Michelle Obama is continuing to serve chic and stylish looks while making her IMO podcast, which she co-hosts with her brother Craig Robinson. And her latest podcast appearance was no exception!
The former FLOTUS, who turned heads with her elegant, formal looks while she and husband Barack Obama were in the White House, has now been treating fans to more effortlessly casual, yet still polished, looks as she goes about her everyday life and works on her podcast. And fans are obsessed with this sartorial evolution!
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Michelle Obama Rocks A Chic Floral Cardigan For New Podcast Episode
On the July 9th episode of IMO, the mom-of-two was joined by Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus for an honest and heartfelt conversation about inspiring role models, the complexities of adult friendships, women seemingly finding their confidence later in life, and much more.
The Becoming author, 61, looked breathtaking in a pink cardigan with intricate blue, white, and red floral embroidery on it, teamed with a matching top with the same eye-catching print, and some light-wash jeans.
She discussed the exciting and liberating new chapter of her life now that she has entered her sixth decade, and told listeners: "This stage in life for me is the first time that I have been completely free." She went on to explain that she's at the stage in her life "where every choice that I make in my life is not about my husband, not about his career, not about what my kids need or where they're going – it's totally about me."
Michelle Obama And Julia Louis-Dreyfus Discuss The Confidence Gap Between Men And Women
The candid discussion also touched on the confidence gap between men and women, and more interestingly, how it shifts with age. Obama said she doesn't want young women to wait until their 50s or 60s to find the same confidence that men do in their 30s, saying: "We're always hedging, you know, because in the back of our minds, we weren't raised with the certainty of maleness that, you know – kind of the confidence that young men in their 30s have, which they haven't earned. They just have it."
"You know, we don't start feeling that and owning that until our 50s and 60s, at a time when we start to be treated as invisible in society," she added. Louis-Dreyfus added her own perspective, sharing how her friendship with 87-year-old actress Jane Fonda had really opened her eyes to the often overlooked "extraordinary lives" of older women.
"I was so struck by the breadth of her life, the profundity – she's done so many different things," Louis-Dreyfus said, adding: "And it got me thinking about, wow, there's so many women out there that are older – I mean, at the time she was 85, I believe – that are older that have had these extraordinary lives, and we're not hearing from them." "We've talked about this a lot, how women, as we age, we get pushed out of the picture," Obama responded, with Louis-Dreyfus echoing: "Yeah, it's incredible."
