In her new fashion book, The Look, Michelle Obama shares the philosophy and insights behind her style choices as the former first lady. Obama received backlash on social media for sharing her preference to wear pieces from people of color, and her earlier comments in 2025 on avoiding wearing the color white.
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She said to “make it a point” to buy people of color’s brands of clothes and to “think” about which race owns clothes you’re going to buy
Racist and disgraceful First Lady.pic.twitter.com/0F2uiHHnip
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 19, 2026
On this episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey Holmes and Lyrah Margo discuss Obama’s comments and criticize the racial motivation behind her fashion choices. They also talk about Obama’s recent appearance on Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast, where Obama and Cooper make claims about objectifying women and women’s rights. (RELATED: There Is a Reason Michelle Obama Wasn’t the Nominee. This Is It.)
Tune in to hear their discussion!
Read Ellie and Lyrah’s writing here and here.
Listen to the Spectator P.M. Podcast on Spotify.
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