Dress was meant to be 'soft, feminine, but powerful,' 26-year-old designer Jason Wu says.By Jocelyn Vena President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Photo: Saul Loeb/ Getty Images In the months, days and hours leading up to Tuesday night's inaugural festivities, the big question on everyone's mind (you know, besides how our new president will fix the economy and end war) was: Who would Michelle Obama wear to the balls? Of course, all the big names like Michael Kors, Chanel and Diane von Furstenberg clamored to get the first lady to wear their designs on this historic occasion.