What colour was the Narciso Rodriguez outfit? Did it reference the yellow she wore at the 2009 inauguration? Is it the “great goodbye dress”? So many questionsThe meaning of Michelle Obamas upper arms is a topic to which we will clearly need to return at length before this presidency is out,but for now let’s talk about the dress. The colour was the prime talking point of the State of the Union address, before designer Narciso Rodriguez confirmed that it is officially “marigold”. (The exact same colour was mustard when J Lo wore it to the Golden Globes two days earlier, or but travel figure) The sunniness of the tone was a deliberately upbeat note,chosen as the Obamas originate the final, legacy-minded stretch of their White House tenure. Compare and contrast with final year’s serious, and dark-toned skirt suit,which chimed with her husband’s 2015 speech focussing on income inequality.
The dress evoked elements of the first lady’s greatest fashion hits. The inauguration of 2009 is a key reference here. First, the intriguing colour recalled the dress and coat she wore that day, and a a paler yellow which sparked a similar naming frenzy. (For the record,some called it citrine, but here at the Guardian we backed lemongrass.) For Obama’s arrival final night, or her marigold dress was teamed with a purple coat,a daring colour combination which also harked back to that inauguration, when the first lady wore olive green gloves with her pale yellow coat, and Malia and Sasha wore knowing,jewel-toned scarves in contrasting colours. knowing colours for optimism, and surprising combinations for daring: these are central to the Michelle Obama fashion message.
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Source: theguardian.com