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Michelle Obama’s skirt in homage to her mother, Marian Robinson, greatly moved her husband Barack.
Emotional moment for Barack and Michelle Obama. The former presidential couple spoke at a reception celebrating the upcoming opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois. The former tenant of the White House was very moved when he went on stage, and for a very particular reason: his wife’s outfit.
As reported Vogue et The CutMichelle Obama wore a skirt where her name was printed « portrait préféré de sa mère »Marian Robinson, décédée en 2024 à l’âge de 86 ans. Un vêtement qui a « vraiment bouleversé » Barack Obama, explained the former First Lady which you can listen to below. “I’ll give him a little timeâ€she slipped while her husband still seemed very moved, explaining that“He didn’t know this skirt existed until a few minutes ago.”. “I had a few weeks to get used to it.”a-t-elle confié.
But died “Was so proud of her son-in-law, of the man he is and always was for our family.”continued Michelle Obama, describing her husband as “Always full of dreams, probably far too ambitious, but which he always managed to achieve.”. “Thank you for doing this for Chicago’s South Side. I love you »she added.
A « pilier » for the Obama presidency
The highlighting of Marian Robinson is full of meaning. On the one hand because Michelle’s mother was born in these neighborhoods of Chicago where the Obama Presidential Center will be located, on the other hand because she was an essential figure of the Obama presidency, during which she moved to the White House with the rest of the family. “We needed her”declared the couple after her death, describing her as a “Â mainstay throughout this period ».
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Barack and Michelle Obama, then President and First Lady of the United States, in June 2015 in the gardens of the White House alongside Marian Robinson (far left) and their daughter Sasha.
Michelle Obama’s skirt was custom-made by Acne Studios, explains Voguerecalling that the Scandinavian brand had offered a garment with a similar cut but a different photo during its fall 2026 fashion show. The former First Lady had it replaced by the portrait of her mother, but she accompanied it with a sober dark brown T-shirt and brown pumps as in the original fashion show outfit.
