Prominent women are forever being compared to Princess Diana and/or Marie Antoinette, and right now it's apparently U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama's Diana moment.
Is every prominent woman in history destined to be compared to Diana? Comparing Diana and Michelle Obama is like comparing Apples and Oranges. Ok, maybe Michelle took a page from Jackie O or she has really good stylists. But people should give Michelle Obama come credit for being an intelligent woman capable of making up her own mind on how she wants to present herself and her new role.
Now now…let's not get carried away…
Is every prominent woman in history destined to be compared to Diana? Comparing Diana and Michelle Obama is like comparing Apples and Oranges. Ok, maybe Michelle took a page from Jackie O or she has really good stylists. But people should give Michelle Obama come credit for being an intelligent woman capable of making up her own mind on how she wants to present herself and her new role.
If you are attractive, famous, and a woman, you ARE Princess Diana. There is no escape!
You couldn't make many comparisons of a personal nature, but could easily draw comparisons of their media images, both projected and spun.