World | Michelle Obama In Fashion, Michelle Wins Round 1 Over Carla The winner? Michelle By Evann Gastaldo Posted Apr 3, 2009 7:54 AM CDT Copied First lady Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and her husband French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Palais Roham in Strasbourg, France, Friday, April 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) As fashionistas everywhere watched anxiously, two of the world’s most glamorous first ladies met today in France. High-fashion lover Carla Bruni-Sarkozy would never be seen in the available-to-the-masses brands Michelle Obama sometimes wears (think J Crew). Yet Michelle won the first round of today’s face-off in a cheerful, flowery coat, writes Rachel Holmes in the Guardian. It stood in contrast to Carla's choice of gray. "Compared to Michelle, Carla actually looks a bit washed out and (we can't believe we're about to say this) prim and proper," writes Holmes. "A flash of color or a fashionable statement accessory could have taken this outfit to another level—but that's just not Carla's style." Read These Next Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. President Trump celebrates a 'giant' Supreme Court win. Mid Report an error