Who did Naeem Khan recently design a gown for?”
The politics of fashion played a big part in First Lady Michelle Obama’s spectacular choice of gown for the first official State Dinner star-studded gala held in Washington D.C. Tuesday night, writes Elizabeth Snead in the blog site Dishrag. Michelle wore a strapless, champagne-colored gown with silver detail by India-born designer Naeem Khan. IThe better to flaunt your toned bronze arms with. Her hair was swept back and she wore traditional sparkly Indian bangle bracelets to accessorize the look. Michelle’s embroidered Indian gown reportedly took 40 people more than three weeks to create in his plant in India. Jill Biden, or, as we like to call her, the Second Lady, wore a stunning scarlet gown by Lebanese designer Reem Acra. Also looking stunning was film director M. Night Shyamalan’s wife Bhavna Shyamalan. Actress Alfre Woodard was a bright spot in a tropical turqoise and green chiffon gown that looked a bit like it came from a resort collection. Katie Couric — with younger beau Br
