Malia Obama Leaves Her Mark at The Deauville American Movie Pageant

Malia Obama is quietly making a reputation for herself within the movie world. After making her (very demure) red carpet debut earlier this yr on the Sundance Movie Pageant, the eldest daughter of former President Barack Obama and first girl Michelle Obama made an look on the fiftieth annual Deauville American Movie Pageant to current her quick movie The Coronary heart.

For the grand event, the 26-year-old slipped right into a plaid ensemble lined in a mismatching purple, white, black, and blue checkered sample. Up prime, she wore a cropped corset with off-the-shoulder sleeves and a sweetheart neckline, pairing the look with a coordinating layered skirt. The ground-length column silhouette boasted two separate plaid prints, adorning its shorter tier of cloth with a blue hue and matching a trailing piece with the purple and white sample of the corset.

Obama rounded out her look with a pair of knee-high black leather-based boots, in addition to a wholesome stack of silver hoop earrings. She wore her curly hair down, with small braids scattered all through, and completed off with a brown lip gloss and mascara. In an interview with Paris Match, Obama revealed that her look got here courtesy of Vivienne Westwood. “It’s cool,” she replied with a smile. “I don’t know as a lot about trend, however I’m blissful to be sporting it.”

The screenwriter and director additionally added she was “slightly bit terrified” to be on the movie pageant, though she was principally simply excited. Her quick movie, The Coronary heart, later went on to win the very first Younger Spirit Award—specifically created for the fiftieth version of the Deauville Movie Pageant. The 18-minute documentary is Obama’s first, and explores themes of solitude, mourning, and forgiveness.

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