"Ain't I a Woman?" Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton Unveil Bust of Sojourner Truth..

First Lady Michelle Obama, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived for the unveiling ceremony for the bust of Sojourner Truth in the U.S. Captiol Visitors Center April 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sojourner Truth was an 19th century American slave, abolitionist, and women's rights activist who is best-known for her speech, "Ain't I a Woman?"

* WARDROBE UPDATE*For the unveiling of the bust of abolitionist Sojourner Truth at Emancipation Hall on Tuesday, Michelle Obama chose another new designer, Sophie Theallet, and familiar silhouette (narrow waist, full skirt), reports today’s Women’s Wear Daily.

The choice was especially savvy given that Theallet, a French-born, Brooklyn-based designer who is a 10-year veteran of Azzedine Alaïa (another Obama favorite), was the only designer to use an entire casting of black models for her debut spring 2009 runway show:
“When I was designing that first show, which was before the election, I was just thinking about colors. I think that black models and black skin are very beautiful, and I wanted to express that. When people saw my clothes, they said, ‘Oh, Michelle, she would be so good in these clothes.’ She’s beautiful lady and she is very well-dressed and she looks stunning all the time.”