!

[raventattoo]

3. SHE IS F*ING FABULOUS!!! NM

[RichardRay]

4. I think it's to coordinate the whole family.

Barack's suit, the girls' dresses, Michelle's dress.

[HughMoran]

6. I wasn't going to go there

Wouldn't be my choice, but does it really matter?

[jenmito]

7. I usually LOVE what she wears, but this dress was an unflattering design due to its colors-

the red in the stomach area. Not flattering to her figure. But she's still WONDERFUL looking.

[trudyco]

8. Ugly - was the black and red symbolic of our economy?

Looked like shades of Halloween to me. Very strange colors. Unflattering dress design. Where is the blue?

[vaberella]

13. Very risque. It was crazy. n/t

[tapper]

50. Didn't like it at all....

I think it was the black section over the middle that ruined it.

Also, it clearly didn't match well with the older girl's red dress, and everyone watching with me felt it clashed with Jill Biden's outfit.

[Blondiegrrl]

9. She has great fashion sense. nt

[Hieronymus]

10. Ugly dress .. so was the yellow one on Leno. She always looked great before.

[1corona4u]

31. I liked the yellow outfit....

just not this dress...reminded me of a particular spider....

[Raine]

11. She's GORGEOUS but the dress was a bit uh uh

"unusual" not sure I really cared for it.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

12. She looks gorgeous, and her earrings are stunning!

[holiday]

14. i love it, which is weird because I'm picky lol

[Hellataz]

I disliked that dress, looked like someone threw red paint on her

[jazzjunkysue]

15. Not flattering for TV.

[Ramsey]

18. Agree

Probably a really cool dress, but too busy for TV- distracting

[Bernardo de La Paz]

38. Yes, too contrasty for stage lighting. Would be more effective in afternoon light.

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. I like the teal one she wore at the convention, myself, but you know what? She's

lovely no matter what she wears. :)

[RagAss]

17. ...how about Biden's tie...!

[stillcool]

41. yeah that was ..

atrocious wasn't it? LOL..

[emdee]

19. I loved it...

but I was looking through tears!

[indie_voter]

20. I think it should have been either red or black. didn't like it. n/t

[Tatiana]

21. I love Michelle. Not the dress. I like the risk taking, but I don't like the design.

Or the mismatch of fabrics.

[GinaMaria]

22. loved it

the waist was perfect. She sparkled like she should sparkle tonight.

[gblady]

23. it almost had....

that holographic look to it....
I loved the color and the unusualness of it!
She looked gorgeous!
Jubilant!

[Bubbha Jo]

24. I bet she let the girls choose their dresses then matched hers to their choices.

[anneboleyn]

26. I liked it. I hate the usual frumpy D.C. wear and Michelle picks clothing that is striking and young

in spirit, not the usual jacket-skirt combo that most Washington types wear.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

27. It was wild and in its own way, ok, but I would have advised against it.

[1corona4u]

28. Yeah, I didn't love it....

looked like a...well, I don't want to say it....

[ErinBerin84]

29. It wasn't my favorite, but I applaud her for taking fashion risks.

She always surprises me and even when I don't like certain dresses (and I love more than I dislike), she always looks fab to me.

[yasmina27]

30. I didnt't like it

[yasmina27]

32. But she looked great in it!

[BeHereNow]

33. HOW could anyone MISS the symbolism of her dress???? Johnny Cash, anyone?

Black is for mourning.
Red is for the death of the Rethuglian reign of terror.

She was simply paying her respects.

How gracious of our New FIRST LADY!!!

BHN

[bedazzled]

34. i think she's going to give jackie kennedy a run for her money

and be a terrific example of how to dress!

of course, after eight years of someone who
dresses like a couch on a good day, it's
not hard to shine.

[symbolman]

35. Symbolic - Red Surrounded by Black :)

on the other hand it looked too much like blood spatter and made me feel uneasy..

I wish she'd worn something a little less drastic for this night..

[SoCalDem]

36. reminds me of:

:scared:

[MarthaMyDear]

40. Oh please...how DRAMATIC...she looked like a SPIDER? lol

[SoCalDem]

43. not her.. the design on her dress

:spank:

[trudyco]

67. OMG I thought the same thing when I saw her again in clip this AM!

[MarthaMyDear]

37. Crazy...but not out there very long...needed to be swung around...sashayed and such...!

[Tess49]

42. I thought it was horrid. But then, I have zero fashion sense.

[fadedrose]

39. Michelle is beautiful because her goodness shows

in her face regardless of what she has on.

Our man doesn't just love her, it seems he needs her.. let's hope it will always be that way.

[Why Syzygy]

48. It is beautiful.

I liked her dress. Not my favorite look for her. But, it was creative, and showed off her high spirits.

We have never had a family like this is our House. What a thrill.

[Left Is Write]

44. I am so excited that this beautiful, gracious, intelligent, accomplished woman will be our next

First Lady!

I love the way she dresses, BTW. :)

[Dappleganger]

45. LOVED it--No more boring-as-hell BUSH style!

[RepublicanElephant]

46. her wardrobe spells "confidence"...

none of fake beauty queen, barbie doll crap.

and with a REAL woman's figure!

[Jackeens]

47. Wtf? On a night like THIS you're talking about a dress?!?! n/t

[RepublicanElephant]

49. hey, we're celebrating EVERYTHING obama!

:party:

[Life Long Dem]

51. Her purple dress stood out

[Breeze54]

52. The red on the front made her look pregnant on the TV....

I didn't like the dress and I didn't like that it was red, at all.

I also didn't like that the family color theme seemed to be red.

This is OUR night, The Democratic Victory night.

Blue should have been the color of choice, imho.

But, it was her decision. Trivial in the grand scope of things.

[Kat45]

53. I love that color combination, but I that particular dress was not flattering.

And what she wears usually looks great.

[amborin]

54. didn't like Michelle's dress at all; didn't like mrs. biden's green suit either

[AuntPatsy]

55. strange thread...I honestly did not notice what she word, I noticed the smiles....

[Lady-Damai]

56. I didn't like the dress. I love Michelle Obama. So, I forgive her!

:P

[Pithy]

57. All I saw

was the love and pride radiating between Michelle, Obama, their girls and the whole Biden family. Yes, the dress was unfortunate. The stomach part cut her in half on camera and made her look stockier than she is. But she is REAL. No more posturing, no more Stepford First Ladies.

[Desertrose]

58. I don't care what she's wearing...I care what they say!

....and the energy of the evening was just so incredible!!!

I have such HOPE for the future now!!!!!!

[renate]

59. I thought it was neat that the whole family wore red

Obama's tie, Michelle's dress, and the kids' dresses too (although wasn't one of them pure black? can't remember now). I thought the color must have been a deliberate and symbolic choice and I applaud it 100%. It was a great and unifying way to make their first appearance as the First Family.

That said, her dress confused me. And I see I'm not the only one who thought she looked pregnant (which would be awesome!).

[madeline_con]

60. I liked it. she looked great, and so did the girls.

She doesn't do the conservative suit thing like Repuke women. I find it refreshing. She's beautiful and wears what she likes. I love the new first lady!

Now, as for the green/yellow pilled sweater looking thing on Mrs. Biden. Not so much.

spel checker broken

[MN Treehugger]

62. My husband loved it

As did I.

[trustjms]

63. Obama Dresses Symbolic...

I've been told I'm reading too much into this, but I think Michelle chose these color combinations (black and red) in honor and memory of the countless African Americans who shed their blood for this county and for this very moment in history, especially people like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Cause I'll tell ya, I hated her dress at first last night, but then this morning, it came to me. I mean, why else would she choose those dresses for herself and her daughters?

At any rate....praise God for Obama '08!

[AgadorSparticus]

64. I normally love her outfits. But this dress didn't do it for me. Too much going on for such an

event for my taste.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

65. it reminded me of a blackwidow

[MissHoneychurch]

66. I found it cute

that the girls were dressed in black and red as well.

Not so sure I like the dress MO was wearing. Somehow it looked strange.

[Whisp]

68. Michelle could wear a stinky dishrag and she'd still be gorgeous!

;)

[chimpymustgo]

69. The dress was ridiculous. Somebody should have stopped that from happening.

Jill Biden looked lovely though.

[Beacool]

70. Didn't like her dress at all,

but what she was wearing is irrelevant.

[Duppers]

71. Even my hubby hated it!

Of course, I HATED IT, but he seldom comments on clothing but he's still going on about it today.

[NashVegas]

72. I Think It's a Great Dress

And she looked fantastic in it.