Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style

Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style

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By Kate Betts ’86

Published Jan. 21, 2016

(Clarkson Potter) In this book, Betts traces Michelle Obama ’85’s emergence as a style icon. She looks at the difference between style and fashion and examines the impact that Obama and other First Ladies have had on American style. The book contains 200 photographs, original drawings, and historical images. Betts was most recently the editor of Time Style & Design.

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