The Look

Beautifully illustrated with more than 200 photographs, including never-before-seen images,The Lookis a stunning journey through Michelle Obamas style evolution, in her own words for the first time.

In this celebration of style, from the moment she entered the public eye during her husbands U.S. Senate campaign through her time as the first Black First Lady and today as one of this countrys most influential figures, Michelle Obama shares how she uses the beauty and intrigue of fashion to draw attention to her message.

Featuring the voices of Meredith Koop, Obamas trusted stylist, as well as her makeup artist Carl Ray, hairstylists Yene Damtew and Njeri Radway, and many of the designers who have dressed Obama for notable events,The Lookbrings readers behind the scenes not only to reveal how her most memorable looks came together but also to tell a powerful story about how we present ourselves.

Obamas intimate and candid stories illuminate how her approach to dressing has evolved throughout her lifefrom the colorful sheath dresses, cardigans, and brooches she wore during her time as First Lady to the bold suits, denim, and braids of her post-White House life and all the active looks and beautiful gowns in between.

InThe Look, Michelle Obama explores the joy and the purpose of fashion and beauty and howwhen wielded with grace and carethey can uplift and affirm the values one holds most dear. Confidence, she concludes, cannot be put on. But when youre wearing something thats intentional or beloved, clothing can make you feel like the best version of yourself.

Michelle Obamaserved as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Mrs. Obama started her career as an attorney at the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. She later worked in the Chicago mayors office, at the University of Chicago, and at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Mrs. Obama also founded the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an organization that prepares young people for careers in public service. She is the author of the #1 bestsellersThe Light We Carry,Becoming, andAmerican Grown. Through Higher Ground, which she co-founded with her husband in 2018, her work to share stories has won awards and accolades. At its release in 2020,The Michelle Obama Podcastwas the most successful original in Spotify history. The Obamas currently live in Washington, D.C., and have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

Meredith Koopis a stylist and creative consultant widely recognized for shaping the public image of former First Lady Michelle Obama and harnessing fashion as a powerful tool for storytellingboth during the Obama administration and theBecomingandThe Light We Carrybook tours. Blending insight and intention, Koop uses style to explore culture, politics and identity and has been featured inThe New York Times,Vogue,Harpers Bazaar, and more.

Farah Jasmine Griffinis the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African American Studies at Columbia University. She is the author ofWho Set You Flowin?: The African American Migration Narrative;If You Cant Be Free, Be a Mystery: In Search of Billie Holiday;Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II; andRead Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature, among other works.

• Publisher: Crown
  
• Publish Date: November 4, 2025
  
• Pages: 304
  
• Language: English
  
• Type: Hardcover
  
• EAN/UPC: 9780593800706
  
• Dimensions: 10.9 X 9.0 X 0.0 inches | 1.3 pounds
  
• BISAC Categories: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Hobbies, History