Images from Vogue's much-anticipated March issue featuring the First Lady on the cover have dropped. As one might expect, in the issue, Mrs. Obama stays true to her standard sartorial repertoire: she wears Thakoon Panichgul and Maria Cornejo during interviews, Jason Wu on the cover, and J. Crew and Narciso Rodriguez in the Annie Leibovitz spread within. According to Fashionista, "The shoot was styled by J.Crew's Creative Director Jenna Lyons and features the First Lady in J.Crew's still unseen Fall 09 collection." Excerpts of the magazine’s interview with Mrs. Obama that have been published on Style.com are far from eye-opening with regard to the First Lady’s style. Nevertheless, it’s an essential read for anyone who has been following Mrs. O's much-debated fashion evolution.

Of the First Lady’s fashion philosophy, Vogue muses: “What Michelle Obama is less focused on -- in direct inverse proportion to the focus of the public -- is fashion. What makes her feel good are clean-cut American clothes with a youthful vitality.” Mrs. Obama likewise offers an interpretation of her sartorial leanings: “I love clothes. First and foremost, I wear what I love. That's what women have to focus on: what makes them happy and what makes them feel comfortable and beautiful. If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion.”

As for the leading Mrs. O question on every sartorially savvy New Yorkers’ mind: will Mrs. Obama be making a NYFW appearance this season? It remains to be seen. Chances are, if she pops up anywhere, it’ll be at this season’s hottest ticket item: Jason Wu’s FW09 Collection Presentation (which, for $300 you can score a single pair of seats -- 2 tickets to the show are currently up for grabs on eBay, with proceeds benefiting Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program).