Wow... it even started out ugly.
Why would she buy that????
Also... you heard it hear first, ladies and gents...
The press cried like little babies until they got their new toy... and now that they've got it, they're gonna scuff it up and toss it like the others.
I give you the AP's lede "election wrapup" brief:
Some of the most heated conversations on the morning after election night centered on Michelle Obama’s dress. The first lady-elect took to the stage at Grant Park in Chicago on Tuesday night wearing a red-and-black sheath by Narciso Rodriguez, sparking instant debate among viewers, with some calling it an eye-catching statement and others, an eyesore.
The dress, black with a splash of red from the bust through the hips, has two corset-like bands of black intersecting at the waist. It is a departure for Rodriguez, a proponent of low-key looks who is remembered for Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s sleekly minimalist ivory wedding dress.
Michelle Obama’s addition of a black cardigan sweater did nothing to subdue the look. The sweater seemed to throw off the dress’ proportions and obliterate its lines, detractors said.
“It was definitely a lava lamp look,” said Jeff Weinstein, a fine arts and culture critic who writes on the Web, “with a volcanic nod to her hubby’s Hawaii.”
More generous assessments came from insiders in the fashion world, some of whom applauded Michelle Obama’s decision to wear an American-designer frock, and a cutting-edge label at that.
“That dress was unpretentious,” said Julie Gilhart, the fashion director of Barneys New York. “It said, ‘Be who you are — don’t let someone else tell you how to be.’ ”
Michelle Obama, whose staff has said she does not use a personal stylist, “is not sitting around going through fashion look books and having confabs,” said Andre Leon Talley, the editor at large for Vogue. “She is just going through her closet and picking out what’s right for her.”
The dress is not yet in stores; its price is unknown, though Rodriguez’s dresses typically cost $1,000 to $8,000.
Through a spokesman, Rodriguez declined to comment.