Michelle Obama wore custom-made Tracy Reese dress for DNC speech

First Lady Michelle Obama waves to the delegates after finishing her speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday. (Adam Jennings/Charlotte Observer/MCT)

 

Michelle Obama got rave reviews for the custom-made Tracy Reese pink and copper dress she wore while giving a tribute to her husband at the Democratic National Convention. The sleeveless dress showed off Obama's famously toned arms and the length modestly skirted her knees. The president's wife paired the dress with pink pumps from J. Crew and her fingernails were painted a trendy purple-grey. Reese described the dress as a "silk jacquard in an abstract baroque wallpaper pattern" with a bodice in hot pink woven with rust and copper. It's not the first time Obama chose a design by Reese, an African American designer who is showing a new collection Sunday during New York Fashion Week. In an email, Reese said the first lady "looked incredible and spoke beautifully; I am so honoured that she chose to wear one of my designs for such a memorable occasion." - The Canadian Press