Michelle Obama

Such things mattered to me then.

How many lives must be lost before you accept the power you were born to wield?

So cling to the promises of a god who has abandoned you.

I was a dean of students.

I was like, oh, you guys, all of that just disappeared in the course of this whole election, and you now see me as just Barack Obama's wife.

So that made me say, what, that quickly?

my shoes become the most important thing about me right and again not unique to me it can happen to the best of us so i shied away from fashion leading the conversation can i say something you know me i i feel i'm a feeling man and i you know i said i feel bad for these people who put themselves in harm's way but then they get killed by the cops whatever

But as my popularity rose, I was being covered more, right?

And so the press enters the scene and there are now reports, right?

And the first thing after all this great conversation and connection,

the top of the article would be, she was wearing.

Not my education, not my professional career.

If I hear of someone whose fashion that I like and I know that they're a person of color, I try to make it a point.

But the clothes have to be available.

You know, I think we can all do some work to think about that balance in our wardrobes, you know?

What does our closet look like and who's in it?

who are we supporting in it, you know?

And I think if you have the money to buy Chanel, then you have the money to buy everybody.

And so let us be mindful, I think would be my advice.

You know, and you don't want to... But I was like, well, I went to Princeton and Harvard.