Mum's the Fashion Word in Desiree Rogers Michigan Avenue Interview

Michigan Avenue bagged the fashion credits for their August 2009 profile on Desirée Rogers, the high-profile Chicagoan turned White House social secretary. While WWD buzzed, the word from Chicago is that the feature's about Rogers, not her clothes.

With political matters getting downright dicey in D.C., among Dems and liberals who are wondering about POTUS, the West Wing wants no fashion flack clouding their own somewhat convoluted messages. President Obama's confusing position on a public health care option is upsetting a lot of people, putting major risk to his political credibility.

Politico's opinion piece this morning was a scorcher. See 8/19/09 HopeTracker.

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Valerie Jarrett and Desirée Rogers Say: "Laissez les bon temps rouler"

JUST IN: Smart Sensuality woman Desirée Rogers is wearing Oscar de Renta, in this must-read Capitol File photo shoot. She is such a diplomat. Note also that the "price on request" Oscar ensemble is available at Ikram. OK, so Team Ikram is not so close-minded on their critics.

I tracked down this fab Capitol File interview Rules of Engagement with Presidential senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and White House social secretary Desiree Rogers, after reading that Qatar Airways sponsored the post-party bash after last weekend's White House Correspondents dinner.

The Capitol File Rules of Engagement is a vividly-written story about the two long-time friends, who are also good friends of the Obamas.

The photo shoot was a celebratory hour of two longtime friends engaging in a rare slow moment during a very serious time for our country. Rogers teased Jarrett about being taller than her when Jarrett posed on the steps above her on the staircase. "Don't get used to this, chickie," Rogers joked. But what's at the core of their relationship is trust in each other, in the Obamas, and in the country. You get the sense they wake up every day and say, "Bring it on America, we can take it."

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Meet Desirée Rogers, Descendant of Creole Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau Glapion, Now CEO of Global Megabrand Obama

Desirée Rogers in the East Room. Trench by Viktor & Rolf; earrings by CartierA good writer always searches for a strong lead sentence, one guaranteed to grab your attention. I'm pleased to see Amy Chozick, writing for the Wall Street Journal, say 'flip it' to the Google SEO gods, and capture our 110 percent attention by writing: Desirée Glapion Rogers is the descendant of a Creole voodoo priestess named Marie Laveau Glapion.

Welcome to the world of Smart Sensuality woman Desirée Rogers, CEO of Brand Obama and the ultimate social engineer on planet earth. The job title 'social secretary' just doesn't sum up the real Rogers mission in Washington.

Desirée Rogers is a power player, a business and American culture broker, holding the keys to what used to be Camelot but is now -- just simple -- "the People's House."

Rogers, who calls herself the “eyes and ears” of Mrs. Obama, has known the first lady for nearly two decades. They met through Rogers’ ex-husband, John Rogers Jr., who played basketball at Princeton with Mrs. Obama’s brother, Craig Robinson. They have an easy way together, elbowing and joking, chatting about their daughters and smiling widely at each other, the way only old girlfriends do. Mrs. Obama pops her head in Rogers’ office to chat like someone who is still surprised that she works down the hall from her friend. Friendships with all the right people may be one of the reasons that Obama chose Rogers for the job of planning every social event that takes place at the White House—from black-tie dinners to pickup basketball games, press conferences, movie nights and birthday parties.

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