Michelle Obama’s State Dinner dress won raves from many style scribes last week, but one prominent designer isn’t a fan of it – specifically its origins.
Oscar de la Renta has taken the First Lady to task because the gown she donned at the dinner, in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao, was European.
“The visit was to promote American-Chinese trade,” he said. “American products in China and Chinese products in America. Why wear European clothes?”
MADE IN THE UK: Does de la Renta have a point?
The Michelle Obama pictures above show the elegant red-to-black gown, designed by Sarah Burton from the late Alexander McQueen’s design house.
McQueen was British, as is Burton, and de la Renta thought that Barack’s better half should have worn an American designer’s work for the occasion.
Everyone’s a critic. What do you think of Michelle’s dress?