I like it! I think she looks amazing and glowingly healthy. I much prefer a look like that to a stuffy suit like previous first ladies. She seems so much more laid back and approachable, and I admire that. I like the new trend towards relatability as opposed to the formality shown in earlier years.

Here's a pic if anyone is curious.

She always looks great = )

She's the most glamorous First Lady since Jacqueline Kennedy.

Chi's right; the times/styles they are a changin'.

Political wives used to all look like June Cleaver;

thank goodness there's at least one new generation with a fresh outlook.

I think the peplum hits her in the wrong place and the top overall looks like it should be cut longer, but I don't see anything wrong with the style of her outfit. I remember during the first campaign, people got on her case for wearing J. Crew on the Tonight show, and her attitude was what's wrong with J. Crew? She thought of herself as a normal American professional, dressed like a normal American professional. I'm glad to see that that hasn't changed.

I agree, Pillog. That top is cut too short for her and the waist of it sits above her natural waist. But it is cute, casual but cute.

Oh, C'mon Michelle! She's the First Lady. Married to our President! Show some dignity for the position you've been put in. You're not our "girlfriend"! What's next? Yoga pants and flip-flops? Even TV and movie stars on TV shows dress better than, ""I'm going to the neighbor's bar-b-que."

She can wear anything. And I'm envious!

I think she always looks beautiful. I was on the fence about her look for the Chinese dinner--partly because I'm not a fan of mermaid style dresses--but the media critics loved it.

Everybody seems to love the "people's Pope;" Michelle is our "people's First Lady"--like Chi83 said, laid back and approachable.

I thought she looked stunning at the State dinner. On the other hand I thought her outfit on The Late Show was not age appropriate, unflattering and ridiculous for a First Lady. JMO

She looks uncomfortable to me, and age inappropriate but I dress age inappropriate also.

I don't have a problem with her dressing casual, but this outfit is not very flattering. The top is atrocious.

Part of what Mrs. Obama is known for is a dedication to good health and fitness. Outfits like the above show that she walks the walk, the blouse shows off her toned arms.

I admire her for wearing what she likes. It's a pretty larger scale print, but sticks out too much at high hip. At least she didn't wear a conservative little suit and pearls.

If the top were "more" flattering, then it would be "more" sexy. :0) It's a nice casual look for the occasion. I applaud her! She's very pretty!

I assume it's pretty difficult for her to buy off the rack since she's so tall, hence, the midriff being in the wrong place. But it's fine for what she's doing. She might ought to dress up for dignitaries and specifically formal events. But for this, nah, she's just fine. Glad y'all are talking about her, but what did she say you like? Or didn't like? I'm not sure she's getting the respect she deserves, because, if she were male, we'd be talking about the conversation. Possibly.

I didn't see the show but the outfit looks charming on her.

She discussed the millions of girls around the world who are denied the opportunity for an education. #62milliongirls.

I wasn't crazy about the outfit but generally I love her clothes. She's a terrific first lady.

I think she's inspiring and has the qualities I most admire in - well anyone. At least to me she appears intelligent, compassionate, industrious, health oriented and with a good sense of humor. many of the outfits she selects look unbecoming on her. She is tall and I can't decide if she's long or short waisted but that seems to be her weak spot. The belted cardigans she is so fond of were among the worst offenders.

"age inappropriate"? "undignified"? DISAGREE!

I think she looks great. She's not just the first lady she is a lady (person) first. No reason to wear a suit and pearls for something like this.

Just wondering why high profile men rarely, if ever, get so much flack on what they wear, or whether they are wearing an 'appropriate' fashion or hairstyle?

Excepting, maybe, The Trump...?

I think most of the time she does not dress appropriately. I think you can dress reserved without wearing a suit...but she overdoes the "young and hip" look.

Actually, the picture above doesn't really show how the outfit really looked. It doesn't even look that bad in the picture. That's a skimpy top with leggings. Not good……and when she sat down, really not good.

Re the conversation, I think she likely had much that was important to say, but we're just looking at a still picture, not the conversation, and discussing as we would that nightmare of a dress Heidi Klum wore to the Emmys.

Re appropriate: Big prints are in for all ages. Peplums are in. Women her age who are very soft, not just untoned, wear sleeveless and don't get any guff. I used to dread conferences with a large coterie of menopausal ladies. I didn't mind wearing a sweater indoors, but when they demanded the air conditioning be down so low that my nose wouldn't stop running, I was most offended. So, any of you who have been through that, can we please have some compassion for a woman who has to look calm and cool under the extremely hot lights of television?

Age inappropriate would have been if she'd been wearing the matching mini-skirt, which I'm sure was made. Dark pants and a Summer top are perfect for the transitional season. She probably had a jacket for when she wasn't being roasted like a rotisserie chicken. Her outfit is the epitome of what is meant by "office casual" or "dressy casual". Something we've discussed at length because it's so hard to get right. It's the right dress code for a chat show.

Edit: I've looked at the video. They're not leggings. They're straight leg pants. I didn't see anything wrong with the way the pants fit her, and we've all agreed that the peplum wasn't well fitted or flattering. There's a lot of fabric and structure in that top, and the pants aren't plastered on for all that they're fitted. I just don't get what the big deal is. I guess some people don't like a first lady with cleavage, but when larger ladies show cleavage nobody gets on their cases. It's not like she's wearing a spaghetti strapped camisole.

That we're skipping over what she actually had to say, absolutely speaks to the heart of what's wrong with current day society. We want women to be treated equally and with respect, yet, it's her clothing being called into question. ugh

You're right, of course. But for those of us who like clothes, or have worked in fashion, it's an interesting discussion, even if fluffy and trivial. (And yes, I'll natter about men's clothes too.) I should hope there wouldn't be as much argument over the content of what she had to say!

At least we aren't talking about the President's dad jeans ;) I do love the Obamas, some of my favorite people!

I think Mrs. Obama is a very, very attractive woman...She could come out wearing a feed sack and it would look good.....

Just last week, I was having lunch with a couple of "friends" and of course these "friends" always have to talk negative about Mrs. Obama and the 1 gal even said, she had heard or read that Mrs. Obama is actually a man....I almost fell off my chair laughing at such nonsense...I'm sure she read it in one of those rag magazines but to her, it was the truth....

I really need to start having lunch with "normal" people......