Chelsea Kaplan’s Musings About Life... After Birth

Posted by Chelsea on December 08, 2008

Last night, Michelle Obama appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno clad in head-to-toe J. Crew:

Of course, J. Crew promptly began promoting the heck out of the outfit:

And all three pieces have promptly sold out. Guess buyers followed those instructions on the bottom of the ad.

Of course, during campaign season, the wardrobes of the ladies on the campaign trail were frequently examined, discussed and, often, coveted, so I guess it should come as no surprise to me that folks so quickly jumped at the opportunity to own a piece or two of Michelle’s clothing. What I think is kinda cool about this apparel-oriented frenzy, though, is that her outfit was not some designer ensemble, but off-the-rack (or, I guess I should say, off-the-pages-of-a-catalog) J. Crew, the all-but-official outfitter/style haven of Washington, D.C. While campaigning, she, just like Cindy McCain and, of course, Sarah Palin, wore designer clothes. While she could certainly afford to continue doing so (especially since schmancy designers are likely sending her boxes of free stuff to wear), I imagine that she’s taken the current economic situation into account and is doing her best to be “of the people”. As she said on Leno, “You can get some good stuff online”.

I just wonder if before placing her orders, she searches couponcabin.com for a coupon code like I always do…..

11 comments
DC Stuff, Fashion, Politics

Tags michelle obama, j. crew

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 10, 2008 at 6:16pm

Welcome back…sort of, I like your reflections on all sorts of stuff and don’t even mind the product plugs- gotta pay the bills somehow but how about some “Mom” blog entries?

Chelsea said on December 10, 2008 at 11:27pm
from Washington, D.C.

I’m glad you’re happy that I’ve resumed the blogging (sorry for the vacation - things have been NUTS!).

For the record, though, I don’t make any money for posting product-oriented information. Just doing my job: keeping all you mamas informed of the latest and greatest!

Dallas tuxedo stores on September 4, 2009 at 3:11am

She certainly looks worse in shorts than she usually does. She wasn’t the one elected, but I think she still has a duty to display some taste and decorum in public, and would have looked a lot less frumpy in a nice summer skirt.

But a silly electorate gave us this family, that we really know next to nothing about. And it all just gets worse and worse as the days go by….

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Try any good “huntin’, shootin’ & fishin’ ” shop. Or an equestrian shop. I get my waterproofs from these sorts of shops. May pay more but better quality that lasts beyond a weekend.

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Pimp Myspace Layouts on January 29, 2010 at 7:22am

First lady Michelle Obama brought a little churchgoing fervor along with her personal story when she delivered the commencement address for Washington Mathematics

Facebook application on February 8, 2010 at 10:25am

I went to the mall and there is nothing for spring even on the clearance racks so I’m trying to put a high fashion spring outfit together with things I have but having trouble… help? I don’t know what I’m doing! I’m much better with fall/winter.

James Bond's appearance on March 23, 2010 at 9:12pm

I mentioned a few months ago that I was creating a chart of information regarding James Bond’s clothing. Well, I have just about completed it. It describes each article of clothing Bond wears throughout all 21 films. James Bond’s appearance

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