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Fox News Nails J. Crew for Boy's Pink Polish

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:00:00 CDT

If there's one thing that Fox News cannot abide, it's pink nail polish on a little boy. Now he and the nation are apparently in for a world of psychological pain and years of therapy. And it's all because of a J. Crew email ad that featured a mom painting...

Obama Women Hit Moscow in Style

Rob Quinn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:15:00 CDT

Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama didn't let an 11-hour flight stop them from looking stylish as they arrived in Moscow yesterday, the New York Daily News reports. Michelle, who boarded Air Force One in a floral frock by Talbots, arrived in a peach-colored dress by Narcisco Rodriguez, while the girls...

Michelle's $540 Sneaks Fall Flat

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:18:55 CDT

It was bound to happen one day: a misstep by Michelle Obama. She fell for a pair of $540 designer sneakers and trotted them out last week at a food bank, no less. Bad move, says the Guardian . Mrs. I'm-all-about-J. Crew should have ditched the colorful suede Lanvin sneaks and...

Michelle Takes Style Diplomacy to Prague

Leela de Kretser — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:47:56 CDT

From sequins to argyle to matching coat-and-dress sets, Michelle Obama's unpretentious but chic style has European tongues wagging, ABC News reports. In her most-watched moment, the first lady outdid former model Carla Bruni, glowing in a black-and-poppy-printed Thakoon Panichgul coat over a stunning pink dress. The French first lady looked...

How J. Crew Became First Fashion

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:01:01 CST

Representatives of the Obama family worked directly with J. Crew to design multiple inaugural pieces that fit the First Family’s deliberate classic-but-affordable image, the company tells the Chicago Tribune . Despite a few complaints, the Obamas’ unofficial hard-times designer has emerged strong from the inauguration festivities—seeing a 10% stock bump...