Michelle Obama Wears Diotima to Céline Dion’s Paris Comeback Show

Key facts

• Michelle Obama attended Céline Dion’s September 12 concert in Paris, Dion’s first full show in over six years and the opening night of her Paris residency.
• Dion had been away from touring following her stiff-person syndrome diagnosis.
• Obama wore a slate-gray maxi dress by Diotima, the New York label founded in 2021 by Jamaican-born designer Rachel Scott, who is also creative director of Proenza Schouler.
• The dress featured a low, curved neckline, a sculpted drop-waist bodice, and deep navy velvet accents.
• She accessorized with a suede Liffner push-lock clutch and matching pumps, and styled her auburn-brunette braids in a loose, low ponytail with a baby-pink lip and pastel-blue manicure.
• The audience included Oprah Winfrey, Shania Twain, and Haider Ackermann.
• Obama has also worn Scott’s other label, Proenza Schouler, at the Essence Festival of Culture in July, choosing a black dress with fringe and gleaming grommets.
• In the days around the concert, Obama attended the U.S. Open women’s semifinals on Thursday in a red, white, and navy striped Chanel midi dress with gold buttons, and a day later joined her husband and other former First Ladies for events commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, wearing a brown jersey-and-leather Ferragamo dress.