Michelle Obama's Inaugural Ceremony Dress Revealed

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Michelle Obama starts her style as the future first lady of the United States wearing a stunning pale yellow, embroidered dress with a long matching coat -- and we have the details on the inaugural dress designer!

Mrs. Obama stepped out of the Blair House alongside her husband and future president of the United states Barack Obama wearing an Isabel Toledo ensemble, according to Women's Wear Daily.

In addition to Toledo's own fashion line, the Cuban-born designer worked as a creative director for Anne Klein and has won many awards within the American fashion industry.

For more inaugural fashion and other news from Washington D.C., keep checking back with The Insider.

Published 1/20/09 by the Insider

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  • The point isn't here dress its here posture she is all bent over.
    Anonymous 6/4/09 Reply
  • The point isn't here dress its here posture she is all bent over.
    Anonymous 6/4/09 Reply
  • Michelle Obama is an attractive woman. I think she should wear her skirt lengths a little longer and perhaps learn to walk with a little more sophistication, especially when coming downstairs. Some of the photos of her knees and legs in short skirts...
    Anonymous 4/4/09 Reply
  • She will learn in four years not to wear tacky styles. She's better off with JCrew or JC Penny than those tacky designers she choose. In 4 years? I take it you prefer a screwed up economy?
    Anonymous 1/29/09 Reply
  • Glitter does not belong on a day dress no matter what the occasion. Someone neeeds to tell MO to walk gracefully and to stand with her knees together. Any charm schools still out there? She is supposed to be representing our country.
    Anonymous 1/26/09 Reply
  • Sorry, but Michelle's inaugural dress was ugly. She looked like she fell into a box of kleenexes. A woman her size should NOT wear puffy anything. It was a real disappointment.
    Anonymous 1/24/09 Reply
  • Michelle Obama needs to contact the designers who gave the worlds Princess Diana her Royal look, The new first ladies fashion look is in sorely need of help.
    Anonymous 1/24/09 Reply
  • No offense but somebody call the fashion police. She needs to contact the beloved words Princess DI's fashion designers.
    Anonymous 1/24/09 Reply
  • I have never seen a more beautiful first lady outfit! she looked stunning. Obama didn't look bad either....what a hunka hunka! love our new first family!!
    Anonymous 1/23/09 Reply
  • the dress it nice but the color is ugly
    Anonymous 1/23/09 Reply
  • The yellow inauguration dress definitely was not for daytime wear. The glitter on it (rhinestones?) and the lacy-appearing texture of the fabric made it an after-five dress. Why on earth would she select such a dress to wear to a morning event? It...
    Anonymous 1/23/09 Reply
  • I thought her evening gown was quite lovely; HOWEVER, if you can give her a tip, every time I looked at her, regardless of which outfit she was wearing, I wanted to tell her to please STAND UP STRAIGHT. The way she stands makes her look stooped...
    Anonymous 1/22/09 Reply
  • that was a nice dress
    Anonymous 1/22/09 Reply
  • PRESIDENT OBAMA IS SO FINE SOMETIMES I REALLY DON'T SEE HER HOWEVER, NOT A GOOD CHOICE BUT SHE WEARS WHAT SHE LIKES NOT WHAT THE COUNTRY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HER IN, FOR THAT YOU GO GIRL.
    Anonymous 1/22/09 Reply
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    Anonymous 1/22/09 Reply