Michelle Obama's new hairdo or don't?
Don't call it the Rachel, the Farrah or even the Kate (Gosselin). First Lady and fashion plate Michelle Obama showed off a new bob hairstyle that's all her own at a country music celebration at the White House last night. The shorter look is no doubt cooler for summer, but it reads a bit matronly to me. What do you think? Modern or matronly?
-- Booth Moore
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Photo: President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at a celebration of country music in the East Room of the White House. Photo credit: Matthew Cavanaugh-Pool/Getty Images
Never liked her overall clothing style to begin with but I think this hair is cute on her. It gives her a softer, younger look. However, I liked the longer style a little better.
As for focusing on her style and not her vision, background, and so on... she's not the president. Of course people are going to focus on her clothes, hair, overall appearance and how she handles herself. She's no Eleanor Roosevelt, people. Our first lady is the one who is showing us her sense of style with the sleeveless outfits. (Love that!) If she can get us to check on what she's wearing and how she looks, there may be some that may listen long enough to hear her message. Whatever works within reason to get people to focus on her views is fine with me. What if she dressed down and looked sloppy every single day? People would be picking on her. She looks cute with this look and people are just saying so.
Posted by: GeekChic | July 23, 2009 at 10:00 AM
you got to love the first lady. :-)
Posted by: arthur d | July 25, 2009 at 03:05 PM
She looks just like the "First Grandmother"!!
Lol, lol, lol......
Until the nest time........
Posted by: Unemployed | July 26, 2009 at 06:10 PM
I love it; she looks beautiful in a MODERN way!
Posted by: Charactercounts | August 19, 2009 at 02:49 PM
I believe it is a wig. We all have bad hair days. Great solution.
Posted by: Lyn | August 19, 2009 at 09:42 PM
She looks chic and sophisticated in this photo - as she always does. She has a natural style of sense and so far she has always managed to keep me searching for photos of her.
Posted by: Georgie M | August 20, 2009 at 06:56 AM
It's Fresh, Fresh, Fresh! If some consider her new do
matronly, maybe they need to see a picture of "my" 70 year old mother. The last I checked Ms.Obama is a few decades away from that.
Posted by: Valerie from Oregon | August 20, 2009 at 08:38 AM
I don't care what that woman dress, how she fix her hair, if she look good in shorts or not. I personaly think that Michelle Obama and her oldest girl with her bouncing hair needs to learn how to walk. I hate to say it, that woman don't have any class.
Posted by: Joe | August 20, 2009 at 10:59 AM
does this help out us
Posted by: shawn rorebeck | January 14, 2010 at 06:11 AM
Matronly for sure.
Posted by: Michele | January 14, 2010 at 07:30 AM
It fits her face. I think it gives her a little edge.
Posted by: Kim | January 14, 2010 at 12:04 PM
I think it is fabulous and certainly isn't matronly at all. She is a young woman and has a young hair style to go with her active life.
You go girl!!!
Posted by: Cindy | January 14, 2010 at 05:17 PM
While I think the new hair do is attractive why did she have to premiere it at VP Joe Biden's granmother's funeral?
Little self serving if you ask me.
Posted by: Linda Williams | January 14, 2010 at 06:16 PM
I think it looks really great!
Posted by: Sherri | January 14, 2010 at 10:08 PM
I just want to know how much she paid for the "do". I highly doubt that she took a trip to her local WalMart, like common folk do, for a $10 cut. Since she is the First Lady with the largest, and most expensive, entourage of ladies-in-waiting EVER, I can see her spending alot of free taxpayer money to look nice.
Posted by: donna | January 16, 2010 at 05:25 AM
How about something more ethnic, a la Angela Davis or Cicely Tyson? I could enjoy that kind of style on the First Lady. Black history month is just around the corner. I'd like to see her go for it.
Posted by: Franksam | January 16, 2010 at 08:19 AM
I think Michelle Obama's new do is beautiful. It shows off her face and is 'in.' It is NOT matronly. Matrons wish their hair did look as good.
Posted by: Ariel Carter | January 16, 2010 at 08:56 AM
I think it is a wonderful look on her. She looks younger and the do also makes her face more slender and softer looking. Very attractive and elegant as well!
Posted by: Mary | January 16, 2010 at 10:49 AM
i call it the jackie, the white house years. oh yeah.
Posted by: teresa | January 16, 2010 at 10:50 PM
Cool. Chic. Modern. Youthful. It stress her beauty and happy demeanor. After 60 years someone tops Jackie!
Posted by: Jim | January 18, 2010 at 04:02 PM
I love it! I don't think it makes her look old at all. It is so versatile. I love her look at the recent State Dinner. She put the Mexican presidents' wife to shame.
Posted by: susan moore | May 21, 2010 at 11:35 AM