It could have been a teaching moment but instead it was simply a lovely one.
Eschewing a dress by a designer with Nordic roots, first lady Michelle Obama wore a blush colored gown with a full skirt and asymmetrical shoulder by New York-based designer Naeem Khan.
The dress, for Friday evening’s Nordic state dinner, was romantic in tone and with only a hint of color.
The gown harked back to the Obamas’ first state dinner, in 2009, which honored India. Khan, an Indian American designer, created the glamorous champagne and silver dress for that historic occasion – one that will be remembered more for its gate-crashers than the beauty of the night.
Khan is among Obama’s favorites for grand occasions. (She recently wore one of his dresses when she and President Obama visited Cuba.) The mood of this dress artfully reflected the friendly relationship among the nations being welcomed to the White House, the less ornate atmosphere of the table settings and the evening’s hint of springtime.
President Obama, it appeared, was wearing his usual one-button tuxedo and a tidy pocket square.
It would have been daring to select a designer from Denmark or Sweden or one of the other Nordic countries being celebrated.
Not that they have no designers up to the task, but because most do not have an international reputation. For an American, they are not known quantities. But perhaps, that might have been just the reason to take a risk.
– The Washington Post
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