Obama Drives Season's Trends
First Lady Michelle Obama has, arguably, stolen Hollywood’s spotlight, becoming the most-watched style icon, with blogs detailing her every outfit and mainstream fashion media analyzing her impact. Want proof of her status? In March, fashion bible Vogue opted for Obama over a celebrity or supermodel for their cover.
Perhaps one of the biggest the reasons for Obama’s influence is the accessibility of her style. While she has been compared to Jackie O., Michelle O. opts for the likes of J. Crew over Valentino–making her choices for clothes and jewelry within reach of average women. As a result, the Washington Times reports that the First Lady is impacting buying and design decisions at retailers and manufacturers across the country–from color palettes to silhouettes. What does that mean for jewelry? According to the Times, her statement necklaces are becoming 2009’s must-have item.
Our analysis: while Obama (like any good First Lady) loves her pearls, she she sports everything from multiple pendants to long, layered looks, but her go-to choice–choker-length designs–are likely to have the most impact on how women wear necklaces this year.
Hedda Schupak commented:
Hopefully, this also will inspire women who are scaling back but
still buying a few things to spend that money for one good piece of
jewelry they can wear with many outfits!
FirstwaterNews.com commented:
Hi Carrie, Check out the new group for Jewelry Lovers created today
at Facebook. The first topic of discussion: What do we think of
Michelle Obama's jewelry choices?
