Michelle Obama State Of The Union 2013 Dress By Jason Wu, Retail Cost Estimated at $1,500
Fashion designer Jason Wu earned yet another nod from First Lady Michelle Obama on Feb. 12.
Obama wore one of his designs to the State of the Union Address delivered by her husband, President Barack Obama, at the House Chamber in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.
When the first lady went to sit with the House of Representatives around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, the crowd applauded her. Michelle wore an A-line black and oxblood sleeveless tweed dress with armholes trimmed with leather. The details helped accentuate the well-toned arms FLOTUS is known for. The fabric's shimmer provided sparkle on screen when the television cameras turned to her.
Michelle accessorized her Wu dress with a grey and gold flower pin by Alexis Bittar, reported Mrs. O.com, a fashion blog dedicated to the first lady's style.
A rep for Wu told Daily Beast that Michelle's organza tweed flounce dress was from the designer's pre-fall 2013 collection.
Wu's tweed dresses from fall 2012 retail for $1,500. Enstars estimated that the red organza tweed flounce dress with shimmer from his pre-fall 2013 collection will cost $1,750 when it arrives in stores in July.
Michelle stunned fashion critics when she chose a creation by Wu to wear to an inaugural ball on Jan. 21. She impressed viewers when she stepped out in a stunning ruby red chiffon and velvet gown, with a halter style straps that plunged in a deep-V in the back. She stuck with the tradition of wearing a dress that shows off her toned arms and cinched her waist.
It came as a surprise to many that the first lady would choose an inaugural gown by the same designer who created the white, one shoulder gown she wore to the commander-in-chief's inaugural ball in 2009. Fashion critics expected her to wear another lesser-known designer after she helped the Taiwanese visionary become an overnight sensation.
"To make a pointed choice to choose Jason Wu both times doesn't sound to me like a political decision," Valerie Steele, the director of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, told The New York Times. "It sounds like an emotional decision."
