Michelle Obama, Style Icon

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In a move we all should have seen coming given the obsessive coverage of her clothing, "Avon has signed former Made moiselle editor Mandi Norwood to pen a 'Michelle Obama Style Guide,' due out next spring. Avon vice president Carrie Feron said: 'Not since Jackie O have we had a first lady become a fashion icon. Michelle Obama will be one of history's most vibrant first ladies; she has a distinctive style that every American woman can aspire to, whether the consumer is a Target shopper or some one more likely to be found on Miracle Mile.'" [NYP]