They call it Foxification on Fox TV – the carapace of indestructible hair and contoured armour female newsreaders on that channel must wear.
The US First Lady is a more refined, fashion-savvy version. “Glacial perfection” is one commonly used description. She never appears with a hair out of place, usually poised on four-inch heels like the mascot on a ship’s prow, clothes smoothed, tailored and weighted to prevent all possible mishaps.
The flawlessness and arrested ageing can seem almost eerily controlled. To some, this suggests a degree of solipsism and extravagance.
But the First Lady, who is 50 tomorrow, is undeniably elegant, an unapologetic champion of Rich Woman Dressing – the shoes that require limos, the crease-prone taffetas and
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