Tracy Reese, one of New York's most influential designers, is beloved for making clothing real women actually wear. So it's no surprise she's just become one of Michelle Obama's go-to brands. Mrs. Obama wears one of Reese's dresses on the cover of People Magazine's latest issue, on newstands Friday. "It's the moment we've been waiting for," the 45-year-old designer told the News. "I'm appreciative because it means I have an opportunity to dress her. It also means means a lot to women across the country that they can also afford something First Lady is wearing."
Michelle chose a pink lace "Kimono" dress from Reese's Spring collection. Reese's designs are known as much for their flirty femininity as for their moderate price points. Her affordable line Plenty features $150 dresses, while her runway looks are not much more expensive. The frock Michelle selected, for People Magazine's shoot at the
"I had the opportunity to meet her at a fundraiser which was the best moment of 2008," says Reese who launched her line 11 years ago. "She gave me a great hug and said, 'I need to be wearing your clothes.' Then she gave me a concerned look like, 'it's not that easy.'" Reese spent weeks working with
Reese thinks her high-profile client made the perfect choice. "Even though she's a strong woman she's also very feminine and the lace brings out this side," says the designer. "I love seeing her in this dress. She has such great arms and I think they're shown off." Fresh off presenting her Fall line at Fashion Week, Reese hopes she'll be dressing Michelle again in the future. "A lot of our signature dresses would really complement her," she says. "There's any number of things I'd love to see her wearing. The idea is to find out what's working best for her and supply more of it." Does that mean Michelle may be taking a front row seat at next season's runway show? "I doubt it," laughs Reese. "The security would be insane."
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