When the Obamas announced that the New Orleans native with the platinum résumé and the knack for glamorous style would be the White House's first African American social secretary, the fashion industry practically swooned. The nation's capital, dominated for 20 years by administrations that, at best, endured fashion, now had a first lady who chose her designer wardrobe like a savvy insider. She and her husband hired a host of attractive young staffers who didn't mind posing for the occasional fashion spread -- Birkin bag in hand, feet shod in trendy platform heels -- and a social secretary who knew the difference between Nina Ricci and Lanvin and regularly wore both. The industry could not believe its good fortune! At long last, it had a diverse array of intelligent and respected women in federal Washington who, by their appearance alone, served as powerful advocates for an often-maligned business.

It's the FASHION AND BEAUTY column, you dunderhead........

It's the FASHION AND BEAUTY column, you dunderhead........

T can't even get the dish on all the Oscar fashions without having to hear about Obama this and Obama that ...

I do believe you all are missing T's point, or at least as I see it. The article clearly describes the Obama's as a trendy culturally savvy hoity toity couple. Quite high class.....and I agree. But then, why is he not the butt of hateful comments and tasteless jokes by the left? After all, it clearly points to their not being "in touch" with the average or middle class American. OR ....could it be that because he is liberal and black then these comparisons just do not apply? I mean, aren't the R's the class of the rich and arrogant who don't know what it means to struggle financially to make ends meet on a $50k a year salary?