Nice catch, Michelle!

 

Barack and Michelle Obama's weekend visit to Palm Springs, California, started out with a wardrobe malfunction for the first lady - but luckily the president was there to save the day. 


The first couple were stepping off Air Force One at the Palm Springs International Airport on a balmy Friday evening when a gust of wind nearly blew up the voluminous skirt of Mrs Obama's green-and-black summer frock. 

The 50-year-old first lady was photographed struggling to tame the billowing fabric, with a relaxed Mr Obama walking alongside her with a rueful smile on his wife.

Eventually, the commander-in-chief came to his wife's rescue, placing a helpful hand on the back of the dress to prevent an embarrassing ‘Marilyn Monroe’ moment.  

 

The Obamas were greeted on the tarmac by a delegation of local dignitaries, among them Senator Barbara Boxer with her husband, Rep Paul Ruiz, a Democrat from Palm Desert and the mayor of Rancho Mirage, The Press-Enterprise reported. 

'I told him to stay hydrated,' Ruiz, who is a doctor, said of the president. 'He said he enjoyed coming here before.'

Describing the first lady, a somewhat star-struck Congressman Ruiz told the station KESQ that she was graceful and seemed excited about spending time in Palm Springs.

For her first visit to Coachella Valley, the 50-year-old Mrs Obama – a notorious fashionista - chose a sleeveless summer frock with a plant motif paired with flat scrappy sandals perfect for the 100-degree weather. 

It is the president's third visit to Coachella Valley in the last year, but it is the first time that Obama has brought his wife along. 

Before jetting off to California for some presidential R & R, which will likely involve a few rounds of golf at the exclusive Thunderbird Country Club in Rancho Mirage, the Obamas visited the Standing Rock Siux Tribal National in North Dakota. 

This morning, Barack and Michelle will be off to Orange County for a Laguna Beach Democratic National Committee fundraiser, followed by the commencement address at University of California at Irvine.

The first couple will be back in the picturesque Coachella Valley later in the day, and they will remain there for the rest of the weekend.