Michelle Obama gives the thumbs-up at the swearing-in ceremonies (REUTERS)
Barack and Michelle Obama at St. John’s Church on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC, hours before the ceremonial swearing (AFP/Getty Images)
President Obama takes the oath of office in the Blue Room of the White House January 20, 2013 as Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha look on (Getty Images)
The First Lady’s new haircut was the talk of the inaugural festivities, and even the President himself has weighed in.
Michelle welcomed her husband to the stage at the National Building Museum in DC last night with the declaration, “Our President for the next four years, Barack Obama. Love you!”
In turn, the President said: “I love Michelle Obama. And to address the most significant event of this weekend, I love her bangs!”
He added, “She looks good. She always looks good.”
With just a few snips, Michelle has already set the trend for a fashionable second term. On stage last night, she wore a stunning black sequined Michael Kors cocktail dress that she first wore in 2009 for a dinner at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in DC.
For today’s Inauguration Day outfit, she turned up in a checkered Thom Browne coat and pumps for the morning’s church service. Brown posted on his Facebook page, “It’s one of those rare and humbling moments in one’s life that will always be remembered. There is not a word that can describe it.”
For the swearing-in, Michelle added a sparkly J.Crew belt to the outside of her coat and changed into black Reed Krafofff knee-high boots.
It’s familiar First Lady strategy to mix high-end labels (Krakoff) with more affordable pieces (J.Crew).
She wore a navy Krakoff dress on Sunday for the official swearing-in in the Blue Room of the White House.