Made in China Designers Dump on FLOUTS

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Diane von Furstenberg, Oscar de la Renta care deeply about "American designers", just not "American workers"

We know, we know — we can’t believe we’re still talking about the brouhaha over Michelle Obama’s non-American state dinner dress, either, but here we are. Designer Diane von Furstenberg was among the leaders of the wave of public outcry against the red Alexander McQueen dress Obama wore at the state dinner for China last month. And while she told Tina Brown at a Daily Beast-sponsored breakfast Friday that she was embarrassed about how much debate her negative comments (sponsored by the CFDA, no less) created, she didn’t even come close to apologizing for them.

I said that Mrs. Obama has been extremely supportive of American designers, but clearly we were disappointed that she chose to wear a British designer for the state dinner…From there, I was so embarrassed that I am definitely going to write to her. She has been super supportive to American designers.”

We have to wonder what this letter will say. Maybe, “Sorry the fashion industry can’t let you make your own decisions”? or perhaps simply “Our bad. Sorry, M,” will suffice?

Maybe von Furstenberg will even try to answer Brown’s pointed question, “Why did she decide to wear it?” The designer said on Friday she had no idea why Obama would pick this dress:http://www.styleite.com/media/dvf-obama-dress/

From today's NYTimes:http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/that-mcqueen-dress-continued/

VON FURSTENBERG AND DE LA RENTA BOTH HAVE THEIR CLOTHES MADE IN CHINA, INDIA, ETC...