Michelle Obama - The Bee's Knees

The queen bee has landed! This morning when I fetched the newspaper, blurry-eyed and half awake, I was immediately revitalized when I saw Michelle Obama on the cover of the LA Times descending Air Force One in Essex, England. She looked utterly refreshing in a vibrant yellow dress, black Spring coat, and patent leather belt. Next to all those dull politicians she was a shining star adding a much needed dose of color in a time of recession. Yellow is a color of optimism and evokes the feeling of Spring's new beginning.

Traditionally, yellow when paired with black makes you think of the colorings of a bee, but in this case it is pure perfection. Yellow was seen all over the runways for Spring, mainly in singular color sheaths adding just the right pop of color. But the world of politics is a very different world than the runway. What Michelle has single-handedly done for fashion in the White House is balance fun, wearable fashion with the conservative world she lives in.

It would be unheard of for her, or any politician's wife for that matter, to descend from Air Force One wearing just a bright yellow sheath (even Ms. Obama knows when it's appropriate to cover one's arms.) By doning a chic little Spring coat and effortlessly belting it with a black patent leather belt, she added a whole new dimension to her ensemble.

Bravo Ms. Obama!