Frock controversy fails to spoil the First Lady's second state dinner. Stunning: But commentators were worried about what colour they should call Michelle Obama's dress. Michelle Obama has once more sent the fashion world into a flurry, but this time it's not about her super-toned arms or her penchant for American brand J crew. At a recent state dinner to honour the indian Prime Minister, the First lady stepped out in a sequin-encrusted, strapless dress in a delicate shade of peachy-pink. So far, so stylish. But it was the way the dress was subsequently described that caused the hoo-hah. The designer, Naeem Khan explained that it was a 'sterling-silver sequin, abstract floral, nude strapless gown'. However, when the Associated Press news agency, reporting on the event, referred to the colour as 'flesh', they were lambasted by one editor, who asked 'Whose flesh?

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She was hailed as the successor to Jackie Kennedy, with the style press rhapsodising over her ability to carry off High Street buys and glittering designer gowns with equal panache. One dress, however, has sent ripples through the fashion world for rather different reasons. Mrs Obama's choice of gown for a State dinner has sparked a debate about race and the delicate matter of whether one can call a dress colour 'nude' when it really depends on the wearer. The dress in question, which Mrs Obama wore to meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House, was described by the designer as a "sterling-silver sequin, abstract floral, nude strapless gown". That simple description has now caused a stir.