Michelle Obama really loves her Narciso Rodriguez. She is seen on the campaign trail in a black, white, and gray Narciso sheath dress on the left. She was rumored to be wearing a Narciso knockoff on the website Mrs. O (as seen in the maroon and white dress on the right). Luckily, it was just an "inspired" dress by the retailer H&M. Since cut, color, and style of the dress are not unique to Narciso Rodriguez, it is not seen as something that he as a designer can protect from other copycats. This is where the line between inspiration and flat out copying gets blurred.
Luckily, Mrs. Obama has fallen back on her favorite designer for election night. She wore this stunning black sleeveless dress with an ombre dye pattern of red. Her color palette choice can be seen as an olive branch for the disappointed Republicans. Her favored silhouette of the sheath dress is reminiscent of another iconic First Lady: Ms. Jackeline Kennedy Onassis.
It is interesting to see Mrs. Obama lean on one particular designer instead of wearing an array of designers. Ms. Jackeline Onassis also relied heavily on the designer Oleg Cassini for her wardrobe while she was First Lady in the White House.
I wonder if there will be an increase of knockoffs of this particular Narciso Rodriguez dress now. Those in the fashion world at the time of Mr. Kennedy's inauguration can recall how Ms. Onassis' skirt suit and pill box hat inspired others. Since it was a little windy, when she pressed her hand against the hat and it left a dent on it. Soon after, there was tons of knockoff suits with matching pill box hats. The most flattering touch was that everyone actually went out of their way to put a dent purposely in their own pill box hats. 
It is clear that Mrs. Obama is also inspired. Please see the apricot homage to Jackie O above coupled with her hair and accessories. Is imitation the best form of flattery?
No comments:
Post a Comment