Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 11:00 PM 
Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
New York Magazine reports that Mrs. O wore a washed rose and tweed dress by Rachel Roy for her interview as one of the Most Interesting People of 2009. Lovely!
Rachel Roy Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 7:56 PM 
Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
The White House has released a photo of First Lady Mrs. O meeting with Emine Erdogan, wife of the Prime Minister of Turkey, at the White House today.
Dressed in a neutral palette, the first lady paired J.Crew's Stretch flannel del pelato shift dress in Heather Carbon with the Sequin peekaboo cardigan for a touch of sparkle.
Tres chic!
J.Crew Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 4:30 PM 
Hattie Carnegie Flower Pin via Carole Tanenbaum Vintage Collection
The fabulous Carole Tanebaum is offering a 20% discount to Mrs-O.org readers who purchase vintage jewelry from CaroleTanenbaum.com between now and December 31.
Many of you who regularly follow this blog are now well familiar with Carole Tanenbaum. Ms. Tanebaum is a Toronto-based, world-renowned collector of vintage costume jewelry. She began collecting 30 years ago, while traveling in London with her husband. It was there that a beautiful collection of vintage jewelry at an antique show first caught her eye.
Though not a "jewelry person" at the time, Ms. Tanenbaum was so impressed with the quality of the collection, she soon saw each piece as an object of art, and thus began her collection of "wearable art." Carole Tanebaum's carefully curated collection now includes more than 15,000 pieces of vintage jewelry, dating from the Victorian era to the 1980s.
The Victorian sash pin that Mrs. O wore at the collar of her Isabel Toledo suit for the inauguration hailed from the Carole Tanenbaum Vintage Collection. Large, statement brooches by vintage designers such as Henry Schreiner and Hattie Carnegie are frequently worn by the first lady, and have originated from the collection as well.
Details on the Discount:
20% off any purchase on CaroleTanenbaum.com, now through December 31, 2009. Enter "MrsO" next to your name in the Shipping / Billing field (ex. Mary Tomer MrsO). Note, you will not see the discount applied to your purchase during check-out. It will be applied to your total before the transaction is billed to your credit card.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 4:27 PM 
Images by Jessica Rupnik / Bloomingdale's
Image by Miranda Kendrick / Mrs-O.org
Thank you to everyone who made it out to Bloomingdale's in New York City last Friday evening for the "Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy" book signing. It was an absolute pleasure to meet so many of you, including the fabulous OperaFanatic and Bevi, among others.
Peter Soronen was on hand to sign books, and to answer questions about the now famous red dress worn by the first lady. We had no idea Mrs. O would wear another of his stunning gowns just a few days later!
I would also like to thank everyone at Bloomingdale's who made this event possible, Peter Soronen for participating (and for my own gorgeous dress!), and Glaceau smartwater for providing ice cold water for our refreshment. I am grateful to everyone involved!
P.S. The Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum has posted a video of my Q&A with designer Maria Pinto from early November. You can have a peek here. (Please excuse my rather nervous, eyes-on-notecards introduction).
J.Crew, Peter Soronen Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 1:38 PM Several people have inquired about how to receive a signed copy of "Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy." As of today, you can order a Mrs. O bookplate for the inside front cover of the book. I will sign the bookplate, write a personal message to your specification, and mail back it to you. There is still plenty of time to order and receive a bookplate before the holidays. If you are planning to give the Mrs. O book as a holiday gift, it will be a fabulous, personalized addition!
Mrs. O bookplates can be ordered here (or look for the link on the site, at the right).