Stunningly Elegant

[bigtree]

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama talk as they wait to receive Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha as they arrive for an official dinner in their honor at the White House in Washington, March 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst




U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha after arriving at the White House for a State Dinner held in their honor March 14, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

[CTyankee]

1. oh, lord, this woman is beautiful! what a lovely dress...

[southernyankeebelle]

10. Wow she looks beautiful. I love the dress and her hair. What style she has.

[Honeycombe8]

66. I love that shade of blue. nt

[yourout]

2. Best looking President and First Lady since JFK. Actually best President and First...

Lady since JFK......period.

[meti57b]

40. Actually, best looking First Lady and President, or head of state ... anywhere ... ever.

[lunatica]

3. I love them as a couple

[Raven]

4. These two people just make me smile...:-)

[seabeyond]

7. true that. always. you are right. nt

[BlancheSplanchnik]

57. same here :)

good vibes

[jillan]

5. They look like royalty.

[seabeyond]

6. my type of dress, all class. shoulders BACK.

the lines would be wonderful with standing straight and shoulders back.

one of my pet peeves.

love the necklace with it.

and i never talk about the fashion. but she does dress classy.

[jillan]

8. Look at the eye contact in the first picture. That is a sign of a happy couple.

[EC]

9. Beautiful

I wish I could see her shoes too.

[bigtree]

11. you can see a turquoise-blue, sandal-cut pair

. . . as the president steps on her dress, lol


REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

[EC]

16. Thanks

didn't know there were more pics. Love the shoes, good style.

[bigtree]

19. best foot forward, and all that

here's a good source for pics . . .

http://news.search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A2KJjb1UroxOdQsA3.HQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTEwanY3bnB1BHNlYwNpbWFnZQRjb2xvA3NwMgR2dGlkA1VTTkMwNV82?ei=UTF-8&p=barack+obama&section=photo

[Tx4obama]

34. And on the two links below too

Here: http://theobamadiary.com/

and

Here: http://www.daylife.com/search?q=michelle+obama

[monmouth]

55. Is that George sitting next to FLOTUS???? Oh my..sigh...n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. it's beautiful...but that top sure looks uncomfortable. nt

[undeterred]

36. Too much jewelry at the neckline.

[ohheckyeah]

45. Agree....

beautiful dress but it got overshadowed by too many necklaces.

[eridani]

53. Well, to each her own. I'm a huge fan of bling myself

--and have doubtless committed many a fashion foxpaws in that regard. I would have liked more of the darker blues in the necklace color palette though. She is one lovely woman,

[Laura PourMeADrink]

49. reminds me of mardi gras beads ...but I love it.. nt

[Botany]

30. Barack is such an XY Dude!

He steps on her dress and she drops the stank eye on him.

[meti57b]

42. the look on each of their faces ...... priceless!!! .... LOLOL!!!

He's thinking ..... "oh shit".

She's thinking ....."smooth move there, Ace".

[ohheckyeah]

50. LOL

Their expressions are so funny - typical married couple.

[malaise]

12. Lovely indeed

Rec

[blaze]

13. Wow!! Stunning is right!!

Love the necklaces too!

[Taverner]

14. That pic does more for the institution of marriage, than anything produced by Dobson, Santorum...

...Romney or the "National" "Organization" of "Marriage" would ever dream of doing


Happy married couple - beaming - beautiful

[MindandSoul]

17. You are soooo right! What a wonderful couple!

What I like the most is that Michelle Obama is obviously a strong, intelligent woman, and she is secure enough (and obviously President Obama is secure enough as well) to not feel that she has to play "the little woman" or take the back seat!

She is the perfect mate for this man. . .they represent what a post feminist era union should be: an EQUAL sharing in the relationship. . .no one is left behind in the kitchen or having tea with the little old ladies!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

59. :)

indeed!

[Jennicut]

32. Yup. I love them as a couple. They are great together.

And look great too.

[Politicalboi]

15. Is President Obama doing his

Rmoney imitation for them? The second picture makes him look stiff.

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. nice dress

[Rosa Luxemburg]

71. I agree!

[northoftheborder]

20. Absolutely beautiful dress on a beautiful woman. And I love her hair done that way.

She usually steals the show, even with other lovely wives in pretty dresses.

[spooky3]

21. Beautiful color, love the layered beads.

Just beautiful.

[freshwest]

22. Michelle stole the show, as usual. Love the turquoise.

[intheflow]

23. I usually hate these Michelle fashion love-fests.

Not because I dislike her - quite the contrary. But because they focus on how the woman looks, as opposed to The Woman behind those looks.

I used to unrec them, back on ol' DU2, militant feminist that I am.

But I just have to K&R this thread. Because of the LOVE so amazingly evident between this man and woman in that first photo. O.M.G. Just beautiful to witness!

It's so refreshing to see a functional family in the White House. I just searched google images under "laura george bush" and didn't find a single photo of the previous first couple even looking at each other.

So cheers to our First Couple: may they always gaze at each other and see The Person behind those good looks.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. michelle - perfect. But what the hell is Cameron's wife wearing.YUCK. Looks

like something I would do - when someone forgot to tell me an event was formal.

[Auntie Bush]

27. I hated to post the same thing...but she does look kind of dowdy.

I can't believe she didn't get more dressed up. What was she thinking?

[dixiegrrrrl]

29. I think she must have got a good deal on Pickles' outfits.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

47. Pickles??

[dixiegrrrrl]

51. Bush's wife was given the DU name of Pickles.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

69. thanks DG....why?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

46. OMG....Look at this one.Yuck ...next to MO in a gorgeous Zach Posen

Looks like something a nun would wear

[chieftain]

26. Pics like this explain why racists hate them so much.

Just by being themselves, the Obamas give the lie to every stereotype that bigots have built their pitiful sense of self worth upon.

[RZM]

38. Actually I'm not so sure

I think a common stereotype is that African-Americans are quite fashion-conscious, well-dressed, and spend a lot in order to look good.

[mfcorey1]

52. ???????????????????? That can be said for the French who love fashion, the Americans who love

French fashion, the Hollywood famous who love to dress for the red carpet and on and on and on.

[RZM]

54. It's a stereotype. So what?

The poster I responded to said that this blows away every stereotype the racists had. I disagreed because there is also a stereotype that African-Americans pull out all the stops in order to look good. I've certainly encountered this stereotype before. That's not to say others don't like to look good or that the stereotype is even true. But it's out there. Besides, the Obamas aren't French, nor are they Hollywood actors, so stereotypes about those people don't matter here.

[chieftain]

61. You don't really think that a bigot's stereotypical view of Blacks

includes the level of elegance that these pics capture , do you?

[FailureToCommunicate]

28. Brilliant! Kinda makes one proud to have a First Couple

that classy.

"We go to a party and everyone turns to see
This beautiful lady that's walking around with me.
And then she asks me, "Do you feel all right?"
And I say, "Yes, I feel wonderful tonight."

[mopinko]

31. and he gets to wear one of his 4 suits.

i hope she is enjoying those lovely clothes. i am told she really isn't that kind of girl.

[jmowreader]

70. He has more than four suits

The problem is, all suits look alike.

[BigDemVoter]

33. Our First Lady

is lovely. . . And her husband isn't bad either!

[Control-Z]

64. He can sing!!

My president can sing.

[Kingofalldems]

35. The great Rory McIlroy was also there tonight

[RZM]

37. Nice tux and nice dress. But those necklaces remind me of Mr. T.

Just not my style I guess. I think less is more when it comes to necklaces. Other than that, nice outfits

[chieftain]

67. Mr. T. That's the comparison you come up with? eom

[RZM]

68. Well

I'm hard pressed to come up with someone else known for too much necklace. It's a joke. Lighten up.

[chieftain]

77. And the funny part was comparing Michelle Obama to Mr. T?

Even when I lighten up, I don't see the joke.I see something else entirely. Even when I lighten up.

[RZM]

78. Whatever

I dont care much what you see or think. Believe what you will.

[WillowTree]

73. I agree. I'm lovin' on the dress, hatin' on the gobs of necklaces.

[ellisonz]

39. You can really see his hair is graying when they're that big!

[amuse bouche]

41. She's super classy

and gorgeous, but I have to lol at the pres in the second picture

He looks like Fred Armisen doing a bit, satirizing him, on SNL

[Control-Z]

65. Love your username!

Yum. Are you serving tonight?

[amuse bouche]

74. Thanks

And I made homemade calzones tonight.

Not exactly amuse bouche. In fact they were enormous.

One chicken parm and the other Italian but that's how my sons like them

[The Backlash Cometh]

43. I would love to see the Project Runway people

come up with something for the First Lady. She would be so easy to design for.

[Marie Marie]

44. Dazzling. They both look stunning.

[Th1onein]

48. They make me sick to my stomach

Look how they look at each other. You can tell it's genuine. They're really crazy about each other. Damn! I'm jealous.

[Scurrilous]

56. K & R

[Nuclear Unicorn]

58. Barack married up. n/t

[Tarheel_Dem]

60. Yes he did!

[Mosby]

62. The necklaces ruin the whole look.

Makes the dress look cheap.

[guardian]

63. the epitome of class and sophistication

K&R

[Manifestor_of_Light]

72. I love the color and the pleats are interesting.

But I think she needs more fullness in the bust. The pleats over the bust are strange.

She looks classy. I would have worn fewer necklaces and a different kind, but that's just me.

She is a tall woman. She can get away with LOTS of jewelry.


Beautiful couple!!

[cherokeeprogressive]

75. Gush all you want. For me the body language in the first pic is nothing if not uncomfortable.

Look at their hands. Look at the way their arms hang limp even though they're so close they're nearly touching by accident.

If I'm that close to MY wife anywhere, we're holding hands.

This pic reminds me of the one from the basement of the White House, when they were pictured in passing. Not a thing in the entire pic made me think they might have had any physical contact during that encounter.

[bigtree]

76. interesting

. . . how the statements which try and detract from the beauty of the moment seem to reflect more on the character of the poster than of the First Couple. You regularly express distain and derision of this President and your statement echoes that negative view.

Even your reference to 'gushing' reflects the distain and derision you regularly offer up to supporters and folks who compliment the Obamas.

Interesting that most posters here readily recognize and acknowledge the obvious love apparent between the two.

That said, it's really not an occasion for holding hands; especially in these particular shots -- which are absolutely stunning.

[uponit7771]

79. I see this couple as STILL needing a room after seeing them for 3 years, it's prolly

...a good thing they're not touching each other for once.

It's obvious for those who want to see that Obama and Michelle adore each other

[ibegurpard]

80. I think she looks great

Not sure what Mrs. Cameron was thinking though.