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Yesterday, Michelle Obama was spotted in the Deco shirred skirt from J.Crew. The First Lady wore the skirt while speaking at the Department of Veteran Affairs.
I love spotting J.Crew in other media outlets. Have you spotted J.Crew somewhere recently?
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Back in April, Michelle Obama wore an all J.Crew ensemble in London and caused quite a frenzy. The sweater and skirt she wore sold out immediately. See the post, “Michelle Obama Spotted Wearing J.Crew in London” to learn more.
If you missed out on the Crystal Constellation cardigan the first time around, now here’s your chance to own it. J.Crew has introduced the sweater in two different colors for the Fall: heather dusk and black.
The updated cardigan is $170 less than the original!
Are you excited about this cardigan?
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Earlier this year, Michelle Obama was featured on the cover of Vogue magazine. (See the post, “Michelle Obama on Cover of Vogue March 2009.”)
In the issue, Michelle wore an entire J.Crew ensemble. Two of the piece are now available to order from the J.Crew website. There’s even a beautiful matching jacket for the skirt!
- Cashmere shrunken cardigan, $158, Item 18248
- Silk crescent-collar cami, $78, Item 18891
- Blushed tweed pencil skirt, $178, Item 17446
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Silk crescent-collar cami, $78, Item 18891
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Blushed tweed pencil skirt, $158, Item 17446
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Michelle Obama visited Palazzo del Governo in L’Aquila, Italy. She was surveying the damage to the city from an earthquake that occurred in April 2009.
For this trip, Michelle Obama wore the J.Crew cotton sateen gâteau skirt in yellow.
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Cotton sateen gâteau skirt, was $88.00 now $29.99, Item 13464
We all know that the First Family loves J.Crew. For the Inaugural activities earlier this year, the entire family sported J.Crew. The family recently headed to Moscow and the two little girls were both spotted in J.Crew. See the video above and the accompany article from the Politico for more information.
J. Crew hawks first daughter clothes
By Carol E. LeeJ.Crew is using Sasha and Malia Obama to market some of its spring and summer styles, in a press release sent …
… to reporters Monday afternoon titled “The Obama Girls Bring Some American Style to Moscow.”
“Malia & Sasha wore J.Crew and crewcuts as they exited Air Force One in Moscow — stylish in their trenches, they also accessorized with ballet flat shoes,” the release says.
The notice includes two photographs of Sasha and Malia deplaning Air Force One with their parents and an image of the J.Crew logo.
It also offers details about the specific items each of the Obama daughters wore on the way to Moscow and after their arrival, including the prices and style numbers for each piece.
Malia, for instance, was sporting the Silk Taffeta Trench ($298) and black satin ballet flats with contrast trim ($98), the e-mail notes. Whereas Sasha, 8, was wearing the girls’ crushed twill trench ($129.99) and girls’ minna printed ballet flats in classic navy ($108).
In the past, first lady Michelle Obama has publicly credited J.Crew a number of times for designing her duds, including the yellow sweater-set and skirt she famously wore on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” during the campaign. And the company took credit for creating the coats and gloves the first daughters wore during the Inauguration.
The press release marks one of the few times the Obama girls, whose public appearances the president and first lady keep tightly controlled, have been highlighted in a marketing campaign to sell specific products or labels.
Earlier this year, the first lady smacked down the company that makes Beanie Babies for modeling two new dolls after her daughters: Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia.
“We believe it is inappropriate to use young, private citizens for marketing purposes,” Michelle Obama’s spokeswoman said in a statement at the time, and the company pulled them from the shelves.
The first lady’s office did not immediately respond to an e-mail asking if Michelle Obama had approved the marketing materials. Heather Lynch McAuliffe, the vice president of J.Crew public relations, said the White House did not approve the release before she sent it.
The first family is traveling abroad this week, as President Barack Obama meets with leaders in Russia, at the G-8 Summit in Italy and then in Ghana.
Moscow is the first stop, and according to J.Crew, Sasha and Malia Obama dressed for the occasion as follows:
Malia’s J.Crew designs:
• Silk Taffeta Trench (14968, $298, Buff)
• Satin Ballet Flats With Contrast Trim (16028, $98, Black)Sasha’s crewcuts designs:
• Girls’ Crushed Twill Trench (13100, $129.99, Buff)
• Girls’ Minna Printed Ballet Flats (16344, $108, Classic Navy)** They also wore J.Crew and crewcuts flats when boarding the plane stateside — Malia wore Marjorie Satin Ballet Flats (15933, $98) and Sasha wore our Girls’ Minna Crackle-Metallic Ballet Flats (16341, $108, Metallic Gold).
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Silk taffeta trench, $298.00, Item 14968
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Girls’ crushed twill trench, was $248.00, now $129.99, Item 13100
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Girls’ Minna printed ballet flats, was $108.00, now $88.00, Item 16344
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Marjorie satin ballet flats, $98.00, Item 15933
Last Wednesday, Michelle Obama was spotted in the J.Crew featherweight cashmere argyle cardigan. She wore the cardigan in the silver olive salt color when she volunteered at the Capital Area Food Bank. I wrote about it in the post, “Michelle Obama Spotted in J.Crew (& Lanvin) Again!.”
To kick off Cinco de Mayo festivities, Michelle Obama visited schoolchildren at a Hispanic Heritage event at the Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School in Washington, DC.
For this event, she wore the featherweight cashmere argyle cardigan in the lavendar stone salt color. What are your thoughts on this cardigan? I love the purple color and thinks Michelle Obama looks beautiful!
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Featherweight cashmere argyle cardigan, was $188.00, now $99.99, Item 11507
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