First Lady Michelle O. Talks to Matt Lauer on TODAY [VIDEO]

First Lady Michelle O. chose to wear a $34 dress from H&M  See a short sleeve version on the H&M site HERE.

First Lady Michelle O. Tells Women to Wear What They Love...

Via HuffPo:
We're totally ready to turn the page on Michelle Obama McQueen Dressgate.

For those of you not caught up, here's the saga in a nutshell: the first lady wore British label Alexander McQueen to the State Dinner with China last week. Oscar de la Renta called her out for wearing a non-American designer and the CFDA released a statement expressing its disappointment in her choice. Meanwhile, Michelle donned all-American Rachel Roy to the State of the Union and we thought we'd gotten over all of the fashion drama. But then Cathy Horyn named Mrs. Obama the victim of a sartorial witch hunt and we just couldn't resist asking Joan Rivers what she thought of the whole thing.

And now, FLOTUS has spoken. In an interview with Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America" on Friday, the anchorwoman ventured to bring up the issue among important topics like Obama's reelection campaign, support for military families and Let's Move!

What was Michelle's response? She said, "Look, women, wear what you love. That's all I can say. That's my motto. I wear what I like because...I gotta be in the dress, so..."

PHOTO: First Lady Michelle O. Shows Support for Military Families on Oprah.

via People.com: Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama have joined forces to shed light on the sacrifice military families make when their loved ones go into battle. When asked on Thursday's The Oprah Winfrey Show what impresses her most about these families, Obama said, "Their strength. Their pride. Their courage. Their willingness to sacrifice without complaint moves me every single time."

"Whenever I'm feeling bad, feeling sorry for myself, I suck it up because of these families," she added. The First Lady will be joined by journalists Tom Brokaw and Bob Woodward to honor military families who have shouldered the burden of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan for nearly a decade.

As for why Obama is speaking up, she says it's because someone has to. "Part of the challenge of getting the message out about military families is they never ask for help," she said. "They never ask for help because you don't do that when you're in the military. You get it done. That's how you're trained. That's what you're taught."


The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Bravest Families In America With First Lady Michelle Obama, Tom Brokaw, Bob Woodward airs on Thursday January 27, 2010.

Michelle O. To Appear on Oprah...

Michelle Obama is going on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The White House says the first lady is returning to her Chicago hometown Friday to tape one of the last original episodes of Winfrey's nationally syndicated talk show.

Mrs. Obama will discuss plans to launch a nationwide campaign to support families with someone in the military. The first lady has become an advocate for military families. She has traveled to military installations to talk with service members about their needs and concerns and has urged Americans to volunteer time to help them. The program is scheduled to air Thursday.

Winfrey is ending her successful talk show at the end of the season after 25 years.

Barbara Talks Thanksgiving With the Obamas [VIDEO]...

Barbara Walters gets a Thanksgiving message from the president and first lady on 20/20, Friday November 26 on ABC.