Not only are the Obamas fashionable, but they actually inspire fashion. Last week, many high-end fashion designers attended a fundraiser in honor of Michelle Obama. New York magazine reports that tickets for the event cost as much as $10,000, and even designers-to-the-stars like Zac Posen, Isaac Mizrahi, and Nicole Miller had to cough up the cash for face time with the “fabulous” Mrs. Obama. But it’s not just the missus who causes the fashion designers to gush. As WWD notes, Posen–a favorite of starlets like Rachel Bilson and Natalie Portman–was wearing a T-shirt “emblazoned with Barack Obama’s face.” And the AP reports that “Donatella Versace dedicated her Spring-Summer 2009 collection presented Saturday evening to Obama, creating a style she said was designed for ‘a relaxed man who doesn’t need to flex muscles to show he has power'” (H/T The McCain Report). The illustrious Versace suit was truly inspired by Barack, as some designs had “no lapel at all”–perfect for the man who has no need to wear a lapel pin.
Lapel-free 2009 Versace suit, for the man with no lapel pin (ZUMA)
