Michelle Obama's fashion splash
Obama's G-20 couture, heavy on Azzedine Alaia, including this double-breasted black jacket with leather detailing at the seams, and up-and-coming American designers, won mostly positive reviews from Europeans and sets off a designer duel when critical comments from Oscar de la Renta were picked up in the press. Score another point for Obama when the designer later apologized on girlie gabfest "The View." Frank Augstein / AP
