Meet the First Lady's gay dream team

Michael Smith, Jason Wu

If there's one thing we can be sure of with this new administration, it's that First Lady Michelle Obama will bring style back to the White House. Of course, that's not to say that Laura Bush didn't have "style" (in a "church secretary" sort of way), nor Nancy Reagan (in a Mary Tyler Moore Ordinary People "give her the goddamn camera!" sort of way).

But Michelle's ascension promises a fresher spin on First Lady and White House glamour, and that's due in no small part to her gaggle of gay designers.

Jason Wu designed Michelle's Inauguration dress, which has caused heated debate as to whether it flattered her, or looked like a Project Runway wreck. Jason is a NYC designer who has his own designing line, was a student of Tim Gunn, and has designed dolls for, among others, RuPaul.

When the First Family returns home to the White House, they'll see the handiwork of Michael Smith. The designer-to-the-stars had plans for the White House even before the election, wanting to bring "great masters of 20th-century American design into the executive mansion and bringing Alice Waters in to do a vegetable garden and head up the cooking".

In could-be-but-we're-not-sure related news, Michelle's personal hairstylist Johnny Wright has landed a development deal to star in a reality show. We don't know whether Johnny is gay (although he does like to use the word "honey" a lot), but gay or not, he joins a fabulous First Lady transition team.

And speaking of "the dress", there's a pic after the jump. Any thoughts?