Click to play videoNew York: When millions waited to get a glimpse of now President Obama, the world was also watching the First Lady Michelle Obama.
And when Michelle emerged, the fashion world applauded. She chose to wore a non-traditional yellow with wool lace by American designer Isabel Toledo.
"It was a dream come true for me. It really was. I was so happy, really, really happy,” says Isabel.
Cuban-born Isabel Toleda has been designing clothes for 25 years now. She was also briefly the creative director for Anne Klein - one of the leading fashion designers in New York.
Isabel sent the sketches, made the dress and matching coat. And then she also waited like the rest of the world until her mother-in-law called her and said - turn on the TV.
“I was so happy to see her, how beautiful she looked,” says Isabel.
For Isabel and her husband Ruben, Mrs Obama’s endorsement doesn’t mean fame and fortune. It means they can’t continue doing what they love - designing clothes.
Isabel calls the color Michelle wore as – lemongrass and says she chose it because it was happy and optimistic. When she was first asked to make the ensemble, Isabel wasn’t sure if she could get it done in time.
The wool lace came from Switzerland and everything had to be measured, cut and stitched together. It was a real team effort.
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