In a 2016 interview with InStyle, Michelle Obama revealed that her style mantra is to stick to what works for her instead of allowing fashion fads to influence her apparel decisions. “I love color and pieces that make me feel good,” she said. The color yellow must really spark joy in her because it’s a recurring theme in her wardrobe — and perhaps she’s also realized how amazing it looks against her skin.
The sunny hue is the perfect shade to wear for Easter, as it brings to mind baby chicks (and sugary Peeps). For a pre-Easter event in 2012, Michelle wore a lemon-yellow cardigan, coordinating floral top, gray slacks, and a whimsical dragonfly belt. In lieu of a handbag, she carried an Easter basket full of treats to hand out to military families staying at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s Fisher House.
A few days later, Sasha decided to wear a mustard-yellow cardigan and floral dress to the Easter Service at St. John’s Church. So, did she love her mom’s style so much that she decided to steal it? Designer Lucy Sykes Rellie weighed in on Sasha’s outfits in a 2010 interview with the Daily Beast. “I suspect her fashion choices are basically picked by her mother — but of course most 9 year olds have their own feelings about these things,” she said. “Certainly you can see her mom’s breezy confidence in the way Sasha carries herself.”
