While we love First Lady Michelle Obama and her affinity for J. Crew cardies (note the argyle number she dons below), we have to question her judgment on these overpriced kicks she wore to the Capitol Area Food Bank in DC. To the untrained eye, they appear to be your standard $40 canvas sneakers, but upon closer inspection, they’re Lanvins detailed with satin and grosgrain ribbon laces, and will run you a hefty $540-$565 at Barneys. Co-volunteer Jill Biden was no slouch as she sported a preppy look complete with Tory Burch flats. While it’s a tad tactless to wear shoes that could feed a family for a month to a food bank, at least she’s not in a skirt suit and heels.

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Michelle Obama, appearing on The Daily Show last night, told John Stewart she gets nervous watching the presidential debates. “I’m fine with people calling me and saying he did a good job. And it’s like, ‘Good, I got to watch Dick Van Dyke.’” This isn’t the first time the Obamas big-upped the classic 50’s sitcom—Barack said it was her favorite sitcom in a Q&A with Entertainment Weekly in August. Most of the reaction was “what, haven’t they watched anything since M*A*S*H?” But if you contrast and compare the Democratic nominee and his wife with a certain tall comedian and his TV wife, you can see their fondness might be based on more than just slapstick and wit. Does Michelle have a thing for nerdy dudes in suits?

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