Barack Obama Becomes the 44th President of the US

Congratulations to President Barack H. Obama. He was sworn in yesterday as the 44th President of the United States of America.

People went out into the blustery cold to see the inauguration and the parade that followed. There were reports that there were about 1.5 million people in Washington, DC watching the inauguration on the National Mall. If you haven't gotten enough of the President's inaugural address you can view it again at http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/inaugural-address. You can also download it as an mp4 file for your iPod.

By David Lipke
Photo By Courtesy Photo
Posted Sunday December 14, 2008
Last Edited Wednesday December 17, 2008
From WWD Issue 12/15/2008


Although the world now knows that President-elect Barack Obama will wear a Hart Schaffner Marx single-button, notch-lapel tuxedo for the evening festivities on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, that isn’t stopping others from lining up for the role of the administration’s First Tailor. So WWD asked men’s designers what they thought the new president should wear on his historic day.

With his lanky 6-foot, 2-inch frame, basketball-toned physique and sophisticated élan, Barack Obama has all the makings of a presidential style icon. With endless references to John F. Kennedy, designers are eagerly anticipating a return to Camelot-era glamour. But Obama has cultivated a style all his own. Kennedy was a product of the East Coast establishment and its preppy, New England aesthetic, while the President-elect has humbler roots — albeit roots that led him to Columbia and Harvard (Kennedy’s alma mater). Indeed, Obama’s style tends to reflect his political philosophy: practical but carefully considered; modern but accessible. More...

Barack Obama on Soultrain

Check out Obama bustin' a move on Soul Train.

We apologize for missing the posting of the Tina Knowles (Beyonce's mom) on Soul Train video. YouTube pulled the plug due to rights violations.