Michelle Obama wore nearly $3K pantsuit to DNC while touting her parents were 'suspicious' of the wealthy
Michelle Obama wore a nearly $3,000 pantsuit to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago while touting to attendees that her parents were "suspicious" of the wealthy.
The former first lady began her DNC speech on Tuesday by saying the last time she was in her hometown of Chicago was to memorialize her mother, the woman "who showed me the meaning of hard work and humility and decency" and "who set my moral compass high and showed me the power of my own voice."
"She and my father didn't aspire to be wealthy. In fact, they were suspicious of folks who took more than they needed," Obama said. "They understood that it wasn't enough for their kids to thrive if everyone else around us was drowning. So my mother volunteered at the local school."
All the while, she was wearing a black pantsuit jacket that is available for pre-order online by the New York fashion designer Monse for $1,690.
The online description invites customers to "pre-order our Resort 2025 Criss Cross Jacket as seen on Michelle Obama at the DNC."
MICHELLE OBAMA TELLS DNC HER PARENTS WERE 'SUSPICIOUS' OF THE WEALTHY DESPITE OWN $70M NET WORTH, LUXURY HOMES
Obama paired the jacket with matching trousers listed for $890.
"Pre-order our Resort 2025 Tuxedo Cuff Trousers as seen on Michelle Obama at the DNC," Monse wrote. The estimated ship date isn't until Nov. 8, three days after the election.
The New York Times described Obama's outfit, a sleeveless recreation of the traditional pantsuit, as thematically "forward," in line with the former first lady's message at the DNC.
The Times' Critics Notebook described Monse as a "small, independent label founded by Fernando Garcia, a Dominican-raised New York designer, and Laura Kim, an Asian American (and one of