US First Lady wears Alexander McQueen to state dinner
January 20th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANIWashington, Jan 20 (ANI): Michelle Obama hit the state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday night, wearing a dress from late designer Alexander McQueen’s iconic label.
The First Lady wore an off-the-shoulder red gown from the late designer’s Pre-Spring/Summer 2011 collection, reports Radaronline.com.
This was the first of McQueen’s collections designed by his former assistant Sarah Burton, who drew inspiration from Samurai warriors.
Anna Paquin wore a dress from the same collection to the Emmy Awards in 2010. (ANI)
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