ISN’T SHE LOVELY! Michelle Obama glowed and was picture perfect in tailored gold. The embellished suit by Cuban-American designer Isabel Toledo was the perfect shade of yellow against the First Lady’s radiant ebony skin. Everything about the way she looked was brilliant… the sage, J. Crew gloves and patent, grass green shoes just popped… Jimmy Choo did it again.

Here comes the BUT… the white dress,  ivory, silk-chiffon, designed by Jason Wu to be exact. The gown wasn’t exactly what I envisioned for the magical and historic moment. It was reminiscent of former First Lady Nancy Reagan’s faux pas, the overpriced in a recession, ivory dress with the asymmetrical, one shoulder strap. The textured material translated into what looked like my mother’s white, cotton and chenille frock. It made her regal stature look frumpy and the length got in the way interrupting what should have been an amazing flawless moment. The President and First Lady kept stepping on and rearranging the gown at every first dance… this was uncomfortable to watch and must have been the same for them. The moment so large NOTHING could overshadow it (not even that gown), it brought tears of joy to the world, myself included.