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Which Stylish First Couple?do you really have to ask? | 06 juin 2009

Big D-day here in France, I've always found these co-memorations about wars and lost soldiers a bit strange but that's perhaps because I grew up in an armyless country. I have a problem with people who chose to work in any kind of armed forces..because my belief is that if there is no demand, it might make it alot more difficult for governments to send people off to kill each other all over. But hey, that has nothing to do with style. And style is certainly on my mind when I want to talk about the Obama visit here in France.

So here is the most powerful first couple in the world and everybody wants a piece of them. Leading up to the big day there had been some stories about the Sarkozy-Obama relationship not being so rosy. Apparently the French president lectured his newly elected american counterpart recently on Climate change. Obama, not taking any crap from Sarkozy is rumoured to have said that he would try to read up to know everything in two months. It only boosts Obama's credentials that he kept his cool in front of Sarkozy's arrogance but then understandably he was not so keen on spending too much "unofficial time" with the Sarkozys on the Obama family trip to France. A blow to Sarkozys planned revigorated public image Im sure.

But when you want to talk style, it's more about Michelle then Barack.. There's nothing wrong with him, since he is all tall and handsome, all things fit him well I guess but she is faultless. Always careful to wear elegant clothes, with a little touch of fantasy without overdoing it. Michelle Obama is really fun to watch and clearly very fond of belts. Even though she might wear the same Azzedine Alai belt quite often you forgive her because she still surprises you with a mustard yellow dress or a japanese print on her cardigan.

So she (or her stylist) was probably very happy with what they had chosen for the ceremonies today. Except that someone might have wanted to check with the former supermodel-turned-first-lady beforehand no? Seeing the first ladies side by side I have to say that it was a bit akward that they wore so similar outfits. The white dress with a dark belt. Simple, maybe too simple. However it is safe to say that Michelle Obama was wearing it so much better, she truly looked powerful, while Carla Bruni was perhaps a bit childish - trying yet again for that "innocent little girl look" that frankly I find outdated. Take a chance Carla, you were a supermodel for crying outloud! have fun. Because if dressing is not about fun then we should just all wear black plastic bags. Or perhaps that grey mess Carla was wearing is Strasbourg. Truly sad.

The Bruni-Sarkozys and The Obamas - painfully similar dresses although Michelle is allowed to wear high heals