The texture looks a little bedspread-y to me but the style works really well for her. No opinion about the length though unless one really wants a train effect shorter probably would work better for dancing.
DC
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 6:44 PM, shag carpet bomb <shag at cleandraws.com>wrote:
> heh. from a distance -- we have 19" telly -- it looks like someone sewed
> coconut macaroons to her ballgown -- taiwanese designer, Jason Woo. hmmmm.
> Don't know what that'll do for relations with Taiwan.
>
> Otherwise, I liked the style but the damn thing was too long, so obama was
> afraid of tripping over it. Plus it made it difficult to do any fancy
> footwork out there on the floor. that can go in the 'advice to future first
> ladies' book I guess.
>
> where is Charles damn it? I suppose he is in D.C. hmmm? I want to know what
> Charles' mother thought of her dresses. :)
>
> At 06:50 PM 1/20/2009, Dorene Cornwell wrote:
>
>> Sartorial signalling! Who knew?
>>
>> Anyone want to weigh in on the right word for the color. Green? Gold?
>> Totally dependent on lighting and projection device?
>>
>> Will someone next be writing that we can expect relations with Lithuania
>> or
>> some other country with taller than average citizens to improve simply
>> because we have the tallest first lady ever.
>> Full disclosure, I am tall and I am thrilled that the new first lady is
>> taller!
>>
>> DC
>>
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