A Question and a Mrs. O Book!

We're giving away three signed copies of the Mrs. O book! Is there anything you'd like to know about the book, the designer interviews or the overall process? Please ask away!

We'll answer as many questions as we can and send a copy of the book to our 3 favorites. We'll take questions through Saturday at 12PM EST. Whee!

Update: Thanks for submitting your questions! We're going to make an effort to answer them all, though it may take a few days and a series of posts. At the conclusion, the winners will be announced. Whee!

A Big Thank You

Dear All,

We wanted to tell you a bit more about what's inside Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy and to say thank you to the vast group of people who helped to shape this book!

Beyond 120+ beautiful photographs of Mrs. O, and details on what she's wearing, here's the scoop on what else is inside the book, and who contributed:

Full Q&As: Isabel Toledo, Jason Wu, Michael Kors, Thakoon, Peter Soronen, Maria Pinto, Maria Cornejo, Jenna Lyons, Isaac Mizrahi, Kai Milla, Donna Ricco, Karen Erickson, Loree Rodkin, Booth Moore, Wendy Donahue, Robin Givhan and Andre Leon Talley

Original Quotes: Narciso Rodriguez, Rossella Jardini, Sonia Rykiel, Carole Tanenbaum, Junya Watanabe, Diane von Furstenberg, Patrick Robinson, Tamara Mellon, Carolyn Rosenberg, Karen O'Brien, Pierre Rainier, Joe Zee, Andrew Bolton, Timothy Long and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tien

Mrs-O.org Community Quotes: Ave, Nicole Robinson, Mindy Romero, Vicky Markham, Erika Peterman, Cleo, Tanner Strickland Lenart, Melinda James-Lewis, Melanie King, Julia Tanen, Gloria Scott, Daniel Pino and Stacey Burch

Original Photography: More than 35 images of clothes, shoes, belts and jewelry - the same styles worn by Mrs. O, sourced from the designers above - sent from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Milan, Tokyo and Stockholm to be photographed for the book!

Illustrations: Elisabeth Moch, Jean-Philippe Delhomme, Francois Berthoud, Minni Havas, Mia Overgaard, Virginia Johnson, Carter Kustera, Stephen Campbell, Sirichai, David Downton

We owe heartfelt thanks to everyone listed above! And we're just getting started...

We've heard wonderful feedback about the design of the book, which was done by Rodrigo Corral Design. Rodrigo Corral and Ben Wiseman are both design geniuses!

Behind the scenes, we had a wide array of people helping. Marcia Froelke Coburn "Mrs. C" and Derek Blasberg provided critical writing support.

At BBH (my employer who has supported the blog and book from day one!) - Ben Jenkins, Travis Quinn, Sarah Dien, Molly Dowd and Viriginia Ritchie comprised a wonderful core team. 

We had a fabulous agent in Eileen Cope at Trident Media, and great editors in Harry Helm and Michelle Rapkin at Hachette / Center Street.

We're still just scraping the surface here! Please see page 232 - 233 for the full list of thank yous. Without the help of so many talented people behind the designers above, this book would not be what it is.

Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy is available on Amazon, Borders and Barnes & Noble. We appreciate your support!

Thank you and hearts,

Mrs. T

P.S. A donation was made to Dress for Success on behalf of the book! This is noted on the back cover.

A Healthy Harvest

  

Photo by Tim Sloan / Getty Images

Photo by Mark Wilson / Getty Images 

Oh how we love the White House garden ... The first lady's purple Converse aren't bad either!

Update: Actually a question. Is Mrs. O's belt purple? We can't tell, though other blogs seem certain. We're almost postive this is the Sacai belt that Mrs. O wore on the cover of Essence, here. But perhaps in a new color?

A Dose of Jason Wu Glamour

 Image via Glamour.com

We've confirmed that Mrs. O wears a Jason Wu dress on the cover Glamour magazine. Hooray! Click here to read our earlier coverage.

Update: Mrs. O wears a FENTON by Dana Lorenz necklace.

Mrs. O at the World Series

Image by Al Bello / Getty Images

First Lady Mrs. O and Dr. B are attending Game One of the World Series this evening, walking Yankees legend and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra onto the field at Yankee Stadium. 

Both women were festively dressed in World Series sweatshirts. First Lady Mrs. O paired hers with black skinny jeans and a black leather sneakers, while Dr. B opted for slim trousers and heels.