Vibrant in the Buckeye State

The First Lady traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio today, where she spoke at a campaign event encouraging supporters to vote on November 6 or sooner. Today marked the start of early voting in the battleground Buckeye state. 

On the style front: Mrs. O layered a mint green dress with a printed, cropped cardigan and statement necklace. A dash of the eclectic! More to follow as designers are confirmed.

Update #1: Mrs. O wears a green tweed dress from the Miss Wu collection - designer Jason Wu's foray into the designer contemporary market. Miss Wu will debut at Nordstrom stores in 2013. The Daily Beast reports that Mrs. O was the first person to be photographed in Miss Wu. 

Update #2: Not to neglect accessories, Mrs. O wears a Memory Motel Necklace by Lulu Frost, available here.

"Michelle Obama Debuts Jason Wu's New Line" [Daily Beast]

"Jason Wu Courts a Younger Audience with Miss Wu" [WWD]

Must Read Mrs. O

Writer Joyce Purnick gives her take on the impact of Mrs. Obama's "bare, trim, elegant arms" in a piece for the New York Times:

"The first lady has made it unacceptable for women to appear in public with covered arms. However innocently, however unwittingly, that is what she has done. Those bare, toned, elegant arms of hers have spawned an epidemic of sleevelessness, exposing arms, arms, arms, and not all of them toned and elegant."

"(Psst: We Feel Bad About Our Arms)" [New York Times]

"Michelle Obama's Arms Are Causing a Fashion Riot" [Jezebel]

Marching Forward in Style

The first lady visited the battleground states of Iowa and Wisconsin yesterday, making stops at the University of Northern Iowa and Lawrence University in Wisconsin. For the appearances, Mrs. O turned to a fitted forest green jacket, paired with a striped tee and black full-leg trousers. A Miriam Haskell necklace completed the look.

Hope everyone is having a great start to the weekend!

Alaia Redux

Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert

The Obamas attended a United Nations General Assembly reception at the Waldorf Astoria on Monday evening. For the event, Mrs. O rewore an Alaia frock, previously seen here and here, paired with a low heel for the occasion. Pictured above, the president and first lady pose with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague.

Something to ponder: I've noticed that the first lady is rewearing key pieces from her closet quite a bit lately, perhaps more than usual. Is it a style savvy approach to minimize media focus with the election upcoming? Or an effort to get mileage out of investment pieces? Maybe a little of both?

Rendezvous in DVF

First Lady Michelle Obama was in New York City today to attend the United Nations General Assembly, where President Obama gave an address. On the style front, Mrs. O chose the Rendezvous dress from DVF Fall 2012, paired with a blue double wool crepe coat from Narciso Rodriguez, previously seen here. A vintage pink Schreiner pin completed the look.