Black or white, she needs some serious advice about how to dress and how to walk!

Maybe the First Lady should have gotten together a “we are the world” group of designers to design a kinda “patchwork” gown to reflect all the peoples. And then no group would have felt left out of her wardrobe. This topic is just stupid to me.

Mrs. Obama needs to wear some Black designers because the first family is sooo fashion forward. It was right for this Black Arts group to point out the fact that there are a lot of black artisans and designers. Black Designers such as Tracey Reese (who went to Parsons and trained with Perry Ellis) need Black support. There is Kevin Hall and Stephen Burrows who are equally talented. What about Vintage Patrick Kelly? Obama could find SOME Black designer to whip something up for her. Hell, doesn’t Beyonce’s mother sew? My point is, Black people have a history of High Fashion and Style, we are not talking about FUBU here. We also have a history of not supporting each other. There are a lot of Black-owned sports wear companies that the youth in Hip Hop culture embrace. It is unfortunate that America doesn’t know that Black designers create high-end Fashion. FashionNote: Martha Washington’s formal wear/ ball gowns were sewn by a free-black woman. Hopefully, the Obama’s will have cultural awarness and support high fashion Black artisans. It’s a matter of cultural pride.

Why does everything have to be about black or white? Maybe she chose this designer’s gown because it was comfortable or that she just liked it. People are always talking about getting pass the issue of race but are so quick to focus on somethimg this small and turn it once again into a race issue. Here is an idea, go through your closet and see if you know what ethnic background was responsible for designing all of them!!!!

“It is unfortunate that America doesn’t know that Black designers create high-end Fashion. FashionNote: Martha Washington’s formal wear/ ball gowns were sewn by a free-black woman. Hopefully, the Obama’s will have cultural awarness and support high fashion Black artisans. It’s a matter of cultural pride.” By sr coy on 01/27/2009 10:46 am If it’s out there and women like it they’ll buy it………..It is absurd to think that one should “like” a particular garment because it was designed by a “person of color”(or lack there of)….Fashion and personal taste is not, nor should it be about politics and political correctness………it’s about personal perception, artistic appreciation, taste and NOT politics. We need to get to a place where reality reigns and things are not done because ‘it’s expected’ or considered “the thing to do”………..I don’t pretend to know the various “rules of thumb” regarding what is aesthetically enhancing for particular body types but I do know there are such and if our first lady needs help in this area so be it; beyond that, IMO, it is her prerogative to select what is pleasing to her and we need to respect her individuality and taste and get on to matters of more importance.

This has been one of the most ridiculous articles I have read. This is just one group of people complaining. I being an average Black woman could care less who this woman’s clothes are designed by. They have no idea whats in her closet. What should matter if anything is that she did pick fashions that were made by Americans. People need to get a real problem to complain about. Did these people submit anything to Mrs. Obama and even if they did maybe she didn’t like what presented. Just because you are Black does not mean you like everything that is done by Blacks as well as you might not like everything made by any other race.

I found the real story of what happened to Amnau Eele at WWD. After reading the story by Washington Post writer and Huffington Post contributor Joyce Moore, I am left wondering if Ms.Eele is sitting at the table ready to prove with her e-mail interviews that she never made those statements, then why is WWD not willing to come to that table and prove she made those comments? I called WWD and they said no comments. Wolfe Blitzer is asking the same question on CNN, during the “Situation Room’s” ” Black Designers Are Upset With First Lady Michelle Obama” segement. What’s really tragic about all of this, is that a black woman that simply asked where are the black designers in the first lady’s closet at the White house? and how do we encourage young black children too aspire to design, if there are no black designers as role models? Got lynched by the media and bloggers all over the world, based on a story that was not fact checked in the Bernard Madoff era. Did any one of you think maybe WWD saw a way to sell their paper in bad financial times? The WWD writer is now famous and WWD sold out both days that Ms. Eele’s story ran. I called WWD to buy extra copies and I was told they were sold out on both issues of the paper. Support of black designers and black design students will provide jobs for people of all colors and maybe the black youth and many black males will be able to get jobs in design and retail, instead of selling drugs or going to jail as an option. President Obama’s half brother was arrested for selling drugs as a poor black man in a poor African country, support of black designers and all designers in the retail industry can provide jobs for poor people like Mr. Obama all over the world , no matter their skin color. Instead of selling drugs , I’d rather see Mr. Obama work for a black designer or consider design as a career instead of drug dealing. I am white and I work for a black designer of jewelry, and without his designs , i would have no job and I couldn’t pay my rent. J, Crew, Tracy Feith and Jason Wu are swimming in orders and cash from the first lady’s support, but not black designers.. No, ms. Eele was right!! Change came on Jan 20, 2009, but not for black designers. here’s the interviews that i found on the internet: http://jemiltd.bravejournal.com http://affilliate.kickapps.com/service/display/kickplace.kickaction?u=23… http://www.oprah.com/community/blogs/jemiltd/2009/01/30/amnau-eele-the-r… http://www.huffingtonpost.com http://www.youtube.com/jemiltd I think “The Media Lynching” of Amnau Eele is going to be a large, but very sad story. I’ve learned a lot from this poor woman’s sad story.

I found the real story of what happened to Amnau Eele at WWD. After reading the story by Washington Post writer and Huffington Post contributor Joyce Moore, I am left wondering if Ms.Eele is sitting at the table ready to prove with her e-mail interviews that she never made those statements, then why is WWD not willing to come to that table and prove she made those comments? I called WWD and they said no comments. Wolfe Blitzer is asking the same question on CNN, during the “Situation Room’s” ” Black Designers Are Upset With First Lady Michelle Obama” segement. What’s really tragic about all of this, is that a black woman that simply asked where are the black designers in the first lady’s closet at the White house? and how do we encourage young black children too aspire to design, if there are no black designers as role models? Got lynched by the media and bloggers all over the world, based on a story that was not fact checked in the Bernard Madoff era. Did any one of you think maybe WWD saw a way to sell their paper in bad financial times? The WWD writer is now famous and WWD sold out both days that Ms. Eele’s story ran. I called WWD to buy extra copies and I was told they were sold out on both issues of the paper. Support of black designers and black design students will provide jobs for people of all colors and maybe the black youth and many black males will be able to get jobs in design and retail, instead of selling drugs or going to jail as an option. President Obama’s half brother was arrested for selling drugs as a poor black man in a poor African country, support of black designers and all designers in the retail industry can provide jobs for poor people like Mr. Obama all over the world , no matter their skin color. Instead of selling drugs , I’d rather see Mr. Obama work for a black designer or consider design as a career instead of drug dealing. I am white and I work for a black designer of jewelry, and without his designs , i would have no job and I couldn’t pay my rent. J, Crew, Tracy Feith and Jason Wu are swimming in orders and cash from the first lady’s support, but not black designers.. No, ms. Eele was right!! Change came on Jan 20, 2009, but not for black designers. here’s the interviews that i found on the internet: http://jemiltd.bravejournal.com http://affilliate.kickapps.com/service/display/kickplace.kickaction?u=23… http://www.oprah.com/community/blogs/jemiltd/2009/01/30/amnau-eele-the-r… http://www.huffingtonpost.com http://www.youtube.com/jemiltd I think “The Media Lynching” of Amnau Eele is going to be a large, but very sad story. I’ve learned a lot from this poor woman’s sad story.

Has anyone stopped to think that maybe she wears what flatters her body and what she is comfortable in?? Seriously, people.

Why are people critizing Michelle Obama about NOT selecting a black designer? Because she is black she HAS to pick a balck designer? Does that mean that Jill Biden HAS to pick white designers? It should be about thier style, not race of the designer.

Can’t we just believe the decision Michelle made was based on the content of the design not the designers skin??? 

I am willing to bet that you will see "inclusion" and a respect for all diverse groups within the White House.

I cannot begin to express the sadness I feel for the hypocrites who seem to think they have elected a president in order to obtain favors or rather excuses for their lack of talent. If you are capable of design, it does not matter who you are. And to even think that this will solve the drug problem and cure the addictions is an insult to anyone’s intelligence. Maybe President Obama’s brother does not wish a career in design.

The new first lady carries herself extremely well. I did not even pay attention to who designs her clothes. I agree with those of you who state she should have the freedom to wear what flatters her. And yes we are all familiar with hip-hop fashion and black sports apparell, yet once again the first lady chose to dress appropriately. It is time we get on with the matters of our nation.

We are now completing "Black History Month" and I do not believe any of these people have given any thought or respect to our black ancestors, some of whom were the greatest inventors of our time.

In conclusion, I am a "caucasion american", a product of the 60’s and memories of Vietnam. I am a mother whose son has received a purple heart in Afghanistan along with the bronze medal x 2. Ten months later he was shipped to Iraq, leaving his wife and 3 children for 15 months. He has just returned safely and to God I give thanks for the freedom I am lucky to have in this country.

I attended a private Catholic girl’s school and both of my son’s also. When I returned from work in the afternoon, there were always a few of their friends in my home. They were of all nationalities and they were all welcome.

I have taught my sons to respect all peoples and leaders. This country embarrassed me when talk show hosts make fun of our political leaders in public. It embarrasses me  when I open my home page on the internet to see a caricature of President Obama. That I believe is the reason other nations of the world laugh at us and find us easy targets. I do believe they think we are ignorant. If we cannot respect the president and first lady, what example are we setting for our children and the rest of the world.

I have not commented on anything so strongly before. If all we have time to do is criticize a graceful woman’s choice of clothes, we deserve to be in the state we are in….

 

 

This is almost silly. Crying over her clothes? They JUST got into the White House and I’m sure she will pick black designers eventually once she’s sure her daughters are settled in. I’m sure there are other important events that will come up so she can showcase their designs. Last I checked she was First Lady not a fashion model/advertisement bulletin board.

Her outfit is OK . It is better for her to choose a better designer, her outfits look boring. She needs more elegant ones