Malia riffed on business attire in an oversized light gray blazer replete with a cinched waist and a plunging neckline. The elder daughter stuck to tonal dressing, pairing the jacket with a charcoal gray miniskirt and a coordinating pair of square-toe pumps. Sasha, for her part, stuck to the boho beat in a drapey white off-the-shoulder top and a matching midi skirt. She accentuated her waist with a large brown leather belt with an oversized buckle and kept the leather-and-metal motif going with a pair of Miu Miu slingbacks.
In the lead-up to the opening of the Obama Center, Michelle’s fashion choices have been nothing short of conscientious. Earlier this week, she made a poignant sartorial statement in a custom Acne Studios skirt featuring a portrait of her late mother, Marian Robinson.
The Obama family—joined by the Bidens, Bushes, and Clintons—made a rare family appearance at the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
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Today’s celebration also telegraphed thoughtfulness. Michelle, meanwhile, turned to an American designer to meet the moment. Thom Browne fashioned her a navy-and-white seersucker tweed jacket, worn with a matching calf-length skirt. Though certainly a well-considered choice, the white cotton corset underneath the jacket is a departure from the buttoned-up style that she sported as first lady.
Just as Michelle loosened up her FLOTUS style, the same can be said for Malia and Sasha Obama: with their personalized takes on first family fashion, the Obamas have found the freedom to explore their individual tastes since leaving the White House.
