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August 5th, 2008 at 11:31 am

Michelle Obama Ebony Magazine Cover September 2008

Michelle Obama is on the cover of Ebony Magazine September 2008 issue, and featured in a photo shoot and interview. Wife of presumptive Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama and aspiring First Lady, Michelle Obama is already a certifiable fashion icon.

She wore her own clothing for the shoot — including a suit from favored designer Maria Pinto. Though the story was intended to be a fashion profile of the potential first lady, whose style is becoming as closely dissected as her husband’s jump shot, creative director Harriette Cole said the story took a different turn once Michelle Obama encouraged Cole to take a trip to Chicago and speak to her inner circle of friends and family. The story ended up also covering the political wife’s relationship with her children and workout routine and included a two-page Q&A with Marian Robinson, Michelle’s mother, and quotes from friends and family including Eleanor Wilson, godmother to Malia and Sasha Obama.

Source: WWD Media - Obama Press Tour

Here is a preview of the September 2008 Ebony magazine interview with Michelle Obama:

On her style…
“I do think what you wear is a reflection of who you are. I love to look glamorous when there’s a wonderful, purposeful event that is appropriate. But when I’m in Iowa campaigning with the girls, I am in Gap shorts and a T- shirt.”

On being a mom…
“My first job in all honesty is going to continue to be mom-in-chief,” she says, “making sure that in this transition, which will be even more of a transition for the girls…that they are settled and that they know they will continue to be the center of our universe.”

On being married to Barack…
“Barack and I—as partners, as friends and as lovers—we accessorize each other in many ways,” she said. “The best thing I love having on me is Barack on my arm and vice versa, whether it’s having him standing there smiling at me, or watching him mesmerize a crowd or talk to some seniors in a senior center.”

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Cover image via Michelle Obama Watch