Comparing Michelle O to Jackie O

By: Erin Floro

Fashion and style writers are having a heyday with Michelle Obama.  Many have compared our next first lady to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who was admired for her fashion sense in the 1960s.  The New York Post has referred to the Obama White House as "Bamelot," similar to the "Camelot" of the Kennedy era.

Carl Anthony, historian for the National First Ladies' Library, doesn't see the connection.  He points out that there is a world of difference between the two women.  One example given was that Jackie was a child of privilege, while Michelle grew up in the working class.

Maybe the two women have a few similarities like their beauty, youth, and young children, but Mrs. Obama will surely set her own style.  She will want people to remember the social issues she plans to focus on, not what she is wearing.