Michelle Obama's floral dress worn for Barack's Acceptance Speech was Thakoon

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LAT: Michelle Obama's DNC floral dress was Thakoon
Monica Corcoran


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The whole wide world is officially a red carpet. The dress worn by Michelle Obama (Thursday night) is no secret because publicists are alerting press to the designer: Thakoon. The aspiring first lady smartly opted to wear a sophisticated and fierce print -- red signifies strength and confidence -- with a retro lady-like cut....Obama wore the Radzimir Kimono dress from the pre-spring 2009 collection....

I like that Obama picked a designer like Thakoon Panichgul -- pronounced Tie-koon -- who's an up and comer with a textured past. He moved from northern Thailand to Omaha with his family when he was 11....

...(T)his similar Thakoon floral "Inside-Out" dress...is available at eLuxury.com for $1,250:


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