The Drudge Report Goes After First Lady Michelle Obama's Outfit, Targets Her "Bondage Belt," Misses

[RamboLiberal]

They are after First Lady Michelle Obama again over her clothes. This time, The Drudge Report is targeting her "bondage belt," as they called it. Okay, not to knock her, but that is hideous. Michelle Obama has had some major fashion hits and a few misses. I would say that this is minor in the grand scheme of things. Considering how frumpy Barbara Bush and Hillary Clinton were, I think it's safe to cut her some slack.

Lost in this hoopla over her belt is the fact that Mrs. Obama spoke on health care legislation at the White House complex September 18, 2009, in Washington, D.C. She amplified the President's message on the need for health insurance reform and its impact on women and families during the event.

http://blackpoliticalthought.blogspot.com/2009/09/drudge-report-goes-after-first-lady.html

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. I want those belts!

where can I buy them

[Bobbieo]

11. Jason Wu sells them with most of his designs - unfortunately

[lamp_shade]

2. My guess is that she's wearing a bullet-proof vest under her clothes.

It kills me to even think that, but I do.

[Kittycat]

4. But what purpose would the belts serve?

[lamp_shade]

6. Maybe just to keep everything from shifting around.

[Phx_Dem]

13. Fashion is not intended to serve a particular purpose.

Belts are often worn to emphasize the waist, or just because the wearer likes belts. Frankly, what purpose do necklackes or braclets serve? They accessorize, as do belts. Sometimes they're good and sometimes, not so much.

Fashion is very subjective. What is to one person "AMAZING!" is to another person "HIDEOUS."

This is not my favorite outfit, but I don't HATE it either.

Love it or hate it, Drudge doesn't know shit about anything, particularly fashion.

[Julius Civitatus]

3. I think Matt Drudge knows a thing or two about "bondage"

... and a thing or two about sucking c@ck, but who am I to bring the peccadilloes of a notoriously closeted man, with a deep seated self-hate?

[mzteris]

5. I think you misspoke -

you meant LAURA, not Hillary.

geez louise . . .

[Bobbieo]

8. I am 100% for Michelle Obama and everything she does but I never

pegged her as a Jackie Kennedy. Let her wear what she wants to wear and leave her out of the fashion news.

[jenmito]

9. She quoted the article which said "Hillary." n/t

[Berry Cool]

7. Aw, come on, people, don't you know, that's her bandolier where she keeps her ammunition

so she can shoot "Whitey" at a moment's notice! :sarcasm:

[kestrel91316]

10. Why is she wearing TWO belts? It's hideous. But it's her choice to wear it.

[RamboLiberal]

Oops dupe

[RamboLiberal]

12. Michelle makes some fashion faux paus

but then so did Laura.

[Cha]

21. IOW..

What was she thinking?:)

[emilyg]

19. Not her best outfit.

[CakeGrrl]

24. No, the metallic bronze is one of the bands of her skirt. n/t

[Phx_Dem]

14. The pictures I saw earlier on Huffington Post -- which I can't find now --

made it look much better and it definitely did not look like two belts -- as it does here. Weird.

This belt is worse, IMO.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/16/michelle-obamas-olympics_n_289110.html

[JBoy]

15. Oh fer crying out loud.

Here, put this one in the bank. Should cover the "sins" of about a dozen future perceived faux pas.

[Cha]

20. LOL!

:*

[Beacool]

27. That is one outfit that I can truly recommend.

It has simple lines & it's elegant, it suits her figure very well.

:)

[CakeGrrl]

16. "Bondage" belt says a lot more about Drudge than the First Lady

These detractors should be careful how far they reach for their insults.

:rofl:

[jonnyblitz]

17. she always looks fine to me.

:shrug:

[elshiva]

18. Why does the Drudge Report care?

Why is this important?

[msallied]

22. It's a fugly belt. Actually, I don't like the whole ensemble.

It completely distorts/covers her beautiful shape, and I can't make sense out of the textures she's using. However, I think she has more hits than misses, and I love how affordable many of her clothes are, and how she wears local designers. And she does it all on an affordable budget.

I just love Michelle period.

[Dappleganger]

23. He's got nothing else.

[busybl]

25. it's silly looking

[Beacool]

26. So, it's OK to criticize other first ladies' fashion choices, but not Michelle?

How about leaving them all to wear whatever they please.

:shrug: