Photos by Charles Dharapak, Susan Walsh / AP Images
The President and First Lady arrived in Hawaii on Friday evening in preparation for the APEC Summit. Prior to the Summit dinner, Mrs. O visitedMA’O Organic Farms in Waianae, Hawaii, which has a mission of "growing organic food and young leaders for a sustainable Hawaii." For travel and day-time events, Mrs. O turned to two day dresses. Does anyone recognize the second?
Update: The first lady wears a navy cotton poplin dress by Narciso Rodriguez from the designer's Resort 2011 collection.
Photos by Chip Somodevilla and Harry How / Getty Images
Mrs. O marked Veterans Day by attending a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery with her husband. From there, the President and First Lady were off to San Diego, CA, where they attended the NCAA men's college basketball Carrier Classic between the Michigan State Spartans and the North Carolina Tar Heels aboard the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson.
On the style front, Mrs. O began the day in a very ladylike but appropriately somber grey lace skirt and coordinating coat, anchored by black knee high boots and a black turtleneck. A statement necklace completed the look. This coat, some may recall, was worn in January 2010 for the funeral of Jean Biden, here. The designer remains unknown (to me at least). In San Diego, the attire was more casual. The First Lady paired a striped top with black pants and patent leather oxfords.
Update: In the first photo above, First Lady Michelle Obama wears a Miriam Haskell statement necklace of European filigrees, glass pearls, and Swarovski crystals. For those curious about Mrs. O's heart and stripe sweater, it appears to be the Heart intarsia striped wool sweater from Sonia by Sonia Rykiel, available here.
As part of ongoing Joining Forces work, the First Lady appeared at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today to announce that a range of businesses have committed to hire 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2014.
On the style front: From the fabric, neckline and bit of button detail, it appears that the First Lady wears an Alexander McQueen dress (previously seen here).
If you're hoping to see a better photo, that makes two of us! Unfortunately, there seem to be few photos from this event.
"100,000 New Jobs for Veterans and Military Families" [White House Blog]
This must be the season for ultra-violet! Following a Doo-Ri gown of a similar hue, Mrs. O wore a Roksanda Ilincic Pre-Fall 2011 dress today for a speaking engagement focused on mentoring at Georgetown University. The dress was last seen during a visit to London in May 2011, here.
"Michelle Obama addresses students during mentoring program at Georgetown" [Washington Post]
(3) A cause near and dear: Good Shirts for the Horn of Africa.
Threadless, BBH (my former employer), UNICEF and the creators of Wants for Sale have teamed up to create Good Shirts, a line of t-shirts designed to support famine relief in east Africa. One hundred percent of the purchase price of each shirt goes to UNICEF.
From Threadless & UNICEF:
The Horn of Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti) is experiencing a humanitarian crisis, with Somalia at the epicenter of the crisis. More than 13 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including 4 million children. Famine has been declared in parts of southern Somalia, and is likely to spread. Tens of thousands have died, and hundreds of thousands of children are at risk of death.
Among the Obama administration, Dr. Biden has been particularly active in promoting relief efforts in east Africa. This past summer, Dr. B traveled to Kenya on a mission to help deal with the famine, and just last week, she appeared on The Early Show to speak out about relief efforts. The Obama administration has also pledged more than $100 million in aide to the region.
Good Shirts is a nice way to show your support. To learn more:
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 12:59 PM 
