America's Next Top Model

摘要

Like any other professional mom moving to a new city, Michelle Obama has been mostly preoccupied with settling her two young daughters into their new school. According to Obama's spokeswoman Katie McCormick Lelyveld, fashion and what to wear to the Inauguration have not been high on the list of priorities for the incoming First Lady. But make no mistake: Michelle Obama arrives in Washington with a more recognizable and distinctive style than any other First Lady in recent memory. And while Michelle might not yet know what she will wear when her husband is sworn in as the 44th President of the U.S., the fashion world has been feverishly wagering on who will create her Inaugural wardrobe. Odds favor Chicago-based designer Maria Pinto, 51, an Obama favorite, and Thakoon Panichgul, 34, a Thai-born designer whose name went viral when Michelle wore his red floral-print dress on the final night of the Democratic National Convention. Other possible contenders include Jason Wu, Narciso Rodriguez and Isabel Toledo. Some insiders venture that Obama might even play the low-key populist card and wear J. Crew, a brand she supposedly likes to buy online.