How about now?
I know I'm going to get creamed for this, but here is my honest opinion: this dress is not bad, but it's not good either. It's fun that she wore something sweeping and romantic, but I could not get over the craftsy little embellishments. I mean, rhinestones, darling. Also, the shoulder strap juts off the body of the dress at an odd angle instead of organically developing out of it. I can't believe I'm even saying this, but I think she got outclassed by JLo's white one-shouldered number.
I know I'm going to get creamed for this, but here is my honest opinion: this dress is not bad, but it's not good either. It's fun that she wore something sweeping and romantic, but I could not get over the craftsy little embellishments. I mean, rhinestones, darling. Also, the shoulder strap juts off the body of the dress at an odd angle instead of organically developing out of it. I can't believe I'm even saying this, but I think she got outclassed by JLo's white one-shouldered number.
Perhaps that makes me an irredeemably vulgar Angeleno, but so be it.
You know I think Ms. O is lovely, and I want her to succeed at all her ventures - lawyer, mother, wife, first lady, clothes horse. I think she dresses admirably well, but perhaps she should have a professional to trade ideas with, a neutral third party not beholden to a particular designer, who can translate her inherent taste and sense of color into seriously competitive knockout looks. There are always herds of stylists wandering around Los Angeles. I know a town where they would, or should, be welcomed.
You know I think Ms. O is lovely, and I want her to succeed at all her ventures - lawyer, mother, wife, first lady, clothes horse. I think she dresses admirably well, but perhaps she should have a professional to trade ideas with, a neutral third party not beholden to a particular designer, who can translate her inherent taste and sense of color into seriously competitive knockout looks. There are always herds of stylists wandering around Los Angeles. I know a town where they would, or should, be welcomed.
Postscript
So apparently Ms. O works with Chicago designer Maria Pinto. How often and how closely? Did Ms. Pinto contribute to the inauguration choices? Who can say? I think her collections are worth a look-see. I'm not dying over every single piece, but I think some of the looks are pretty darn fabuleuse.
