'I love Madame Obama - but she looks like a news anchor': Karl Lagerfeld casts scathing verdict on First Lady's new bangs

Michelle Obama's bangs have been widely praised by the style cognoscenti since she debuted them on her birthday two weeks ago. But Karl Lagerfeld is not inclined to agree.
The Chanel designer likened the U.S. First Lady's new look to that of a news anchor - which is apparently a bad thing in his book.
In an interview that aired on French television network Canal Plus, he said: 'I do not understand the change in hairstyle.'

Commander in chic: Michelle Obama's new bangs, seen here at her husband's Inaugural Ball on Monday, January 21, has not won the seal of approval of Karl Lagerfeld

Though he said - twice - that he loves 'Madame Obama', he went on to add that a 'speakerine do LCI' typically has this hairstyle, referring to a popular television news network.
'The fringe was not a good idea,' he concluded.

 

It certainly didn't help that the host of the show, Le Petit Journal, offered a less than flattering image for Mr Lagerfeld to cast judgement on - but regardless, it would seem that he is alone in his opinion.
The cut has inspired countless column inches dedicated to how Mrs Obama's new look makes her look younger - and, indeed, how she is the most fashion-forward U.S. First Lady since Jackie Kennedy.

Not a good idea: Mr Lagerfeld likened Mrs Obama's new look to that of a news anchor, adding that he does not understand why she went for the cut

Linda Wells, editor-in-chief of Allure magazine, told the Associated Press last week: 'It's definitely a more youthful style than what she had before. It just has a flirty, young quality to it.'
New York hairstylist Robert Stuart added: 'It's much softer and younger, and it makes her look more approachable. It also works well for her sense of fashion. And it brings out her eyes.'
But of course there is only one opinion that Mrs Obama cares about - and it does not belong to a member of the fashion set.

Unfair disadvantage: It certainly didn't help that the host of the show, Le Petit Journal, offered a less than flattering image for Mr Lagerfeld to cast judgement on

The President himself made several references to his wife new bangs during the inaugural festivities - all of them positive.
Heralding the cut as 'the most significant event of this weekend', he said: 'I love my wife's new bangs - she always looks good!'