Speakeasy: Clothes don’t make the first lady

Published September 9, 2011 4:00am ET



“I love Madame Obama, but not in terms of clothes … I like her face, the cleverness of her face. Her face is stronger than the clothes.”

— Famed couture designer Karl Lagerfeld, talking to USA Today about his new collection at Macy’s, and his opinions of first lady Michelle Obama‘s fashion sense. Lagerfeld himself is known as a celebrity designer, creating clothes for stars like Sarah Jessica Parker and Keira Knightley — but maybe he should add another client to his list…