By Zandile Blay on Aug 14th 2009 10:09AM
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Fashion News
pearl necklace
It's true: I don't know you, your personal style, or your clothing budget. But, I bet I am spot on with this guess: you absolutely adore this shirt! (Please comment if I am wrong!) If you don't, I'll be surprised. The tee, which I spotted on the
Michelle Obama style blog,
Mrs. O, is a bi-partisan crowd pleaser. It was inspired by an outfit worn by Obama during the presidential debates. For the look, the first lady paired a trio of
Erickson Beamon floral brooches with her signature single strand of pearls. The combination was elegant, eclectic and inspired.It's printed on American Apparel tri-blend tee and costs only $30. Naturally, the shirts are nearly sold out. Only one size - small - remains. If so that's your current - or hoped for - size,
grab yours before they are all gone!
Zandile Blay is fashion editor for Paper magazine in New York City and a columnist for the Huffington Post. She recently earned her master's in fashion from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. Read more on her daily blog, The Blay Report. 
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By: Miss Lori on 8/16/2009 12:52AM
I Love this shirt; simply classic!
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By: Julia on 8/17/2009 4:17PM
Yeah, that's just about right. She wears the real thing but all the rest of us have to wear the fake tee shirt. It's ugly, tacky, and looks cheap, not chic. No, thank you.
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By: Anna on 8/17/2009 8:16PM
What a disaster, as a designer of shirts for all sorts of occasions I can't inagine anyone with even a
GRAM OF GOOD TASTE would be seen in this rag.
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By: Lynn on 8/17/2009 6:04PM
Can't agree with you more Lori. Your statement is right on even with the healthcare debate. She will have the real thing while we will have to settle for crumbs. This administration smells really bad due to all of its arrogance.
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By: j w smith on 8/17/2009 7:35PM
You must be blind. Any first lady with "class" would not wear a T-shirt with fake pearls and flowers. Shop at goodwill or salvation army for your next outfit.
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By: Suburban Miss on 8/16/2009 7:29PM
If i was 40 & up maybe i would adore this tee... at 29 I wouldnt be caught in this shirt. Looks like something my grandmother would buy for me for Christmas..
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By: S on 8/17/2009 2:11PM
I resent this comment. I'm over 40 and wouldn't even wear this to paint or do yard work in. Ugly.
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By: lionlady337 on 8/17/2009 2:40PM
Yeah, I know right. I'm 29 too and that was the exact same thought I had when I saw it! LOL
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By: BLR on 8/17/2009 4:41PM
I am 40+ and I do hate it. I wouldn't be caught in either way. It's cheesy looking. If you want to look right, wear the real jewelry. It would look much more appealing.
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By: meohmy on 8/17/2009 6:02PM
even some of us over 40 would NOT be caught dead in that tee...its just AWFUL...
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