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"     Photo: J.Crew   Michelle Obama has already proven she&amp;#039;s one of the most influential First Ladies when it comes to American fashion. Though she&amp;#039;s often compared to Jackie Kennedy, she might have more in common with Kate Middleton: Both deftly weave mass market and designer items into their wardrobes, and both have the power to influence not just trends, but actual purchases. After all, when the FLOTUS wears something in a White House photograph, it sells out around the country. &amp;quot;When I see any woman wearing J.Crew, I get a rush,&amp;quot; grinned designer Tom Mora backstage at the label&amp;#039;s Fall presentation. &amp;quot;And when I see Michelle Obama wearing J.Crew, I feel so excited to design clothing for smart, talented, busy women.&amp;quot;   That category includes Mora&amp;#039;s partner-in-crime, J.Crew creative director Jenna Lyons, who helped shape Fall 2013&amp;#039;s Moroccan-inspired line. It was series of smart, dazzling separates like lilac brocade pants, Baja-striped blouses, and candy-colored twill blazers.  &amp;quot;So many different women wear J.Crew, obviously, but if I had to guess what Michelle Obama will wear in the fall, I&amp;#039;d bet on the wool coat embroidered with crystals,&amp;quot; said Mora. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s practical but stately, and it will photograph beautifully on television. I also think she could get a lot of use out of the ivory wool slacks and sweater, because they&amp;#039;re simple and chic, and she&amp;#039;s a mom, so she needs clothes that are easy to run around in. And we have some great pencil skirts in floral and abstract prints that I can absolutely see Mrs. Obama wearing because they&amp;#039;re stylish but they&amp;#039;re also easy pieces that say, &amp;#039;Let&amp;#039;s get down to business.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Dressing the FLOTUS isn&amp;#039;t the only Obama on Mora&amp;#039;s mind. &amp;quot;The Obama girls are growing up,&amp;quot; he noted. &amp;quot;They could wear a lot of this fall collection, too, because it has some really fun elements like metallic embellishment and some very graphic patterns. I think the fall collection is multi generational, for sure!&amp;quot; See all the Fall 2013 Ready-to-Wear collections. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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