World's Fashion Eyes on Hulking Behemoth and Former Supermodel

This bit about Michelle Obama being some sort of fashion icon has gotten really tedious. She even gets top billing over Carla Bruni, a woman who was--you know--an actual model.

As foreign leaders and their spouses descend on London this week for the G20 summit, fashionistas and photographers are focusing on two first ladies — Michelle Obama and France's Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

Obama's attendance at the economic meeting marks her debut in Europe as America's first lady — and her fashion choices are under scrutiny as she mingles with leaders of the world's largest economies and their partners, including Britain's Sarah Brown, Russia's Svetlana Medvedev and Brazil's Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva.

But fashion enthusiasts are narrowing their focus to Obama's attire and that of her French counterpart, Bruni-Sarkozy, the Italian-born former model and singer-songwriter and recent bride of French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

"There's no doubt that they're both style powerhouses. The difference is their backgrounds," Katie Connor, fashion features editor at Marie Claire magazine, told FOXNews.com.

Yes, their backgrounds are quite different. One is an angry, brooding woman who was never mistaken for a model while the other was, well, a model.

"Both of these first ladies ushered in this new era of glamour," Connor said.

Uhhh, no. One is glamorous and the other is being fawned off by a slobbering media for absolutely no reason.

Memo to the media: We have eyes and we're not stupid. Stop try and pretending Mrs. Obama is some sort of fashion icon. You just come off looking stupid.