Finding Michelle Obama's Dress

If you are looking for the dress Michelle Obama wore on The View, you might be in for a bit of a wait. It's sold out of stores. But you can find other great deals.

Before Michelle Obama's appearance on The View, wearing an off-the-rack black and white dress, I had been in the White House/Black Market a few times. It's a little pricey (but not by designer standards) although the sales are terrific.

I walked in the other day and most of the merchandise in the store was 50% off. I saw cute black shimmering tops next to white pants with muted gold tone accents. I was so impressed, I signed up for the store's e-mail and physical mailing list. I usually do not provide my home address to anyone. But I figure the coupons and advance sale notice would be worth any possible breach in confidentiality. The sales lady assured me the information would stay with the store and I would get some great bargains in the mail.

As I was leaving, I asked if the store ever carried the dress worn by Michelle Obama. They said it never arrived in the shop. Of course, I live in St. Louis, and fashion-wise, we are the last to get everything!

So really, what was the big deal about the dress anyway? Well, for one thing it was an off-the-rack outfit for $150 instead of a designer number for thousands of dollars. Would I really want to buy the dress now that it has received so much publicity? Probably not. But it is pretty cute.