The first lady wore a bright pink dress and matching jacket by Michael Kors with bracelet-length sleeves, which she paired with black patent leather pumps and a single strand of pearls. It was a Jackie O. moment for Michelle—and, as far as she is comfortable playing with first lady symbolism, an ensemble that played to American nostalgia: a feminine first lady in a retro silhouette and a string of pearls.
Romney’s dress was eerily similar—a short pink tweed dress with short sleeves, with a double strand of green beads and baby blue nail polish. Strangely, she paired it with a red and tan printed shawl. It was an odd assortment of colors, but it worked.
Since the beginning of the campaign, Romney has experimented with her style. She’s slowly found her footing and received rave reviews for the red Oscar de la Renta dress she wore to the Republican National Convention. Over the last few months, her task has been a delicate one: she has chosen to wear clothes that don’t appear too expensive or alienate her from her voters, while simultaneously appearing to be first lady-like. The pink ensemble at the debates communicated that she’s become more comfortable with this new way of dressing. She’s finally experimenting—and straying from the red-hair-red-lips rigidity of the first lady playbook. It’s about time.
Romney spent a reported $1700 for her pink dress, expensive yes but her husband is a self made multimillionaire so she can afford to buy nice designer fashions if she wants. According to this article She is choosing her clothes with the thought of the voters in mind as not to alienate them.
On the other hand Obama's Pink Jackie O'ish dress was a reported $1800 and the matching jacket was another $1500, while her Government made husband is worth about 1/50th of Self Made Romney. AND in the last four years as First Lady Michelle has had assistants doing her hair and makeup for her making her look more First Lady Like. . ANd has spent millions on lavish vacations at high society resort areas with not a single thought to what it looked like to the voters that were struggling to pay their bills while her hubby tells them everyone has to have skin in the game and everyone is to tighten their belts if the US was going to get through the down turn in the economy.
I'll take the Rich lady that doesn't want to alienate voters by showing off her worth over a wanna be rich woman that sees nothing wrong with spending other peoples money like there is no tomorrow ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. :x
Bring on First Lady Anne Romney and puts some class back in the White House. PLEASE LORD.