Michelle Obama looks to ‘reclaim’ her White House style with new book

Michelle Obama is giving fans a glimpse astatine “The Look,” her caller publication coming retired successful the fall. In the book, she reflects astir however her quality during her clip successful the White House was “constantly being dissected” and aims to “reclaim much of that story” for herself.

The erstwhile archetypal lady, whose memoir “Becoming” was a bestseller successful 2018, announced connected Instagram connected June 5 that her caller publication volition beryllium released connected November 4. “The Look” is her archetypal publication since her 2022 bestseller, “The Light We Carry.”

“During our family’s clip successful the White House, the mode I looked was perpetually being dissected — what I wore, however my hairsbreadth was styled,” she wrote. “For a portion now, I’ve been wanting to reclaim much of that story, to stock it successful my ain way. I’m thankful to beryllium astatine a signifier successful beingness wherever I consciousness comfy expressing myself freely — wearing what I emotion and doing what feels existent to me. And I’m excited to stock immoderate of what I’ve learned on the way.”

Obama, 61, wrote that “The Look” is “a reflection connected my lifelong travel with fashion, hairsbreadth and beauty.”

“Inside, you’ll find immoderate of the outfits that person meant the astir to me, but much importantly, the moments that I lived done successful them — large and small, idiosyncratic and political, historical and mean — that were arsenic memorable arsenic the apparel themselves,” she continued.

The erstwhile archetypal woman is besides sharing the stories of her stylist, constitution creator and hairstylists who helped signifier her quality during her clip successful the White House.

“The Look is astir much than fashion,” she wrote. “It’s astir confidence. It’s astir identity. It’s astir the powerfulness of authenticity. My anticipation is that this publication sparks speech and reflection astir the ways we spot ourselves — and the mode our nine defines beauty.”

Obama has besides been opening up astir her clip arsenic archetypal woman and its aftermath connected her podcast with her brother, “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson,” and appearances connected different podcasts.

She has spoken astir erstwhile President Barack Obama’s reaction to her mother’s death and dealing with divorce rumors, arsenic good arsenic having amusive with Amy Poehler talking astir the endless statement betwixt partners regarding what somesthesia the thermostat should beryllium set.