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Michelle sparkles as hostess Sarah plays it safe
Sarah Brown will have had an anxious early morning.
Her husband’s attempt to be the great fixer of the financial crisis and best friend of the United States at the same time was a big ask, but how was she going to handle the visit of Michelle Obama?
This was the first time Sarah had been called upon to host her new opposite number from The White House. And it wasn’t all smiling outside Downing Street either – the pair had to visit a cancer care centre as well and – horrors – meet Her Majesty the Queen.
Michelle is only three months younger than Sarah, but she is a graduate of Princeton and Harvard, is the taller of the two by some distance and is famously well dressed.
She was on the cover of Vogue magazine last month and is constantly being compared to Jackie Kennedy.
So what does Sarah wear?
The choice was a smart, dark blue suit – she looked frightfully important and every bit the hostess of the world’s 20 most important nations.
Sharapova’s white tuxedo top stuns Wimbledon
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First came Serena’s raincoat and Roger’s cardigan. But it was Maria Sharapova’s white tuxedo and shorts that upped the fashion stakes at the world’s most famous tournament. The 21-year-old Russian said she wanted to do something classy for Wimbledon so she decided to step up a gear in the tennis fashion parade when appearing on court for the first time in 2008.
“It’s the tuxedo look. I was very inspired by menswear this year and every time at Wimbledon I want to do something classy and elegant,” she said after seeing off French qualifier Stephanie Foretz 6-1 6-4.
“This year I said why don’t we do shorts and I have never worn shorts before at a grand slam. There is a place to do it and that’s Wimbledon,” the former Wimbledon champion told BBC television right after stepping off court.
At a sun-kissed Wimbledon on Monday, Serena Williams took to the court wearing a white raincoat. On a gloriously hot afternoon, defending champion Roger Federer opted for a white cardigan after two years sporting a white blazer.
Sharapova missed seeing Williams’ raincoat but loved Federer’s cardigan. “I thought that was classic. It was beautiful,” she told reporters.
Her post-match press conference was dominated by questions about fashion. Sharapova, relaxed and laughing, was happy to answer them all.
Who gives a bat? 
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Surely the most inane and facile non-event of Wimbledon 2008?
What next – Murray wears a white jock strap?
Give me a break!
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The Wall
Like the article, but don’t agree that Sarah played it safe – she looked well-dressed and elegant which is exactly how she should look, she’s the wife of a politician not a ‘celebrity’!
I think she looks a bit cheap and mis-matched too – the colours are a big bluergh… she could have done better with her great figure!