#ThrowbackThursday: FLOTUS talks Fashion

"If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion."

These words echo the sentiment of one whom I greatly admire, not just for her fashion and style sense, but for how she has been and is currently redefining the office of First Lady. 

Michelle Obama proves that she is more than an ornamental addition to the White House. She has enough accomplishments to fill several books (which in fact she does have) the heart to keep the heart that leads the free world, and the poise to make a generation who forgot lady likeness want to learn from her. 

Never wanting to be known for just one element of her life, this woman is our time's definition of multifaceted and proves that indeed you can have it all. Today, we are looking at some of my favorite FLOTUS looks as well as her most poignant quotes on being pretty, fashion, and staying true to your own personal style. 

This week's Throwback Thursday: Michelle Obama. 

"First and foremost, I wear what I love. That's what women have to focus on: what makes them happy and what makes them feel comfortable and beautiful. If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion." Vogue, February 2009

Discussing personal style: "Style helps distinguish you . . . It's a great potential opportunity that people tend to leave by the wayside" Harper's Bazaar, February 2011

Discussing design: "What I love about design is the artistic and scientific complexity that also becomes useful . . . Great designers also pursue a mission. Great designers design with mankind in mind . . . The crossroads of science and art, innovation and inspiration are what I love about design." 

Discussing FLOTUS Style: "The detail of each gown [in the collection of inaugural gowns at the Smithsonian] — the fabric, the cut, the color — tells us something much more about each single first lady. It's a visual reminder that we each come from such different backgrounds, from different generations, and from different walks of life." 

Discussing enjoying fashion: "Barack puts on his suit and tie [and] he's out the door — I'm getting my hair, makeup, the kids, I gotta brush their hair. You know, he's always looking like 'where are you? where are you going?' But yeah, you know — it's fun to look pretty." On The View

Discussing her approach to fashion: "It's like my music. Everything in my closet is something that I love, so that I can make choices based on what makes sense, knowing that I'm going to love whatever it is. I think that tends to be my philosophy." 

Discussing staying true to her style: "People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions, particularly when you're the first lady; you're representing the nation. So I can't be surprised that people are interested. But I've tried to be at peace with the choices that I make first, and then be open to everyone else's reflection." Glamour, 2009