Feeling Dotty

The First Lady was in Chicago yesterday to attend campaign fundraisers as well as a bill signing with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. The latter will allow military personnel to more easily transfer their professional licenses to Illinois. For the appearance with Governor Quinn, Mrs. O wore a Jason Wu dotted ensemble, previously seen here in 2010. Dots are nothing new to Mrs. O's wardrobe (see here and here and here), but they're certainly on trend for summer 2012. Lovely!

On the Campaign Trail

The First Lady hit the campaign trail this week, making stops in Henderson, Nevada and Centennial, Colorado to speak with campaign volunteers. In Nevada, Mrs. O wore a pearl grey cotton poplin dress by Narciso Rodriguez, last seen here. In Colorado, the First Lady turned to a ruffled and layered dot print dress with her signature Alaia belt at the waist. It appears the latter dress is a modified version of this H&M number, with an extra layer added at the skirt.

Double Dutch

Watch the video below to see the First Lady on Live with Kelly showing off her amazing double dutch jump rope skills! I also love the video that follows from Kelly Ripa's "Fashion Finder" web series. It seems Kelly is a fan of Mrs. O's style too! Kelly and her stylists ponder whether Mrs. O was wearing a blouse by Erdem, Peter Som or Jason Wu. The ladies know their First Lady fashion! 

Weekend Getaway

The President and First Lady traveled to Chicago for the weekend to attend the wedding of Tony Balkissoon and Laura Jarrett (daughter of Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to the President). From Chicago, the First Lady will head west to give a commencement address at Orgeon State University, before campaigning in Nevada and Colorado. (The President heads south to Los Cabos, Mexico for the G20 Summit.) For weekend travel, Mrs. O paired a black and white floral skirt with a black tank and signature Alaia belt. Lovely!

Update: Mrs. O wears a black and white toile de joie skirt by Boy. by Band of Outsiders (a new First Lady favorite?) available in a shorter version here.

City Style

The President and First Lady were in New York City yesterday, where they visited the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's World Trade Center site, followed by a series of campaign fundraisers, including a dinner co-hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker and Anna Wintour. Can you imagine all of that style under one roof?

The above photos show the President and First Lady coming and going as they arrived in NYC and returned to Washington. To begin the day's events, Mrs. O wore a floral DVF wrap dress paired with a pink cardigan and yellow flats. For the evening, Mrs. O chose a navy cocktail dress paired with a sparkly wide belt from New York Vintage and a cropped cardigan. Gold and turquoise jewelry completed the look.