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Monday, January 21, 2013

Allentown's Thom Browne Designs Michelle Obama Inauguration Coat and Dress

Fashion designer Thom Browne, who grew up in Allentown, designed the navy silk coat and dress First Lady Michelle Obama wore Monday to the presidential inauguration ceremony.

Fashion designer Thom Browne, who grew up in Allentown, designed the outfit First Lady Michelle Obama wore at Monday's presidential inauguration ceremony. Browne, a noted menswear designer who recently lauched a womenswear collection, designed a silk navy coat and dress that drew inspiration from a man's silk jacquard tie and the First Lady herself, he told the Los Angeles Times. The coat had a fitted bodice and skirt that skimmed over a dress of navy, loden, gray, pink and white jacquard.  "She has a really strong sensibility and style of her own," Browne said in the article. Browne, who graduated from William Allen High School in 1984, is the brother of state Sen. Pat Browne, (R-16th District). Obama has apparently worn a Browne design …

Jill

2:51 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

You people are hysterical....look around....this is your definition of forward? Scary!   more ›

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Tomorrow is Deadline to Comment on New Political Map

Redistricting will slightly change Upper Macungie Township's state House representation.

A proposed statewide redistricting plan would change Upper Macungie Township's representation in the state House but would leave the state Senate seat as is. At present, the township is divided between the 134th state House seat (representing the township's District 4), held by Republican Doug Reichley, and the 187th (Districts 1,2,3 and 5), held by Republican Gary Day. Under the redistricting plan, Day's seat would represent the entire township. State Senate representation would not change. The township would stay part of the 16th district, represented by Republican Pat Browne, who holds office hours three days a week at the township municipal building on Schantz Road. Wednesday is the deadline for public comments on this redistricting …

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