Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Minni Havas: Michelle Obama Fashion


First lady Michelle Obama’s fashion has made headlines around the world. She’s known for taking risks - with color, accessories, and lesser known designers. Her interesting choice of clothing has given her a signature style and earned comparisons to Jackie O. as the chicest First Lady in the White House since the Kennedy's. During the campaign trail for the preliminaries, Michelle Obama repeatedly won over the fashion critics with her fresh take on what a future First Lady should wear. Minni Havas is an illustrator represented by Pekka Agency. She is from Helsinki, Finland and she works with colored pencils and masking inks. This image of the First Lady clearly shows her passion for fashion, given the pose she's in, and was a way for Minni Havas to further emphasize Michelle's fashion sense to the public. Michelle is seen here as a powerful figure, not only in the political world, but in the fashion world as well. Prior to Michelle Obama, First Lady's were seen wearing dress suits and drab color schemes. She has definitely brought a new take on the First Lady and Minni Havas has done a good job in portraying that. Michelle Obama is fresh, modern and clean.

4 comments:

  1. Very nice drawing of Michelle Obama nice attention to detail of the flowers on her dress

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  2. I agree that the pose and outfit Havas chose to portray Michelle Obama in clearly gets the point across that the First Lady is a strong and fashionable woman.

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  3. This looks like a really detailed fashion sketch. It always amazes me when I watch project runway how good the designers are at drawing their outfits and models. This is like that, only more finished.

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  4. This particular work seems to capture Michelle Obama's enthusiasm for fashion and for her role as first lady. I also love the way the pattern was handled. I wish I had that kind of patience.

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