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"When we last caught up with designer Sophie Theallet, she was still basking in the glow of her Michelle Obama moment and talking about her plans to become &amp;quot;a lifestyle brand.&amp;quot; Today she&amp;#x27;s one step closer, bringing her chic pieces to regular girls like us (translation: people on a budget!) with a Gap collection that echoes some of the first lady&amp;#x27;s favorite pieces. The annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund collection allows recipients of the prestigious award to design pieces that practically any woman can score at the Gap in her local mall--we&amp;#x27;ve had khakis from Alexander Wang and crisp white shirts from Rodarte in the past--and this year&amp;#x27;s collection launched today with one dress we can&amp;#x27;t wait to get our hands on. The Gap pop-up shop at 53rd and 5th here in NYC features a Sophie Theallet dress that&amp;#x27;s a dead ringer for one we saw Mrs. Obama wear last summer--but with a much nicer price. Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! According to WWD, &amp;quot;Theallet said she was inspired to &amp;#x27;make beautiful dresses that would give [a hint to the Gap customer] what Sophie Theallet is all about. They&amp;amp;#8217;re easy to wear and they&amp;amp;#8217;re happy and colorful for summer.&amp;#x27; The designs are not far afield from those in her regular line, but are constructed from fabrics with a &amp;#x27;more accessible&amp;#x27; price, such as cotton. The finishing is also different and is produced by machine rather than by hand. As a result, a gathered top dress or a ruffle-tier dress are $248, a tie-front dress or a skirt is $198, and a tie-front top is $148. She said the collection should appeal to everyone from a young woman to a grandmother. &amp;#x27;Every piece can be worn in a different way,&amp;#x27; she said, noting the tops can be worn with Gap shorts or the skirts with a simple Gap T-shirt. &amp;quot; I don&amp;#x27;t know about you dolls, but this dress is definitely at the top of my summer wish list (especially considering that her pieces usually retail for around $2,000!). I have a (possibly unhealthy) obsession with Mrs. O&amp;#x27;s wardrobe, and this is one accessible way to get my hands on it. Items from all three designer collections (menswear by Patrik Ervell and jewelry by Monique Pean are also in the mix) are available only while supplies last, so get shopping! PLUS! - Loving her look: Michelle Obama in Sophie Theallet - Exclusive: Sophie Theallet on Mrs. O, her upcoming show, and becoming a lifestyle brand AND: - Alexander Wang for Gap: Has he made khaki cool? Sketch: courtesy of WWD; photo: Getty Images Want more STF? Check out our Twitter feed! Latest Tweets!Follow us on Twitter!jQuery(&amp;quot;.blog-tweets&amp;quot;).tweet({username:[&amp;quot;glamour_fashion&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;cindi_leive&amp;quot;], count: 3});"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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