Mrs. Obama waves to delegates at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., sporting a rose and gray silk jacquard dress by designer Tracy Reese. Below, First Lady Michelle Obama wears a floor-length, rose gold chainmail gown designed by Atelier Versace during the October State Dinner for the prime minister of Italy and his wife.
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First Lady Michelle Obama had 8-year impact on fashion
The morning after First Lady Michelle Obama’s big speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, in which she argued passionately for a second term for her husband, designer Tracy Reese’s phone was ringing. And ringing.
