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Michelle Smith (fashion)

  • Reviewed: Journey of the Sorcerer
  • Comment: This entry is ripe for illustration but unfortunately the portait is a non-free image and I haven’t been able to find a different image of one of Smith’s other design to pair with an alternative hook.

Created by Innisfree987 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:36, 31 October 2020 (UTC).

Symbol question.svg Interesting life and work, on fine sources, no copyvio obvious. I think the original hook is more unique than the other. How about adding to the nice fact that Obama chose her if I understand the dress article right. ... or the meaning of the quilt tradition? ... or the woman artist? - some spice ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:23, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for this review Template:U! I agree. I’ll continue to punch up the hook options as well as complete the QPQ and then ping with the update! Innisfree987 (talk) 01:30, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Ok, new options but I struggled to be pithy! If you have suggestions for trimming the wording, Template:U, by all means, I’d welcome it! Innisfree987 (talk) 03:53, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for struggling, and I can see better why, and almost feel sorry for having asked. However, this is such a good topic that - if you like - you might be willing to struggle further? Or go for featured article, and then you can say a bit more ;) - I could approve ALT0A once a qpq is provided. My take on that one is
ALT0D: ... that Michelle Smith learned only when Michelle Obama's official portrait was unveiled that a dress from her collection had been chosen for the sitting?
Please put further suggestions below (if any), - easier for the prep builder. I see that to speak of Mondrian and quilts - to say something about the actual design which we can unfortunately not show - is too hard for a short sentence, because another person is involved who needs to be mentioned. Striking those unless you can condense them in ALTs. I also don't read that the artist was "inspired", only "reminded". Striking the National Gallery because I understand that all these gowns (nice word in the article!) go there - too little about Smith. The article doesn't say that Obama (in person) made the selection. Change that, or change ALT0C if you want to go that way. - DYK that your name reminds me of this wonderful place, with a poor article in English? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
I do think it’s a good topic (I started out just wanting to give a little write-up and now think it could satisfy GA at least!) but I’m still struggling to make it snappy. Best I could do is:
ALT0E: ... that the unveiling of Michelle Obama’s official portrait surprised Michelle Smith with the news that a gown from her collection had been chosen for the sitting?
But either of the other two remaining options work for me too—at this point I don’t think I’m likely to come up with something shorter. QPQ is set, I had just misformatted-sorry about that! And thank you for the pointer to that lovely garden. Over the years I have learned several different meanings of my name! A pleasure of the project. Innisfree987 (talk) 22:21, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
Symbol confirmed.svg Thank you. I left D and E for the prep builder, thinking that E flows better. - Yes, a pleasure! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:38, 8 November 2020 (UTC)