The shift dress is fast becoming as iconic as Diane von Furstenberg's wrap dress. The shift dress has been around since the 1920's and got a new lease of life in the 1960's when fashion icons such as Jackie O and Aubrey Hepburn constantly were pictured in them. Shift dresses being very simple to sew, became a housewife's wardrobe staple back in the 1960's as it was also easy to wear just skimming the body.
Shift dresses back on the fall 09 catwalks
Shift dresses were visible in many fall 2009 catwalk collections. This is due in part to its wearability as a garment in the light of a recession and more importantly due to the fact that it became Michelle Obama's signature look on the campaign trail. You need only Google "Michelle Obama shift dress" to see the many instances the First Lady worn this style dress in public More than the campaign trail, the First Lady wore a pale yellow shift dress and matching coat by Cuban born designer Isabel Toledo for the inauguration and was photographed in her first official portrait as First Lady in a classic sleeveless black shift dress designed by Michael Kors. The style needed no more endorsement than that to inspire a comeback on the catwalks.
Get the look - Michelle Obama's signature look
The key to Michelle Obama's popularization of the look is that she wore many affordable off the rack shift styles that the average woman who liked the look could go out and buy to recreate her signature look. Getting the look was easy as not only is it a look that is easy to wear and easy to recreate but there are many variations of the shift dress ranging from high end to low end. Michelle Obama made it okay for masses of women (fashion conscious or not) to comfortably wear low end ready to wear garments and feel like they were wearing high end designer fashion as endorsed by Michelle Obama herself. Some of her off the rack choices came from high street shops such as H&M, J Crew and boutiques such as Donna Ricco. Other top fashion designer names worn by Michelle Obama include Thakoon Panichgul, Maria Pinto and Narcisco Rodriguez.
The shift dress - a simple look quietly accessorized with bold statement jewelery
Other than the classic pearls worn by Michelle Obama to accessorize Michael Kors black sleeveless shift dress in her first official portrait as First Lady, she opted for statement brooches and chunky bracelets to accessorize and pull looks together. Her large floral brooch in turquoise I must say is my favorite so far.
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