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- Michelle Obama will publish a new book this fall
- The Look, out in November via The Crown Publishing Group, documents the former first lady’s style evolution, from her time in the White House and beyond
- “It’s time for me to reclaim my story — what fashion and beauty mean to me — in my own words,” Obama writes in the book’s foreword
Michelle Obama has a new book arriving this year.
On June 5, the former first lady announced that she will publish The Look through The Crown Publishing Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Out this fall, the book is a visual journey that documents Obama’s style evolution over the years.
Per a press release shared with PEOPLE, the book will feature over 200 photographs, many never before seen, that trace Obama’s fashion trajectory — from the moment she first entered the public eye during husband Barack Obama’s campaign for U.S. Senate to her time in the White House and beyond.
The Look will also include insight from Obama about the ways she’s utilized fashion — from dresses to suits and active wear — to highlight her larger message.
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“I’m grateful that I’ve reached the stage in my life where I feel empowered and free to do what I want and wear what I want,” Obama writes in the foreword to the book.
“During our years in the White House, people were constantly commenting on my looks and dissecting my clothing choices. That’s part of why I decided to write this book now: it’s time for me to reclaim my story — what fashion and beauty mean to me — in my own words. ”
The Look, written with Obama’s stylist Meredith Koop, also features the voices of influential figures in her style journey, including makeup artist Carl Ray, hairstylists Yene Damtew and Nejeri Radway, and other designers she’s worked with over time.
“She stood before us as a leader, giving us the charge to fight for a better and more just world, assigning us the task of getting to work, reminding us that the price of citizenship in a democracy is that we each ‘do something,’” writes professor Farah Jasmin Griffin in the book’s foreword. “The look, like the woman, was bold, powerful, forward-looking, visionary and empowering for everyone who dares to believe in the possibility of better tomorrows.”
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In addition to The Look, Obama is the author of the bestselling 2018 memoir Becoming, as well as its 2022 followup, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times.
The Look will be published on Nov. 4 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.
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