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Michelle Obama Wears Jason Wu Again at Inaugural Ball

01/22/2013 at 09:00 AM ET

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Just like President Obama, Jason Wu is getting a second term!

Michelle Obama stunned in a custom ruby-red chiffon and velvet halter-neck gown by Jason Wu at the inaugural ball in Washington, D.C. on Monday night.

It was a surprising choice considering Wu also designed the flowing one-shoulder white dress the FLOTUS wore four years ago when her husband was sworn into office. It was the look that catapulted the young designer’s career.

Obama paired the jewel-tone number with Jimmy Choo shoes, a handmade diamond-embellished Kimberly McDonald ring, Kimberly McDonald for Forevermark diamond bangles and of course, her brand new bangs.

Wu beat out a number of other designers vying for the honor of dressing the fashionable First Lady on the big night including Derek Lam, Marchesa, Michael Kors, Prabal Gurung, Tory Burch, Tracy Reese, Narciso Rodriguez, Naeem Khan and Thakoon.

And it turns out Wu couldn’t believe he earned yet a second White House style seal of approval. Shortly after the First Lady stepped out in the gorgeous creation, he tweeted, “#inshock!!!”

Earlier in the day, Obama chose a navy Thom Browne coat, plus a jeweled belt, J.Crew gloves, Cathy Waterman earrings and Reed Krakoff boots for the ceremony at the Capitol.

The First Lady’s inauguration day wardrobe, including accessories, will be donated to the National Archives. Tell us: Do you like the First Lady’s red Jason Wu gown?

–Jennifer Cress

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ms jackson on

Simply stunning!

Kathy on

i normally don’t care for a lot of her outfits but this is a beautiful dress and her hair looks much better.

Danielle on

Wow what a transformation…..! NOW SHE IS A MOVIE STAR….THE DRESS, THE HAIR, THE SMILE,everything says….I’m here an International star,that will be shinning forever……What a beautiful smile …….God bless the President and Mrs, Obama……long live the President.

katy on

That is a great color on her and I love the new bangs!

Patricia Colaneri on

Yet again, stunning and so classy.

Grandma of Four on

The dress is quite eye catching! The neckline is a great design for Mrs. Obama plus the beautiful fabric and appropriate color! Like her first Wu gown, I thought this was was about 1 inch too long…nerve wracking hoping she or the president would not trip on the bottom of the dress! Hair style quite attractive however I felt the false eyelashes were just a bit too much for the inaguration and ball! What can I say?

joan on

that is gorgeous!

Lacey on

Not a fan of hers BUT..she looked lovely.

BL on

Gorgeous!

Brenda on

Beautiful……the gown, the woman…..BEAUTIFUL!

maggie on

Yes, again taxpayers how did you like your purchase.??

Yvonne on

What’s the difference with her wearing a new dress (per taxpayers) and the other first ladies wearing a new dress (per taxpayers). Some people need to really get a life

Julie on

Do you really believe she had to pay for this dress?

Carrie on

I heard he was from Canada, if so you would think she would pick someone from the USA. Just saying….

Holly on

Love it, love her!

Kim on

Gorgeous dress, and I LOVE her new hairdo with the bangs!!

Stephie on

That dress is the bomb.com and anyone who disagrees has no fashion sense point blank period exclamation point. Simply Gorgeous! Hair, make-up, killer arms. Check, check, check.

fanofboardwalkempire on

beauitiful and stunning on our first lady!

Kim on

@Carrie; Jason Wu was born in Taipei and yes, moved to Vancouver at the age of 9 with his family. However, he attended school in Deerfield, MA and Windsor, CT..and lives in New York City. Who cares where he was born. He’s a talented designer that NOW lives and works in the USA.

Tiffany on

simply beautiful

Bev on

She’s a class act and looks absolutely stunning.

jenny on

Don’t like anything about her

jenny on

beautiful smile??? If you like buck teeth!!

Jessica on

She looks beautiful and I love her dress!

Samantha on

You people who are whining about the taxpayers paying for the dress; no, we didn’t. And neither did Mrs. Obama. Her entire wardrobe for the weekend goes from designer directly into the National Archives. You’ll never see any of it on her again. The clothes do not belong to her; she was only the model.

Marie Mullin on

Not a fan, why the false eye lashes at the Augurtion? Trying to be like a movie. Star.

P on

Beautiful!!

Carly on

She looks gorgeous and happy, and the dress is stunning. Best First Lady style since Jackie, maybe best ever. And for the LAST TIME: taxpayers do not pay for any First Lady’s clothes. Ever.

PM on

Absolutely stunning!!! She always looks classy.

Mom of 3 on

Everyone must be blind it does not flatter her body at all she might as well have been wearing a tent!! Love the new hair !!!

Mom of 3 on

Everyone must be blind that dress is not flattering at all. Love the hair!!

Mom of 3 on

Oops it told me the first one didn’t post sorry!! :)

Tigs on

Love the bangs, not the dress, looks like it was made out of my great grandmas curtains. Loved the white dress she wore last time though.

barb on

The First Lady looked beautiful. The dress is extremely flattering for her figure and the color is terrific on her. I like it much more on her than the white Wu dress she wore four years ago, particularly because it is such a comfortable looking dress.

Misty on

Gorgeous.

Mary on

She looked absolutely gorgeous!! Jason Wu knows what he is doing .. he’s amazing !!

Tina on

I like the new hairstyle.

Tina on

Don’t care for the dress, though.

Lisa on

From a beauty/fashion standpoint, she truly is stunning.

Mia on

All the commenters with negative opinions are ridiculous. What’s wrong with being glamorous? I doubt anyone complained about Jackie Kennedy. Maybe the problem is after a long line of frumpy middle age First Ladies, you simply are not accustomed to a modern day woman? She’s 49 years old what should she be wearing? It’s a ball of course she goes all out. Sorry she’s not nancy regan or Barbara Bush. Really wish people would stop nitpicking. I doubt who paid for previous First Ladies dress or how much makeup was worn would even be an issue. People don’t realize that it makes you look Petty simple and uneducated with these secretly undercover racially motivated comments.

Mary on

She’s a smart lady — her arms are the most flattering but have you noticed she’s always hiding her big butt and hips??? She’s only small on top.

Mia on

@ Mary…. She’s a pear shape, she dresse for her shape. I’d love to see your gorgeous body….

whatever on

gorgeous

Audrad on

I love our First Lady choice and think she did good by sticking Wu. Also, @Carrie your 100% correct he was not BORN in America but he is here paying his fair share of taxes and trying to reach that great “american dream”. So, it makes perfect sense for FLOTUS to pick WU, being she believes EVERYONE who contributes to our democray deserves a fair shot. One more thing @Marie Mullin would it be okay if she got botox vs wearing flase lashes or even a brighter shade of nail polish… would that also make her seem like she was trying to be a “movie star”?

Lori on

The media REALLY kisses the Obama Family’s a$$.

Guest on

People are such bullies. I wonder if people would feel the same if is was their family that was talked about in such a negative way. She looks amazing, happy & in love with her husband.

KiKi on

Oh so beautiful and tasteful! I think she has excellant taste!

Olivia on

GORGEOUS!

Tanya on

I so agree with Kathy. I normally don’t think that she is especially stylish, but in this beautiful dress and with her new hairstyle she looks stunning!! Good job Mrs Obama!!

Carol on

she looks fat and the wig looks like a wig

Kim on

@Carol; Jealous much?

Terri on

She looks gorgeous!!!

Stacia on

I don’t remember seeing this gown at The Gap or Banana Republic………Oh wait, the taxpayers paid for it with the higher taxes that were implemented. Either way, she still looks cheap

Deni Smith on

I wonder if she is still proud of the U.S.A.?

Bennie on

The gown is beautiful, but not so original or stunning that she couldn’t have gone with another selection from a lesser-known designer. Considering the influence she has, it would have been nice for her to have given a different designer the same exposure and opportunity, that she has already given Jason Wu after the first inauguration.

milissa on

Nobody worried about the previous 8yr 1st lady’s clothes,or what they cost the tax payers,so don’t worry about it now..All of a sudden everyone’s so worried about what everything cost,bet they didn’t cost as much as the two wars we’re paying for.

guest on

If as much attention was paid to the way these people run our country as is to what these people wear, I’m sure there would be a new first lady to speak about.

prettychinyere on

I love the whole style. By the way the dress was very flattering. And that body is only for the President and not to be reveiling to you Mom of 3.

mopps on

I saw on the news today that fashion designers consider her their biggest asset. Since becoming First Lady, they estimate her style has attributed upward to 3 billion dollars for the industry. Woo’s sales were 14 million after her last inaugural dress. He expects to double that figure with this red dress.And today alone, the gloves she wore, which cost a whopping $39 , have sold out already at most stores.
And to those complaining about your tax dollars being spent….wrong. Didn’t cost you a single penny but keep complaining…..that’s all you seem to know how to do. All her outfits this weekend were donated and will never been worn again. They end up in the future Obama library.

selena on

Now, if she could just find a good plastic surgeon to fix her baboon butt face….

Karen on

I’ll be honest. I didn’t like the dress at all!

alex on

she looked beautiful but thought the dress made her look a little bottom heavy..

Kinser on

Well, I knew I’d see a few idiots commenting on how the taxpayers paid for the dress yada yada yada. News flash morons….the mention of Jason Wu’s name in this article is all the payment he needed to donate the dress. It’s the same thing with the Oscars, Emmys, etc. They donate the garment for recognition.

DONNA DAVIDSON on

It is hard to understand how some of the commenters can be such bigoted a$$e$ (baboon butt face, really?) You would think if you feel that harshly toward anyone you wouldn’t read articles about their clothes or for that matter waste your precious time commenting on that article.

Annia on

The dress is lovely. Perfect length & the neckline is eye-catching.

Tina on

Sawee First Lady I’m so caught up in SB (Harbaugh Bowl) fever for my Ravens (I work in museum Obamas attend constantly) I haven’t kept up on the festivities BUT as usual she looks intelligent classy and soooooooo mommy!!!! hahahaha Now go Ravens!!!

Clara on

The most beautiful first lady ever!

Sha on

Perfect – not too over-the-top yet not understated at all! Simplicity and elegance at their best. She looks stunning!

margar on

i just wanted to check the comments to see how many comments about tax payers paying for her dress… i’m pretty sure that if all those designers were vying for her to wear their dress she got it for free. better yet, they have money to pay for it on their own. he’s a published author after all, fools.

anna on

The DRESS is stunning.

Just My Opinion on

I heard some say, she should have given a another designer a chance. A woman likes, what a woman likes. She like his designs.

ms jackson on

Why is it that while people complain about the cost of her clothes, no one is mentioning the fact that she has often worn gowns more than once? She and her children often recycle and change the look with a different blouse or sweater. How many other first families have done that? Plus they are responsible for some expenses out of their own pockets. They had money before they got in office. Do you think Ann Romney would have worn something already seen had they won? NOT!

Leigh on

You know the amazing thing about Jackie O is that one never had to qualify compliments with “for her figure” etc. That’s because Jackie created fashion trends and followed an inherently stylish personal taste. While this is a personal best for Ms. Obama, she is no Jackie O. Just keeping it real.

Noodles on

For a woman with a good shape and who works for it, I don’t think this dress was super flattering, too much flare, looks a bit tenty on the bottom. Although, the color is gorgeous.

Leah on

Beautiful lady in a stunning color and dress. Love the bangs but the false eyelashes are so heavy, it’s hard to see her eyes. Eyelashes TOO FAKE!

Shana on

Ugh can’t stand her. A designers dress paid by the Tax Payers Money Again! I think she looks like an Ape. OOOOO:)

Shana on

She looks like an Ape with big Teeth. Sorry Obama lovers, I dont think she is attractive at ALL!
Horrible dress and buck teeth.

susan on

Love it. She was stunning!!

Ivy. on

Love her dress !

Summer on

Beautiful and classy as always! Love this dress and love her new hairstyle. What is wrong with you people commenting on the cost? First of all, every President earns a salary and has a separate expense budget for certain items. Secondly, designers give these dresses to the First Lady for free because it’s major publicity and an honor when their dress is chosen. Finally, the Obamas are independently wealthy. The salary he earns is a drop in the bucket compared to what they used to earn and what he’s earned from his books. $300k is nothing. Many normal people make more than that.

Katrina on

Nice lady. Fantastic role model. Bad look for her.

Julesy on

The First Lady always has such style and class. Beautiful!

CS on

Gorgeous dress!

CS on

Simply beautiful dress.

Glor on

Reblogged this on Sweet Lemon™.

Elise on

Again, Mrs. Obama chose CANADIAN designer Wu and for a good reason – he makes clothes for her that make her look great !! Congrats to them both!!!

Lola on

It is beautiful!! She looked stunning the entire day, and her hair was flawless and beautiful. I loved it!!

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