When you think of Michelle Obama and style, you may not recall her in gray shorts, a button-up and sneakers. Instead you may reminisce on the elegant ruby colored chiffon and velvet dress by designer Jason Wu that she wore to the 2009 Inauguration Ball or the two-toned controversial dress she wore to the 2013 State of the Union Address. After years of commendable and breath-taking fashionable appearances, most would think that the First Lady does not have any regrets about her perfect wardrobe.
Surprisingly enough, however, the First Lady shares during an interview on BET’s 106 & Park, that wearing shorts as the First Lady is one her fashionable mistakes.
On Tuesday November 19th, the sophisticated and stunning Michelle Obama paid New York City a visit to sit with 106 & Park hosts Bow Wow and Keshia Chante when the audience asked her what was her biggest fashion regret. She replied, "I know the first time we went on a family vacation I had shorts on getting off of Air Force One. That created a huge stink because people were like, 'She's wearing shorts getting off of Air Force One.'” She is referring to the time she made headlines in August 2009 for showing off her legs while traveling to the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Amusingly enough, it’s safe to say she was matching her husband's level of comfortability. President Barack Obama doesn’t have a flawless choice of fashion history either. He was slandered for wearing sandals while on vacation in Hawaii, which critics found unprofessional and inappropriate as commander-in-chief. Perhaps, Michelle Obama speaks for both of them when she states during the interview, “I thought 'we're on vacation!" She jokingly explained she is sometimes forgetful that as First Lady she’s not expected to run around in shorts.
Her dress down moments depict how much she misses being just a lady. According to EurWeb.com Michelle Obama also mentions missing her sense of privacy. “I just long to walk out that front door, go to CVS and buy some toothpaste! And nobody would notice me!” It’s tough feeling mandated to fit a certain standard of fashion because fame keeps you in the spotlight.
To learn more, below is a clip from the interview on 106 & Park with Michelle Obama:
image courtesy: ABC/Rick Rowell