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Michelle Obama Steps Out in Peter Soronen at the White House Governor's Dinner..

First Lady Michelle Obama displaying full on glamour in a Peter Soronen gown from his Fall 2008 collection at the White House Governor's Dinner (2/22/09)

via Salon.com
The secret to lasting political harmony and goodwill has apparently been sitting, unnoticed, in dusty vinyl collections, oldies radio playlists and wedding band repertoires for decades. To get even the fiercest of partisan enemies to drop the hard feelings, it seems, all you really need is "Boogie Wonderland."

Or at least that was the impression given by the first formal dinner of the barely month-old Obama administration Sunday night. As Earth, Wind & Fire rocked the White House, President Obama feted the nation's governors. -- even the small bunch of Republican holdouts who stirred up trouble last week by claiming, loudly and probably entirely falsely, that they don't want the billions of dollars in federal aid the administration's stimulus bill will direct to their states. Some of Obama's most bitter elected opponents came to his turf, on his terms, and he had the mic, not them. But like any gracious host, the president went out of his way to make them feel comfortable, no matter what they may say about his economic policies. He served up more of the unrequited bipartisanship that won him all of three Republican votes for the stimulus bill in Congress.
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(below) Glamour and sheer fabulousness is out in front in the new Obama administration and I LOVE it!


Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett (left) and White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers (who had a strong hand in the planning, right) also attend the Governor's Dinner looking fierce. See a slideshow of the Governor's (and their wives) who also attended here.

[Picture Source: Reuters]
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Elegance said…
Michelle Obama is definitely the finest first lady ever! Look at that dress and those arms!
February 23, 2009 at 12:09 PM
nitabita said…
The First Lady looks BANGIN' in that dress!

Okay, help me with the President's tuxedo choices. They just don't seem to flatter him...or is it just me? They almost seem off the rack...like a last minute rental or something.
February 23, 2009 at 2:24 PM
Chanel (nbr5) said…
IDK, I know he wore a Hart Schaffner Marx tux for the inauguration (it was widely publicized), don't know if he's still wearing the same label though.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28112037/
February 23, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Lilithcat said…
Yours is not the first column I've seen that says the dress is from Soronen's Fall/Winter 2008 collection. Yet, when I go to his website, it appears in the images from the Spring/Summer 2009 collection. There's a similar, but short, dress in the Fall/Winter collection.

But, whichever collection it is from, it is absolutely gorgeous! I think Michelle will make curves fashionable again.
February 23, 2009 at 4:09 PM
Chanel (nbr5) said…
I originally posted that it was from his Fall 2008 collection, but that was incorrect. It's actually from his Spring 2009 collection. I contacted Peter Soronen's sales office and they verified that it was indeed his dress on the phone and via an email. That's also where I got the picture (from his website). You may have to scroll up or down to see it.
February 23, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Mrs. O said…
The dress is the "twilight gown" from Peter Soronen's F/W 2008 collection, Look #17 - consistent with the image posted. (When I checked petersoronen.com last night, the F/W collection was appearing under S/S 09 as well, which may have caused the confusion). This information came directly from the designer's representative.
February 23, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Agnes Deer said…
She looks absolutely stunning!
February 24, 2009 at 1:24 AM
Chanel (nbr5) said…
Thanks for that clear up Mrs. O, so Michelle Obama's dress IS from Peter Soronen's FALL 2008 collection, NOT his Spring 2009 line.

'Preciate that.
February 24, 2009 at 10:19 AM
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