Michelle Obama is living her best life post-White House. It’s refreshing to see our former FLOTUS, The Civilian, finally relax after meticulously calculating her appearance for the last eight years. She’s giving us all kind of high-fashion on her book tour for Becoming (Balenciaga! Cushnie! Pyer Moss! Givenchy!) and on the Grammy stage on Sunday night.
Obama joined host Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Jennifer Lopez who each talked about the power music has over their lives. Obama, however, stood out in a glittery silver jumpsuit. “From the Motown records I wore out on the South Side to the ‘Who Run the World’ songs that fueled me through this last decade, music has always helped me tell my story,” she said.
“Music has always helped me tell my story and I know that’s true for everybody. Whether we like country or rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves, our dignity and sorrows, our hopes and joys,” she said. “It allows us to hear one another, to invite each other in. Music shows us that all of it matters: Every story within every voice, every note within every song. Is that right, ladies?”
Malia and Sasha Obama’s mother explained her appearance at the Grammys, tweeting: “A big part of friendship is showing up for your girls—that’s why I was thrilled to be there for the one and only @aliciakeys at the #GRAMMYs She is one of the most genuine and thoughtful people I know—there’s no one better to help us all celebrate the unifying power of music!
And while what she said really resonated with the audience, Twitter users at home couldn’t stop tweeting about the look — not what we blame them.
I love that Michelle Obama just randomly shows up at the Grammys looking like Album of the Year.
— Michael Arceneaux (@youngsinick) February 11, 2019
me: do i care about the grammys idk?
also me: MICHELLE OBAMA IN A SPARKLE JUMPSUIT I NEVER BEEN HAPPIER IN MY WHOLE LIFE #grammys— Morgan Burke (@moeiburke) February 11, 2019
I turned on the #Grammys and saw my Forever First Lady @MichelleObama, resplendent in a sparkly jumpsuit and thought, “Am I dreaming?” #shook
— Dodes 🦄 (@racheld) February 11, 2019
Yalllllllllll
They invited MY First Lady Michelle Obama who is serving in that jumpsuit..
She will ALWAYS be a beautiful, black, confident and gorgeous woman to ever grace the White House #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/bQcjo3nLNQ
— RespectMyGame 💅🏽 (@battletested5) February 11, 2019
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Source: Refinery29 – Channing Hargrove