The Reasonably Prudent Law Student

I generally act a bit like a boy, but occasionally I reveal my girly side when I see shiny things. You see, I like shiny things. I like to chase shiny things. It’s simply how I am. I feel comfortable admitting that to all of you because I feel like we’re friends now. Also, there are so many hideously creepy things about me that chasing down the shiny stuff is really the least of my problems, so whatever.

You’re not that great either, you know.

But you know what is great? Michelle Obama’s yellow dress.

If there was ever a doubt that this woman could pull off yellow, let it be put to rest. It’s definitely one of her colors, and works beautifully with her skin tone.

Now, I’ll be honest: I had no prayer of making this look fit our budget. So…sorry about that. Also, I had no prayer of knocking off this dress respectfully. Let’s just see what I came up with.

Anne Klein New York Dress in Citron ………. $83.99
Antique Flower Button Cardigan in Mango Salsa ………. $19.99
Studded Ballet Flats in Peacock ………. $20

I picked this sateen dress by Anne Klein because it’s shiny and sparkly and comes the closest to Michelle’s dress among all the ones that I could find and that still had some semblance of aligning with my $100 budget. It’s gathered at the side, adding some interest there just like Michelle’s big bow adds some interest to her dress aside from the sparklies.

The yellow cardigan has a flower pattern on it, so I brought that in since the dress itself is plain compared to Michelle”s. To finish off the look, I threw in a pair of cool green flats, so they wouldn’t interfere with the warmth of the cardigan, and would still be interesting. And we already know from her inauguration outfit that Mrs. O loves pairing yellow and green.

As well she should – yellow and a cool green go very well together. You could also wear white shoes with this for a summery look, or opt for navy blue, or my favorite, red. Red and yellow go surprisingly well together, although you might think they wouldn’t.

I wouldn’t go with anything patent, though – that’d give weirdos like me far too many shiny things in this outfit to chase.