Michelle Obama picks Indian designer for her first state dinner
Indian PM Dr Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur were the guests of honor at the Obamas first official State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House.Michelle Obama wore a champagne and silver colored gown designed by Indian-American designer Naeem Khan to the White House State Dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Singh late last month.
Website Coutureinthecity.com is so right (grammar aside) when they say, "We all know how benefiting it can be for a young designer (a la Jason Wu) when their creations get spotted on First Lady Michelle Obama. They can go from, “who are you?” to “we have Oprah on line 1 for you” with a snap of a picture...Everyone started wondering who [Naeem Khan] is, how long he’s been around, and where they can get there hands on a creation."
And this blog post of theirs has it all.
Also, did you know Michelle Obama does not pay for gowns? She gives them to charity when she is done with them.
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