Michelle Obama's fashion splash
If the world had not noticed Michelle Obama's style before, it paid attention one night in June when her husband captured the Democratic presidential nomination. She slipped onto the national stage in a purple sheath dress by Maria Pinto, the ubiquitous Azzedine Alaia belt and a thick strand of pearls. In flowed the comparisons to Jackie Kennedy, launching a whirlwind ride in style: Emmanuel Dunand/Getty Images
