Are Sasha and Malia Obama bound to become feverish Topshop fans? They are if UK Prime Minister’s wife Sarah Brown has her way. It seems on her first visit to the newly Obama-occupied White House, Michelle’s across-the-pond counterpart came bearing one of her country’s most in-demand exports (at least as far as twentysomething, fashion-savvy Americans are concerned): Topshop. According to the Telegraph, the garb in question were brought as a gift for the First Daughters.

In her first noble act as First Lady, Michelle Obama has put a stop to the senseless exploitation of her daughters, but not before doll-breeders Ty, Inc. have had one final go with the whole, "ZOMG so our latest line of dolls are black girls and there are two of them and they're hitting the market just as our new President who, as chance would have it, is the father to two such upstanding young girls. So what! Big whoop!" shtick. But we all know that the First Lady's fiery leer is enough to burn a hole through the heart of the most malignant business tycoon. And so the beloved First Daughters of America are safe from corporate shillery just a little while longer -- at least their names are.

Finishing school headmistresses be damned! The Obama girls have won the heart of someone mightier than the lot of you combined. That's right: They're currently the red delicious of noted FOX News rival Susan Sarandon's bionic eye. Sarandon says, "They were just lovely, and really smart." And on their handling of instantaneous fame, she adds, "I don't think that they seemed particularly fazed [by the attention]. I think that they are going to handle fame fine. It's not like they have been thrust into the public life overnight. This is certainly bigger, but they seem very grounded."

If you're like a roadie for Grateful Dead or Tori Amos when it comes to Life After the Campaign Trail, consider a career as a White House intern. Not only does this put you that much closer to the Obamas, Mr. Stalker, but it also ideally positions you to follow in Monica Lewinsky's Manolos. Naturally, I'm referring to her line of handbags, not that other incident. Here are a few key tips to help you get through the rigorous vetting process.

It was only a matter of time. That’s my view on the push from fashion mandarins to anoint Barack and Michelle Obama’s two beautiful daughters, Malia and Sasha, as tween trendsetters. While Michelle Obama’s fashion-icon-in-the-making status has been widely discussed on this blog, I’ve intentionally stayed mum on her 10-year-old and 7-year-old offspring as I'm not comfortable contributing to the inevitable fishbowl future of their lives post-election. But, prepubescent or not, there’s no denying the sisters' style influence. Specifically, it’s the two girls’ election outfits that are causing quite a stir, sartorially speaking (though, not in the controversy-sparking sense Michelle’s has).