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First Lady's London fashion prompts shopping frenzy

Michelle Obama's wardrobe on a recent state visit to London has prompted a credit card splurge on identical clothing items back in America.

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6 April 2009

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Michelle Obama's wardrobe on a recent state visit to London has prompted a credit card splurge on identical clothing items back in America.

According to the New York Daily News, retailer J.Crew experienced a 3,000% rise in webpage viewings for the outfits worn by the first lady at G20 engagements last week.

Among these was a cream-coloured cardigan modelled on a tour of a cancer centre on Wednesday (April 1st), which sold out within hours.

The news source states there is currently a 200-person waiting list for the item, priced at $298 (£199).

It is not the first time Michelle Obama has made credit card news; in January this year a Los Angeles Times blog debated whether the first lady should purchase clothes herself or borrow them from designers and stores like other celebrities.

Writer Monica Corcoran asked: "Do you think the first lady should be calling in gowns and gems or pull out that credit card and rely on her own wardrobe?"

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