Landing in South Africa

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The First Lady, joined by her daughters, has arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria, South Africa. Upon landing, the Obama daughters were given South African blankets with colors of the South African flag.  

Up next? Per the official schedule, Mrs. O will spend Tuesday meeting with President Jacob Zuma's wife, Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma, and visiting the Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg. Later in the day, Mrs. Obama will visit a daycare center, and is to end the day with a tour of the Apartheid Museum. That's quite a Tuesday!

On a fashion note, Mrs. O wore an orange and black jacket by Nigerian-born and London-based Duro Olowu. The jacket hailsfrom the designers Fall Winter 2010 collection. 

Easy Breezy

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The First Lady had two events today, first building a playground at Imagine Southeast Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., and then hosting the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House. Between events, Mrs. O changed from casual attire to a black and white chevron stripe dress paired with red flats. 

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Update: Wow, you are all quite fast! It does appear that the First Lady wears the Shoreline striped sash dress from Talbots, which unfortunately, is already sold out. A photo follows below.

Mrs. O on iCarly

While in California earlier this week, the First Lady stopped in on the set of iCarly, where she filmed a scene that encourages support of military service members. The episode will air in January 2012. 

On a style note, Mrs. O wore a black and white graphic print Duro Olowu top from Spring 2011 (available here) paired with red pants and accessorized with a stack of Jordan Alexander bracelets. Black and white with a pop of red certainly seems to be one of the First Lady's favorite color combinations as of late!

Joining Forces in Hollywood

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The First Lady was joined by writer and director J.J. Abrams and Air Force Pilot Captain Kelly Smith in discussion at the Writers Guild Theatre in Beverly Hills, California today. The purpose of the talk was to encourage a more positive portrayal of military service members in popular entertainment, as part of the First Lady's Joining Forces movement. 

On a style note, Mrs. O kept things chic and simple, wearing a textured black dress and cardigan, accessorized with layered bracelets, coordinating earrings and red pumps.

Update: Mrs. O wears a Rachel Roy Dropstitch lace cardigan and dress, both available on RachelRoy.com from the designer's Summer 2011 collection. Is Rachel Roy Mrs. O's new favorite designer?

"Michelle Obama Pushes for Better Treatment of Military in Hollywood" [NY Times]

Weekend Chic

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The President and First Lady are off to Camp David for the weekend. Mrs. O looked ever so chic leaving the White House, sporting oversize sunglasses and carrying a lime green Lambertson Truex tote in hand. 

Reader stylishgurl has spotted Mrs. O's tunic, which is the Gap Impressionist print draped dress on sale for $29.99, here.