This is why black people can’t get ahead! We tear each other down even at such a historical moment in history. Who gives a damn whether the designer was black or not? I don’t! I’m just happy that for once we have a brutha and a sista up in the White House. Whomever is upset that she picked a designer of another race needs to open their eyes and mind! We keep ourselves in slavery with this same mindset as the racist people whether they were black or not that are upset with her. GET OVER IT!

These Black Designers…Black people in general are so funny to me…

Let that woman wear whatever she feels like wearing…

There should be a National Hater’s Awards. Seriously, there are too many haters
out here. It’s bad enough that there were and are a lot of people out there mad
that black people are occupying the “White House”. Now someone thinks it’s a
good idea to get mad about what Michelle Obama wears. Check this out, the woman is flawless. Her choices, who’s ever choices where fitting for those occasions. Just because she hasn’t had a black desingner yet doesn’t mean she isn’t going to. It just means she hasn’t yet! She has 4 years, hopefully 8 years to wear an outfit made by a “black designer”. Or reality check, you might not have anything tasteful for such a professional level. Your not complaining when other black celeberties aren’t wearing black designer’s clothes. GET OVER IT!!!

Hey I just want everyone to know that the people that are complaining about her not picking a black designer to design her clothes are petty and did not do their research. During the compaign she has a famous black woman that designs and she has been designing her suits. So yes not only has she had another black woman design her suits, but she is her personal designer. She is well known here in Chicago.

Ignorant way of thinking if that is the case.

the hat need to go.
lol
but they need to leave the first lady alone.
so what if she doesn’t enough or any wear black designer.
it doesn’t matter. get over it.
she hasn’t even been in the white house for a month yet.
plus its not like you seen her closet b4.
give her a break she got other things to be worrying about.
she looks BEAUTIFUL wearing anything.
(so do her cute little daughters.)
&& who are the black designer anyways…………………?
lmao

These people are racist, plain and simple. Race should NEVER be an issue, especially in regards to the designer one chooses to wear from. To wear a black designer’s dress? Come on! What tards.

The BAA needs to grow up!!!!!!!! and suck it up cos ain’t nothing they can do now. inauguration has already been done and thats it!
geezzz….we have a black president and black first lady…what more do u want?

I heart Aretha’s hat. I thought it was PERFECT. She has plenty of hats and money…needs to share it with the world instead of keeping it in her dark closet. When I saw it, just reminded me of a different time when folks used to get dressed up for church.

I agree with pretty much everyone else her about the BAA. I heard the woman that said that got some death threats…that’s ridic — but I bet she wishes she had kept her mouth shut now. A hard lesson.

Thank you #79!! I almost forgot that Michelle has been supporting a black designer for years! These people are rediculous. Any real artist/designer knows that its the art/design thats important and not the race of the person who created it. And, like someone else stated, it just might be possible that Michelle just really wasnt feeling your designs in the first place. Did you ever think about that BAA?

blacks folks are full of drama…dem black designers need to get over themselves, dang we have a black family in the White House, isn’t that enough. STOP STRESSIN’ OVER A DAG ON DRESS!!!!

Man Listen. I LOVE me some Michelle Obama, but that WHITE DRESS she wore to the balls that evening/night, was not pretty, plus it had feathers? I dont know who designed it but whoever did needed to go back to the drawing board on that dress. I am sure the designer was greatful Michelle chose his/her dress for the EVENTS that night & congratulations…but in my opinion Michelle could have done better than that one shoulder feathered white dress–being the classy, stylish woman that she naturally is. I dont think RACE of the designer should be an issue. It would have been nice if a black designers dress/design had been chosen for such a HISTORICAL event. But the woman chose the designers & dresses she wanted.

As for Aretha Franklins HAT. I liked it, alot. I was watching CNN & MSNBC the night of the Inauguration & I heard the “hat jokes” being tossed around from a few of the white folks that night…but they dont know the relationship & history of BLACK WOMEN & their HATS. Look no further than BLACK CHURCHES around the US & you’ll come to understand the connection black women have with their HATS. Aretha is one of them. I understand why the woman doesn’t want to give her HAT up so easily to the Smithsonian. She may want to pass that hat down to other family members, since it has a story behind it now. Rather than giving it away to be left in a glass display some place collecting dust. I hope she keeps her own hat.

ttthats a hot ass mess, black people no they can find somethin to complain about, she chose what she wanted to wear because she is the one who has to wear it what does it matter whether or not it was a black designer.

I think thats is so damn racist of them to say that…sooner or later black people acting the way they do are going to come off just as racist and the whites were back int he day. Just because she is black doesn’t mean that she has to pick a black deisgner, go to a black salon or whatever else she does. All of sudden people think that because Obama is in office that they are going to be bringing in the damn black power fist flag and waving instead of the United State flag. They need to get over it and realize that she has 4 whole years to wear what she wants.

Hell maybe she just loved the design? How would that make her look if she goes’ Well I only want to wear a black designer because I’m black” I think thats the most ignorant ish I have ever heard. Thier clothing should speak for themselves not for what color they are? I think people really need to get a damn clue…and open up thier eyes that Obama seems to be for everybody and his wife also.

# 63

PREACH CHILD, PREACH!!!! lol. Obama is not reparations…….. I Luv It!!!!!! U told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Who says because she is black she has to wear a black designer’s gown. The gown she wore was beautiful and apparently Mr. President liked what she had on
because he was smiling and holding the First Lady like, yea she mine and she looks good.

Black designers your clothes should speak for themselves. She would probably still be waiting for a dress to be done, if she had picked a black designer. (not being funny). But you know who some taylors and seamstress are at the last possible minute they would still be hemming and adding beads of something.

Let it go.

” “MOST OF THEIR BLOGGERS ARE AFRICANS AND CARIBBEANS WHO ARE NOTHING BUT JEALOUS AMERICAN HATERS WHO MASQUERADE AS AMERICANS TO CAUSE DIVISION IN THE BLACK AMERICAN COMMUNITY.”

Speaking as a Caribbean sister there is nothing to envy AA for. Absolutely zilch.
I I actually feel sorry for you all.

“MOST OF THEIR BLOGGERS ARE AFRICANS AND CARIBBEANS WHO ARE NOTHING BUT JEALOUS AMERICAN HATERS WHO MASQUERADE AS AMERICANS TO CAUSE DIVISION IN THE BLACK AMERICAN COMMUNITY.”

We don’t need to stir the pot. You all do a pretty good job of it on your own.

“And Jeanette, should President Obama take himself back to Africa since he IS African and NOT a decendant of Black Amercians. I’m just asking……………………..”

EXACTLY!

Um I hate to say it but “Black Designers” get over it Michelle can wear whatever she pleases she looked AMAZING in the Dress Designed by Jason Wu for the inaguration and the Toledo suit at the inaguration……GET OVER IT AND GIVE THIS WOMAN THE RESPECT SHE DESERVES. She doesn’t owe black designers any thing! Why don’t you all make your clothing more affordable so I can buy it THANKS