Michelle Obama Should Wear Zero + Maria Cornejo F/W2015 When She Leaves the White House

Michelle Obama’s style is sophisticated, as a First Lady’s should be, but she also has a penchant for wearing undiscovered designers whose clothes fit her particular tastes and restrictions. Who can forget when she wore Jason Wu to her husband’s first Inauguration Ball, catapulting the young man’s line from obscurity to a must-have New York Fashion Week ticket? Designers like Bibhu Mohapatra, Thakoon, Isabel Toledo, and even J. Crew have seen a boost in, if not sales, mass popularity, post-Mobama.

Zero + Maria Cornejo is one of those brands who’s earned extra recognition and credibility thanks to the First Lady. But Cornejo’s FW 2015 collection showed a departure from politician-ready looks and instead seemed more punk rock for daring Upper East Siders. While Obama probably wouldn’t wear these as long as her husband’s in office, the family has less than two years left in the White House. And when she’s not saddled down by state dinners, Obama should trade her conservative coats for fur ponchos, stiff blazers for asymmetrical jackets with fringe embellishment, and cotton pants for leather ones; and plain black boots for those trimmed with pony hair. In other words, this is what the First Lady’s closet should contain when she’s no longer the First Lady.

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