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“Fashion shows are not really my thing,” stylist Meredith Koop admits. “They are beautiful and I love to see the clothes move, but they feel cold and it’s like, Oooo I don t know if I am cool enough to be here. ” Coming from the sartorial mastermind who was Michelle Obama’s personal stylist since 2010 this is both a shock (Koop placed the order for Obama’s jaw-dropping Balenciaga glitter boots after all) and a relief. It is clear that her ability to craft a wardrobe with J.Crew one day and Jason Wu the next stems from a very real place. Koop is the type of woman anyone Michelle Obama or otherwise would want in their court.
Throughout the years, Michelle Obama has become a style icon.
Her stylist, Meredith Koop, has helped Obama become the noted fashion icon she is today.
Koop and Black professionals weighed in on the lasting impact of Obama s style and what it says about power dressing.
Daniella Carter said if she s learned one thing from Michelle Obama s style, it s what an unapologetic Black successful woman looks like even when there are people in the world spewing hate.
Carter is a Black trans activist and founder of the eponymous Guest Book which highlights creators of color.
She grew up in foster care but said seeing Obama suited-and-booted made her always remember that though she may not have had a mother who looked like her, she would learn to carry herself so that she and her future daughter could both grow up to be unapologetic Black, successful women.
Barack Obama Had the Highest Praise for Michelle and Her Inauguration Look She looks good and looks better than me. I understand that. Feb 5, 2021
What did former President Barack Obama think of his wife Michelle Obama s big fashion moment at Joe Biden s inauguration? A Washington, D.C. book club asked him, and boy, did he have some thoughts and high praise for the former First Lady.
Barack made a surprise virtual appearance at MahoganyBooks and Very Smart Brothas Bookclub s recent discussion on his memoir
A Promised Land. When t
he members asked about Michelle s viral outfit, the Sergio Hudson belted ensemble she chose to wear, Barack was candid with his opinion.
Doing his best Barack Obama, Zayden wore a long navy coat over a white shirt and pale blue tie, adding an American flag pin to his lapel just like the ex-president. Faithful to the details, the duo even recreated the backdrop to the Obamas arrival, adding red and blue carpet (i.e. cardboard) to an outdoor staircase. The photos won plenty of love from Ryleigh s Instagram followers, and even drew the attention of Michelle Obama herself. The
Becoming author shared the photos on her own Instagram, writing, Ryleigh & Zayden, you nailed it! Sergio Hudson also shared the photos on his Instagram page, saying he was flattered to see the hundreds of remakes of and dedications to his work.