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All the Details on Michelle Obama’s Oscars Look

Feb/25/2013 at 12:50 AM ET

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She was one of the few Oscars guests who didn’t sing a tune, dance a few steps or clutch a trophy, but Michelle Obama’s surprise appearance during Sunday night’s awards show was still one of the most talked-about moments of the broadcast.

The First Lady appeared via video to announce the Best Picture Oscar, looking like she belonged on the Oscars’ Best Dressed List in a glittering, custom smoke gray Naeem Khan gown and Sutra Silver at Fragments jewelry. She wore her bangs straight down but pulled the rest of her hair back into a low bun.

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Though it would have made our night if she had gotten dressed to the nines just to present the award from the White House, Obama actually was taking a quick break from hosting the Governors Dinner — so no word on what she thought of the Les Misérables performance or Seth MacFarlane’s hosting job.

Tell us: Were you surprised to see Michelle Obama? What did you think of her outfit?

–Alex Apatoff

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Chic Clicks: Lindsay Lohan’s Latest Problem, Plus: Details on Michelle Obama’s Offical White House Portrait

Feb/21/2013 at 01:14 PM ET

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–Another day, another Lindsay Lohan mishap: Reportedly, the star cut the $1,750 Theia gown she wore to amFAR in half. Keep in mind, the dress was loaned to her, and not hers to alter according to her whims [Fashionista]

–For her second official White House portrait, Michelle Obama dons a design by Reed Krakoff (and her bangs, of course!) [FabSugar]

–Fashion week front row fixture and all-around stylish socialite Olivia Palermo stars in promos for The Outnet‘s Oscar de la Renta collection [YouTube]

–So, this is happening: The U.S. Postal Service is launching a clothing line [StyleBistro]

–The latest high-end-low-end fashion collaboration? Marchesa for JCPenney [The Cut]

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Which Star Should Debut Bangs at the Oscars? We Weigh In …

Feb/20/2013 at 01:30 PM ET

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We’ve filled out our Oscar ballots and predicted the gowns, now the PEOPLE StyleWatch team is ready to talk hair.

Bold bangs are sizzling hot in Hollywood right now: Amy Poehler’s just the latest star to step out with fringe, which is why we’re hoping for a big bang debut at the Oscars. Now we just have to decide who will follow in the footsteps of Michelle Obama, LeAnn Rimes and Poehler, all who have gotten sassy chops in the last month. Here are our front runners:

Amanda Seyfried: The actress has had these long, layered golden locks since her Mean Girls days, so we’re ready for her to spice it up a bit. Seyfried, call your stylist and request some side-swept bangs. They’re flattering, flirty and not-too-frightening for a first-timer … and let’s be honest, you wouldn’t mind stealing some of that Les Mis spotlight from Anne Hathaway come Sunday night.

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Michelle Obama: My Bangs Were a ‘Midlife Crisis!’

Feb/19/2013 at 10:04 AM ET

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When you’re the First Lady of the United States, you don’t have many options if you’re looking to act on a midlife crisis.

So Michelle Obama did what any woman looking to shake things up (within Secret Servce-approved parameters, of course) would do: cut her bangs.

“This is my midlife crisis, the bangs,” Obama joked on The Rachael Ray Show. “I couldn’t get a sports car. They won’t let me bungee-jump. So instead, I cut my bangs.”

And unlike many midlife crises, this one has gotten a big thumbs up from her spouse. “I love her bangs!” President Barack Obama said shortly after she cut them on her 49th birthday. “She always looks good.”

Not that she needed her husband’s approval, of course; though President Obama may be the leader of the free world, his wife is strictly the boss of her own hair. “I can do this,” she told Ray, smiling and gesturing to her new cut. “This is all mine.”

Tell us: Have you ever changed up your look impulsively? What do you think of Obama’s “midlife crisis”?

–Alex Apatoff

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Michelle Obama in Jason Wu: Third Time’s a Charm!

Feb/13/2013 at 10:41 AM ET

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After spending her first four years in the White House wearing designers from Alexander McQueen to H&M, it looks like Michelle Obama may finally have picked a favorite: Jason Wu. Less than a month after wearing the designer to her second Inaugural Ball, she made another major public appearance, at the State of the Union address Tuesday night, wearing one of Wu’s creations. A

The First Lady flashed a big smile (and those new bangs!) from the front row in Wu’s custom red organza tweed flounce dress with a black yoke and leather trim. She added an Alexis Bittar sculpted lucite flower brooch with a jeweled center to the shoulder — and skipped the attention-getting nail polish this time.

It was already a busy week for Wu, having had his show during a blizzard at New York Fashion Week Friday, but between the raves for his collection and Obama’s third important outing in his designs, we’re betting it was a good week as well.

Tell us: What do you think of Obama’s Jason Wu dress? Are you excited to see more?

–Alex Apatoff

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Chic Clicks: Kim Kardashian Talks New Perfume, Plus: Kanye West Wears a Straightjacket

Feb/01/2013 at 01:30 PM ET

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–Kim Kardashian dishes on her sixth — yes, sixth — fragrance, Pure Honey. We wonder who influenced this scent? [WWD]

–Kanye West follows up his face mask look with an even stranger ensemble: a straightjacket [Huffington Post]

–Nostaliga alert: DKNY is teaming up with Opening Ceremony to reissue 15 styles from the fashion house’s ’90s archives [Fashionista]

–Vogue‘s (rumored) latest cover girl? Michelle Obama. We really hope this is true! [Refinery29]

–Christopher Abbott, who plays Marnie’s ex-boyfriend Charlie on Girls, stars in a short film for Free People [YouTube]

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Chic Clicks: FLOTUS’s Bangs Have a Very Famous Critic; Plus: A Sneak Peek of ‘It’s a Brad, Brad World’

Jan/31/2013 at 01:30 PM ET

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–Is Karl Lagerfeld impressed by anything? The Chanel designer, who reportedly once called Adele “a little too fat,” isn’t feeling Michelle Obama‘s new bangs [Fashionista]

–Check out a sneak peek of season two of our Twitter pal Brad Goreski‘s reality show It’s a Brad, Brad World. We can’t wait for the premiere on March 6 [InStyle]

–Who knew he was hiding great hair under that baseball cap? L.A. Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson was named Head & Shoulders’ new “Mane Man” [NBC Sports]

–In honor of tomorrow’s National Wear Red Day (which supports women with heart disease), several morning TV anchors will be sporting the cheery cherry shade [Huffington Post]

–In other Go Red news, you can support the cause by purchasing a Hope Paige bracelet, designed by Melissa Joan Hart and Kimora Lee Simmons. 100% of the profits go to charity [Hope Paige]

 

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