Ultimately Light Seduction: Lemon Meringue Obama Style

When I first saw our fabulous First Lady Michelle Obama exit Blair House in her Isabelle Toledo coat and dress yesterday morning, I said “Lemon Meringue”. 

Photo Huffington PostIt was one of those “oh, Anne” moments, as I read the fashionistas weighting in on Michelle Obama’s consummate style and elegance. And where did I go for inspiration? The kitchen!

As the day wore on, I grew firmer in my convictions that while Lemon Meringue lacks a certain fashion elan as a fashion descriptor, it perfectly summed up Mrs. O’s Inaugural style. Unorthodox, yes. But after all, both Obamas remind us that “change” is coming to the White House.

Relevance, Please

Why not go to fashion vocab rehab? Pretty much everything requires fixing at this point. Why not fashion-speak!

Besides, if I could catch them in a private moment away from reporters, I’ll bet these sexy First Lovebirds would agree that Lemon Meringue has a place in their Light Seduction repertoire.

Grandma’s Lemon Meringue Pie viaTerri.Flickr.Chic, my new style guideConsider, the morning ensemble above. Then ponder this beautiful Lemon Meringue tulip with pie recipe on Flickr, submitted by the consummate First Lady trend stylist Terri.Flickr.Chic.

I trust you see a certain structural coordination between the architecture of the Lemon Meringue tulip petals and our First Lady’s dress and coat.

The striated yellow & white tulip petals complement the outer wool lace and elegant lining of Mrs. O’s regal outfit. The macro bubbles of moisture are like glistening crystals in the tulip petals, and they catch the light every bit as brilliantly, yet softly, as our First Lady’s morning glitz.

This entire effect is so oohlala, that I was transported to Paris, just watching her. Seriously!

Alas, this beauty was lost on it the financial markets yesterday … although we have a downtown rebound today. These money guys are so dumbfounded at this point, the most consummately regal and imperial, female-inspired, financial clues to the future are lost on them.

Does Mister President look like a man who doesn’t appreciate a bit of morning meringue? No. He knows that a little womanly inspiration goes a long way, when the chips are down.

Lemon Meringue Margarita on Flickr by JBlaze BOur Prez doesn’t drown his woes in a Lemon Merinque margarita, unlike the guys in my Wall Street neighborhood.

Instead his dazzling wife, in her Isabel Toldeo Lemon Meringue ensemble, inspires his economic recovery. Barack Obama has no penchant for drowning his libido in in Cazadores Reposado Tequila and Contreau.

Getting Real

Can we all agree that if Michelle Obama were photographed holding a drink in her hand, toasting her beloved husband, that she would be holding this perfectly matched in color, texture and texture Lemon Meringue margarita? Link for recipe.

via Huffington PostIt’s upon “up close and personal” inspection of the Toledo extravaganza, that we see more of the Lemon Meringue effect in the Swiss-made wool lace. It’s a dead-ringer for the Lemon Meringue dessert from The Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas

Lemon Meringue Squares at the Bellagio HotelWhy do I think that if she left any little crumb on her lips … just a little bit . . that President Barack Hussein Obama would save his wife from editorial disgrace, smooching her until her lips were spic and span of meringue crumbs.

These are the habits of Lovebirds, trained in the removal of Lemon Meringue crumbs.

Not to digress, but our First Lady would have photographed just magnificantly on the Bellagio stairway, wearing her ensemble and taking a bit of her Lemon Meringue Square. Totally sublime!

Grand staircase at Bellagio Hotel in Las VegasWhy do I think that the First Husband would get down on his knee and ask Michelle Robinson Obama to marry him all over again … after once again going crumb hunting.

You see, my dear friends. As I wrote recently, the kitchen has a very important place in modern romantic relationships. I suspect that our First Lady is a bit like me in the Big-O department. But my instincts tell me that she would agree that my commitment to starting a kitchen revolution is right on!

I assure you that frothy, seductive fashion references are running wild in cookbooks … and hopefully kitchens … all over America.

Love, Anne

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