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Michelle Obama Puts Fashion Front and Center With ‘The Look’ and a Runway-Ready Tour

She presents the book as a tribute to the stylists and designers who helped shape her public image.

Overview

  • At a People Inc. event in New York, she said she avoided discussing clothes during her White House years because it risked distracting from her agenda.
  • She said the time feels right now after two books, a podcast, and distance from the First Lady role.
  • The Look offers a behind-the-scenes account of dressing to represent the country and features contributions from stylist Meredith Koop, makeup artist Carl Ray, and hairstylists Yene Damtew, Johnny Wright, and Njeri Radway.
  • On the tour she wore Loewe Look 50 from the unreleased Spring 2026 collection sourced by Koop, a custom Simone Rocha pearl-embellished gown on The Late Show, and a Chanel suit at People Inc.
  • The New York swing included a live podcast taping that will premiere on her show and an onstage conversation with Tracee Ellis Ross at the Howard Gilman Opera House.