Should first ladies dress for themselves or their country or their
husband’s agenda? This is what I thought last night when Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron made their much-anticipated appearence at the White House’s “official” dinner for the British Prime Minister.
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Vanessa has been the FT’s fashion editor since 2003, and is based in New York, though she lived in London for 12 years.