MICHELLE Obama's favorite black little cropped cardigan sweater which we heard was J.Crew? Not. And no couple of hundred bucks as was everyone's original estimate. A couple of thou. It's Azzedine Alaia, and he's no discount cheapo. A belt tucked around it? Azzedine Alaia. A sleeveless job for a NATO event? Another black sleeveless ruffled job to a Broadway show? Yet another black sleeveless thing to the NYC ballet? Same. He's not in most mainstream US stores. French-Tunisian, honored by France's ministry of culture, he's high-end European couture. So how's she get this expensive stuff like Etro, which she also favors and is Milanese? From Chicago's Ikram Goldman boutique. They're biiig Obama supporters. Biiig.Hey, this is Page Six, and while I don't normally cover fashion stories, this one piqued my interest because we've been consistently told about how fashionable Michelle Obama is and how she's often wearing J. Crew (and which the Obama kids are often spotted wearing). What she chooses to wear is her business, but for the media to ignore the fact that she's wearing all manner of expensive designer wear, little of which is American made makes me wonder just how closely they're bothering to check in on how this Administration is spending its budget.
Such madness if Jackie Kennedy wore anything but American-made that US labels would be sewn into her Givenchys. And Nancy Reagan, who once dared wear Valentino at a private function, was castigated. Clearly, Americans love Michelle Obama, even if she doesn't always love American designers.
Thousands of dollars for a sweater? Are you kidding me?
One thing is for certain though, Michelle clearly has more expensive taste in clothes than Barack. Better fitting too.
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