Aside from her dress what was she thinking , dressing a small child in black for a celebration?

Not everybody loves Michelle.....she has only been crowned in the feminist echo chamber.

If your detractors call you a man-eater and you want to counteract that, avoid black dresses with red hourglasses on the midsection.

If, however, you want to flip them the satorial bird, by all means rock that dress at your husband's victory speech!

(The whole family looked very nice, BTW.)

Made our beautiful new First Lady look like an engorged black widow spider...a huge distraction of a dress that detracted from the gravity of an historical event. Photographs will forever show that god-awful outfit sartorially mocking the moment like some ill-conceived Halloween costume.

The relevance here is that Michelle Obama now repesents our Country, and image at home and abroad-- as the odious Mrs. Palin discovered-- is of critical importance right now. It reflects judgment, sobriety, taste, and consideration of others. Mr. Obama always presents as impeccable, tailored and elegant. Up until now, so has his wife.

Giorgio Armani, where are you now when we REALLY need you?

and in the deep, juvenile recesses of my soul, I want to be her new BFF. I warmed up to Michelle before Barak. Yes, she is beautiful and has good taste, blah, blah, but I like that she is smart, assured, thoughtful, funny and loving towards the people around her. She doesn't seem perfect to me, she just seems real. From a distance, Michelle reminds me of the type of woman that many of my closest friends and dearest relatives are.

I'm also betting that she's a lot of fun to knock back a few and hang out with. (Why Bush with a few beers under his belt was appealing to so many, I will never know.)

Actually I'm pretty picky about what I wear, but I could not care less what other women wear. I think everyone should wear whatever they like (with some respect for the occasion), and I assume MO likes the dress - therefore, she should wear it. That's as far as it goes for me.

I'm not into fashion but Michelle Obama's dress and the whole black/red theme that all the Obamas wore that night was jarring to me. In the case of Michelle's outfit on election night, it just leapt out to me and I found myself thinking, "Hmm, we could improve that look by making it a solid red dress while keeping that nice thick black belt. Or, lose the red portion that's below the waist while keeping the red portion on top. That red below the waist reminds me of an apron." I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who was baffled by the election night outfit worn by Michelle and, unfortunately, thinking superficial thoughts during one of the greatest election nights in US history. :-0

As far as the children being in black or red, I guess it was keeping up with the black/red theme that they had going. However, since fashion doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, I still say, "Go Obamas!" I'm relieved he won.

I agree with you about George Bush! Give me almost any Democrat, including Al Gore. I always thought Bush seemed uptight, dumb, and uninteresting. I also think he always looks like he's holding in a fart.

who the f* cares what she wears? Let's just be happy she's there, seems normal, and is a full intellectual partner to our current leader.

The red on black was bold and striking. (I'm a huge fan of this color combo, though, so I'm admittedly biased.) Also, I thought it was a nice way to coordinate with her daughters' red and black dresses.

I was in a very large room full of intelligent, professional people.

As Barack Obama strode out with his wife and children, one voice in my group stood out. It was a woman's voice, and she said, "That's HORRIBLE!!!"

I didn't know what she was talking about -- after all, we were all quite pleased with Obama's win. Then I saw the dress, which made it look like she had a black bikini part covering low boobs.

It was pretty bad.

People tell me what I wear (usually chosen at random) and fashion are worlds apart. But it does sound interesting to see people thinking fashion should be inherently anti-feminist, to the point that they apologize for their interest in it (those who did). I don't think that the excessive coverage of women's wear -- especially celebrities -- is really sexist; it's more a celebration of the evanescent, if you ask me. Nauseating? I'd rather say silly.

I was not thrilled with Michelle's dress for Grant Park because I don't like bold splotches of color. That said, I'm sure that she will have excellent advice when she reaches the White House, not that she needs it. Michelle should be herself. I hope that she follows her own fashion whims but does not become a fashion icon like Jackie O.

An African American family will reside in the White House - a family that acts, and sounds, and looks like mine. As a black woman, I AM in awe.

They're a cool family and they'll be great in the White House. I always feel a little sorry for kids who are dragged into such a high-profile situation, though. They're just kids, and now they're going to have to be surrounded by bodyguards for anything and everything they do.

Michelle Obama will be a cool First Lady. I don't care about this, but I am sure she'll get better fashions as time goes on. The reason I even bring it up is because I'd rather not have to hear people complaining about her fashion sense over the years. Maybe she can get Tim Gunn to come over to the White House and snap his fingers a lot.

I think Obama's girls are going to be formidable when they're older, much like Chelsea Clinton has blossomed into a decent and strong-minded person. Malia seems like the serious one, and Sasha seems like the funny one (she seems to be smiling or laughing in most of the photos I've seen). I do hope they're out of the spotlight the majority of the time. In 8 years, though, they'll be on the cover of every magazine in existence.