The couple spent hours at a Georgetown salon, contemplating what to wear for state dinner as they didn't want to offend Indian culture
The couple spent hours at a Georgetown salon, contemplating what to wear for state dinner as they didn't want to offend Indian cultureMichaele and Tareq Salahi, who gatecrashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner hosted for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, spent the day of the event prepping for her moment in the spotlight and debating what to wear.
At the Erwin Gomez salon in Georgetown, Michaele discussed whether she should wear a sari or not.
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"She put the sari on wrong," Gomez said, so her makeup artist, who fit her in for a last minute lunch hour appointment, helped dress her.
"She told me that they called the White House and spoke to someone at the White House to make sure what she was wearing to the party was appropriate and not offensive to the Indian culture," added hairstylist Peggy Ioakim.
Tareq, who changed into his tux at the salon, spent the afternoon talking about all the celebrities they would see at the dinner. He was most excited to meet Oprah.
Gomez said several of his high-profile clients were wondering how Michaele was invited to the dinner because they weren't. "She was excited, excited, excited," he said.
Ioakim, who flat-ironed Michaele's hair for the big night, was also curious about the invitation. "I asked heru00a0 how she get invited and she told me she got an invitation in the mail," said Ioakim.
Michaele rummaged through a jam-packed Chanel bag, saying she couldn't find it.u00a0 "She went to go look for it in the limo and she didn't have any invitation. I never saw it," said Ioakim.
"She told me that she'd met the Obamas many times. During the whole time, I never ever once thought this was a lie," he added.
