Long before I knew that my look might mean something to others, I spent many years figuring out what it meant to me.
Long before I knew that my look might mean something to others, I spent many years figuring out what it meant to me. 
Whether it was picking out a back-to-school dress as a young girl, admiring Goldie Hawn’s white go-go boots, going to prom in a gown designed by me and hand sewn by my mother, and walking across campus in braids and denim, those first style choices taught me that appearance and power are often intertwined. How you show up can be just as important as what you say or do. So I had to find my own truth between what the outside world expected from me and what I knew about myself.
Over time, I came to understand that confidence is a choice—one you have to make every day, and if you do, you grant yourself the power to always hold your head high. My new book, The Look, is a reflection of a lesson we all learn in our own way: The power in showing up as ourselves.
The Look is available now as a book and audiobook in bookstores or online at michelleobamabooks.com. I can’t wait for you to read it!
