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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIsabel Toledo - famous for Mrs. Obama's 2009 inauguration day outfit - died last week.
Isabel Toledo, the Cuban-American designer who was revered by other designers for her ability to combine precise geometric construction with extreme grace but who was known to most of the public as the creator of the dress Michelle Obama wore in the 2009 inaugural parade died on Monday at a hospital in Manhattan. She was 59.
The cause was breast cancer, her husband, the artist Ruben Toledo, said.
I knew that what I wore to my husbands first inauguration would go down in history, Mrs. Obama wrote in an email, so I wanted something that would not only live up to the moment, but would also stand up to the freezing cold of that January day.
With her incredible creativity and masterful talent, Isabel designed a beautiful lemongrass outfit that I just loved, she continued. She more than met the moment for that day and for all of history.
The cause was breast cancer, her husband, the artist Ruben Toledo, said.
I knew that what I wore to my husbands first inauguration would go down in history, Mrs. Obama wrote in an email, so I wanted something that would not only live up to the moment, but would also stand up to the freezing cold of that January day.
With her incredible creativity and masterful talent, Isabel designed a beautiful lemongrass outfit that I just loved, she continued. She more than met the moment for that day and for all of history.
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By 2009, when Mrs. Obama chose a Toledo dress and matching coat to wear for her husbands historic inauguration a dress that was widely heralded as a triumph, and that helped frame the first ladys signature use of her position to promote smaller American designers and celebrate the melting pot of America it seemed the world had finally recognized Ms. Toledos gift.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/style/isabel-toledo-dead.html
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Isabel Toledo - famous for Mrs. Obama's 2009 inauguration day outfit - died last week. (Original Post)
lapucelle
Sep 2019
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sheshe2
(83,354 posts)1. RIP Isabel.
A very talented woman. We lost her far to soon.
Michelle looked stunning that morning.
Thanks, lapucelle.
lapucelle
(18,040 posts)2. Remember when we had a first lady who celebrated our diversity
and the real spirit that gives us our strength?
Yes and I miss her dearly.