Michelle Obama honours US designers

September 26th, 2009 LONDON - Michelle Obama appeared to be keeping her distance from controversy-hit Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at the opening reception for the G20 summit in Pittsburgh. The US First Lady was said to have met the politician with a classic US-European impasse with President Barack Obama in the middle.

September 26th, 2009 LONDON - US First Lady Michelle Obama couldn't help but fall victim to the beast of jealously when husband Barack moved in for a smooch with French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh. According to the Daily Express, Michelle looked uncomfortable when the US President went on to greet Bruni-Sarkozy with a peck on the cheek.

September 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new book has claimed that U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama prevented Hillary Clinton from becoming her husband's vice-presidential nominee.

September 12th, 2009 LONDON - US First Lady Michelle Obama loves to hug everyone she meets as it makes others feel relaxed. Obama admits that she gets just as much out of being affectionate as those being hugged.

August 19th, 2009 Michelle Obama's thigh tight short shorts are criticized, but are they really short and that tight? A couple of months back, Michelle Obama caused quite a sensation while she was seen walking the families dog, Bo, on the White House lawn wearing shorts. Is there is any constitutional restriction or dress code for the first lady? or does it looks really odd ? (see photos above and below) Some people think that every body wears shorts in hot seasons and she is also human and she looks quite comfortable wearing shorts and looks great.

July 24th, 2009 First lady: Exposure to arts essential for kidsWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama says kids need more than just a good education: They need exposure to the arts, and early. "An educational foundation is only part of the equation," the first lady said at an East Room luncheon honoring the nation's top designers, winners of the 10th annual National Design awards.

July 23rd, 2009 Michelle Obama, daughters tour Va.'s Luray CavernsWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha did a little sightseeing when they toured Luray Caverns, a popular tourist attraction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The grounds of the caverns feature caves with such geological formations as stalactites and stalagmites.

June 18th, 2009 New York, June 18 (ANI): Visitors will soon be able to take a closer look at Michelle Obama's inauguration dress, as it is set to be featured in a Manhattan museum exhibit. The Museum of FIT will display the wool-lined, yellow ensemble and other designs by Isabel Toledo in the exhibit, which ends September 26.

June 16th, 2009 New York, June 16 (ANI): Michelle Obama received a special tribute for her stylistic contribution to the industry at 'Oscars of fashion world'. The Council of Fashion Designers of America honoured the First Lady with a Board of Directors Special Tribute at the Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.

June 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US First Lady Michelle Obama has pledged never to wear fur. According to the Washington Times, a day after French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy told PETA that she no longer wears real fur, Obama made her announcement.

June 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michelle Obama defied predictions of fashion experts after turning up in a 10-dollar T-shirt and a 25-dollar cardigan for a lunch with Former First Lady Nancy Reagan. The fashion icon, who has been sporting high-end lines like French designer Azzedine Alaia, wrapped herself in the affordable apparel offered by Gap.

May 23rd, 2009 CHICAGO - US First Lady Michelle Obama says that she has not changed much from her days before she moved to the White House. She has revealed in the latest edition of Time magazine, which carries a photo of her on its cover, that she hopes people get to see the real her as time goes by.

May 20th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michelle Obama continued to win admirers after stunning the New York crowd in her purple cocktail dress during a public show of support for the arts in the city. The US First Lady braved the chilly weather in a purple wool and silk sheath, paired with a jacket from Isaac Mizrahi, during her arrival at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to cut a ribbon for the opening of a new wing.

April 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama is set to grace the cover of a biographical comic book. The First Lady will feature in the Female Force: Michelle Obama "as she secures her place in American history".

January 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While political junkies worry about Barack Obama's policies and plans, fashionistas are obsessed with another weighty matter: What will Michelle Obama wear to the bevy of inauguration balls Tuesday? The incoming first lady has already drawn admirers for her sophisticated but low-key style that mixes ready-to-wear pieces from such US shopping mall favourites as Banana Republic and J Crew with young designers and Chicagoans, like Maria Pinto. At a height of about 1.79 metres, Obama is one of the tallest first ladies ever, and favours simple sheaths.