The New Yorker salutes Lady Obama in its Style Issue ...

The 1st Lady Michelle Obama gracefully animates the cover of The New Yorker's biannual Style Issue, which hits newsstands this week with a fashion commentary and a feature on a few of her favorite designers ... make sure you pick up or order your copy, here.

Meet The 1st Lady's favorite designers ...

Obama has chosen to wear dresses by the designers Thakoon Panichgul and Jason Wu (right) that show off her arms and defy the constricting traditions of the modern First Lady.

“Women should break out of molds that in some cases they’ve created,” Panichgul says. “Mrs. Obama doesn’t want to play by those rules.”

Michelle Obama reminds women that they can make a place for vanity in their lives, and that, when they do, a little fashion can be supremely empowering.

Read the entire article by award winning writer Robin Givhan, here.