IMO Presents: The Look Live with Tracee Ellis Ross
IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson
Higher Ground
4.4 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2025
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
On this special live episode of IMO, actress, founder and CEO Tracee Ellis Ross joins Michelle Obama at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to discuss Mrs. Obama’s latest book, The Look. Together, they talk about why Michelle has chosen to finally talk openly about her fashion journey, the team behind her most memorable looks, and how she has stayed true to herself throughout the White House years and beyond.
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| 0:00.0 | I knew immediately, and I knew this coming in as First Lady, that I was in charge of my story, |
| 0:06.4 | my narrative. I had to be smarter than them. I had to outsmart everyone. And that came to |
| 0:11.1 | everything I did, including what I wore. |
| 0:19.5 | This episode is brought to you by Alloy Women's Health. |
| 0:24.6 | It's for it's all. |
| 0:29.6 | Can people hear? |
| 0:30.6 | Mike's on? |
| 0:31.6 | Are the mics on? |
| 0:32.6 | Mike's on? |
| 0:33.6 | Are the mics on? |
| 0:34.6 | It's about fashion, y'all. |
| 0:36.6 | It's about fashion, y'all, and you are fashioning. We brought a little fashion along. You look gorgeous. So do you, baby. Thank you. Thank you for being here. And thank you all. Thank you all for coming out. Thank you for being you. Thank you for being you. This is really a wonderful moment. Hello, everybody. |
| 0:55.0 | Thank you for being here. |
| 0:57.0 | That wonderful applause, I really appreciated it. |
| 1:00.0 | It wasn't for me. |
| 1:08.0 | Okay. |
| 1:09.0 | So I have been lucky enough to have many conversations with you through the years, |
| 1:13.4 | most of them personal, but some public. And one of the consistent things about our conversations |
| 1:18.9 | and our connection is our curiosity about how to navigate life, no matter what kind of life |
| 1:25.7 | it is that you're living with care and joy, |
| 1:29.0 | while being fully yourself and how you connect yourself to a larger purpose. |
| 1:34.6 | So coming together to talk about the look, your latest book that chronicles your style |
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