{"product_id":"the-look-isbn-9780593800706","title":"The Look","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD • Beautifully illustrated with more than 200 photographs, including never-before-seen images, \u003ci\u003eThe Look \u003c\/i\u003eis a stunning journey through Michelle Obama’s style evolution, in her own words for the first time. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this celebration of style, from the moment she entered the public eye during her husband’s U.S. Senate campaign through her time as the first Black First Lady and today as one of this country’s most influential figures, Michelle Obama shares how she uses the beauty and intrigue of fashion to draw attention to her message. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing the voices of Meredith Koop, Obama’s trusted stylist, as well as her makeup artist Carl Ray, hairstylists Yene Damtew, Johnny Wright, and Njeri Radway, and many of the designers who have dressed Obama for notable events, \u003ci\u003eThe Look \u003c\/i\u003ebrings readers behind the scenes not only to reveal how her most memorable looks came together but also to tell a powerful story about how we present ourselves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObama’s intimate and candid stories illuminate how her approach to dressing has evolved throughout her life—from the colorful sheath dresses, cardigans, and brooches she wore during her time as First Lady to the bold suits, denim, and braids of her post-White House life and all the active looks and beautiful gowns in between. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Look\u003c\/i\u003e, Michelle Obama explores the joy and the purpose of fashion and beauty and how—when wielded with grace and care—they can uplift and affirm the values one holds most dear. Confidence, she concludes, cannot be put on. But when you’re wearing something that’s intentional or beloved, clothing can make you feel like the best version of yourself.“Michelle Obama’s new book is a historical document dressed up as a coffee-table tome . . . It lays bare, in an unprecedented (and easy-to-read) way, how a wardrobe was transformed into a vehicle of soft political power . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Look\u003c\/i\u003e should be studied by generations to come because of what it reveals not about fashion, but about politics.”\u003cb\u003e—Vanessa Freidman, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Obama] writes well, and honestly, about the havoc it can wreak on one’s sense of self to have to dress every morning for what would be, for the majority of people, the most visible day of their lives . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Look\u003c\/i\u003e, an unprecedented project among first ladies, may be the only first-person book to give such devoted treatment to the place of image-making in presidential politics. Some of the \u003ci\u003eThe Look\u003c\/i\u003e’s best commentary on that topic comes from the members of Obama’s style and beauty team, who contribute writing about the nuts and bolts of zhuzhing up one of the most famous women in the world.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSlate Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] delightful tip of the hat to the pleasures—and power—of glamour.”\u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] fashionista’s fantasy come true . . . But\u003ci\u003e The Look \u003c\/i\u003eis more than just fashion mood-board fodder . . . In \u003ci\u003eThe Look, \u003c\/i\u003e[Obama] is holding a mirror up to the culture that has ogled her and women like her for years.”\u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The evolution of Obama’s personal aesthetic, from the time Barack was elected for his first term in office to now, is finally given its due in \u003ci\u003eThe Look\u003c\/i\u003e. Reading it grants an unedited look . . . at her sartorial choices—outside of the external commentary–backed echo chamber that cropped up while she served in one of the most important and public-facing positions of our time.”\u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eWWD Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Obama \u003c\/b\u003eserved as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Mrs. Obama started her career as an attorney at the Chicago law firm Sidley \u0026amp; Austin, where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. She later worked in the Chicago mayor’s office, at the University of Chicago, and at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Mrs. Obama also founded the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an organization that prepares young people for careers in public service. She is the author of the #1 bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Light We Carry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBecoming\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Grown\u003c\/i\u003e. Through Higher Ground, which she co-founded with her husband in 2018, her work to share stories has won awards and accolades. At its release in 2020, \u003ci\u003eThe Michelle Obama Podcast \u003c\/i\u003ewas the most successful original in Spotify history. The Obamas currently live in Washington, D.C., and have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeredith Koop \u003c\/b\u003eis a stylist and creative consultant widely recognized for shaping the public image of former First Lady Michelle Obama and harnessing fashion as a powerful tool for storytelling—both during the Obama administration and the \u003ci\u003eBecoming\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Light We Carry\u003c\/i\u003e book tours. Blending insight and intention, Koop uses style to explore culture, politics and identity and has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarah Jasmine Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e is the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African American Studies at Columbia University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWho Set You Flowin’?: The African American Migration Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIf You Can’t Be Free, Be a Mystery: In Search of Billie Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHarlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRead Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, among other works.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233705046245,"sku":"NP9780593800706","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593800706.jpg?v=1767740311","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-look-isbn-9780593800706","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}