#sudden … woman king feelings? #Michelle Obama 2020 tbh #look at this actual icon of womanhood swathed in Roman silks and looking like a Renaissance painting [okayophelia]

And I love the fact that she isn’t portrayed as delicate or soft. Indigo is associated with royalty and nobility but also with austere strength. The way she’s posed and interacting with the camera—no demurely averted gaze ala Jackie O. She’s staring at the photographer, staring them down.

Not adversarial, but assertive