Rodarte

By Christopher Muther, Globe staff

Their designs were once edgy, creepy, and nearly unwearable. But after the initial shock value, sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy have ditched the weirdness and now favor far more feminine looks, suitable for the president’s wife.

Pictured: Mrs. Obama in a royal blue lame Rodarte dress before a Hanukkah reception on Dec. 8, 2011 in the Grand Foyer of the White House.