POWER SUITING: Michelle Obama isn’t the only one generating fervor with her fashion choices. Her husband’s penchant for Hart Schaffner Marx suits also has attracted interest with Chicago-based Hartmarx Corp. looking to capitalize on the affiliation. The retailer has added this box to its Web site’s home page: “Dressing Presidential. Pick Your Power Suit. President-elect Barack Obama Found His at Hart Schaffner Marx.” Plans also are under way for a “West Wing” collection, company insiders said, but it couldn’t be learned whether the president-elect will be the poster boy for the new line.
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Posted Wednesday November 19, 2008
Last Edited Thursday November 20, 2008
From WWD Issue 11/19/2008
POWER SUITING: Michelle Obama isn’t the only one generating fervor with her fashion choices. Her husband’s penchant for Hart Schaffner Marx suits also has attracted interest with Chicago-based Hartmarx Corp. looking to capitalize on the affiliation. The retailer has added this box to its Web site’s home page: “Dressing Presidential. Pick Your Power Suit. President-elect Barack Obama Found His at Hart Schaffner Marx.” Plans also are under way for a “West Wing” collection, company insiders said, but it couldn’t be learned whether the president-elect will be the poster boy for the new line.




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