A Sneak Peek: Carole Tanenbaum SeleCT

An exciting bit of news to share! From time to time, the wonderful Carole Tanenbaum offers Mrs. O readers exclusive access to special selections of her vintage brooches and pins. The response has been so great, Carole Tanenbaum was inspired to create a new, more affordable line, Carole Tanenbaum SeleCT. While the collection officially launches in November, Mrs. O readers have exclusive access to the collection this weekend, available HERE. 

Carole Tanenbaum will continue to update the assortment on the first Friday of every month, featured in the "Spotlight" section of her website, here. The collection will be represented by Winners in Canada at 106 venues, with U.S. stores to come. 

Who doesn't love a bit of eye candy to start their weekend? Enjoy! (And someone grab that cameo charm bracelet for $35!)

Mrs. O on Ellen

The first lady will appear on the Ellen Show today, speaking out against bullying. For the appearance, Mrs. O wore a pink sweater set and Peter Som Fall 2010 pencil skirt, accessorized with a Talbots Gem ribbon necklace, available here. For more on the first lady's appearance, Lynn Sweet of Politics Daily has coverage here.

Ladies in L.A.

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The first lady joined Dr. Jill Biden for a fundraiser in Los Angeles to support Senator Barbara Boxer last night. For the event, Mrs. O wore a textured white sheath dress, paired with her signature metallic kitten heels. Dr. Biden turned to a forest green frock, featuring a sheer panel through the shoulders, and quite impressive heels!

On a shoe note, fans of Mrs. O's heels of choice may enjoy "Michelle's High-Heel Revolution" by Isabel Wilkinson of The Daily Beast, here.

Update: Mrs. O wore a cream peony jacquard shift dress by L'Wren Scott.

Supporting Women in Jason Wu

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The first lady is a keynote speaker at The Women's Conference in Long Beach, California today, hosted by California First Lady Maria Shriver. For the speaking engagement, Mrs. O wore a custom sheath dress with gathered leaf print chiffon bodice by Jason Wu, paired with her signature Alaia belt at the empire waistline. 

The focus of Mrs. O's speech at the conference was support of military spouses. Per USA Today:

"While most of us don't experience these struggles to the same degree as military spouses – that nagging sense that you're falling short at work and at home, that tendency to worry about and care for everyone but yourself – these things are universal," she said.

She recalled a military wife in a discussion in Kentucky who was brought to tears detailing her stressful life when another woman jumped up and said, "I don't know this woman. But when she leaves here, she will have my number and she will be able to call me any time. She's got the support of this friend right here."

Obama brought the point home saying, "It is what we do for our sisters, it is what we do for our girlfriends, our mothers and our daughters. We show up. We show up at the door with some food. We show up at the door with some chocolate. And if things are really bad we show up with a bottle of wine. We, as women, know how to reach out. We know how to support each other. And the question is: What can we as women do to support our military spouses?"

Tres Chic in San Francisco

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Mrs. O was in San Francisco last night for a Democratic National Convention fundraiser, joined by Dr. Jill Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. For the appearance, Mrs. O wore a mauve leopard burnout dress from the Thakoon Fall Winter 2010 collection, which can be seen in greater detail here. Gorgeous!

Update: The first lady also wore Mary Esses earrings from the jewelry designer's Cage Collection, featuring oval green amethyst set in a nest made of wires and diamonds. Make that tres tres chic!