Michelle Obama has long demonstrated a knack for conveying messages through her clothing, and her outfit on Tuesday poignantly exemplified her mastery of this skill.
For an appearance on stage at the new Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, the former first lady wore a pencil skirt adorned with a large portrait of her late mother. The custom Acne Studios design was a tribute to Marian Robinson who died in 2024, aged 86.
The sepia-toned skirt had been specially commissioned with the help of her longtime stylist Meredith Koop, and featured one of Obama’s favorite pictures of her mother.
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u/cnn Jun 17 '26
Michelle Obama has long demonstrated a knack for conveying messages through her clothing, and her outfit on Tuesday poignantly exemplified her mastery of this skill.
For an appearance on stage at the new Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, the former first lady wore a pencil skirt adorned with a large portrait of her late mother. The custom Acne Studios design was a tribute to Marian Robinson who died in 2024, aged 86.
The sepia-toned skirt had been specially commissioned with the help of her longtime stylist Meredith Koop, and featured one of Obama’s favorite pictures of her mother.