Image from "Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy" We hope you'll join us tonight at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum for a Q&A with Chicago designer MariaPinto. Not only will you have an opportunity to learn more about MariaPinto's background and design ethos, you'll also have a chance to admire the Paulette II dress (show above) firsthand, worn...
We are delighted to announce an upcoming event that may be interest to the Mrs-O.org community. Fabulous Chicago-based designer MariaPinto, prominently featured in Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy, will be in New York for a discussion at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum on Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30PM . We are honored to have been asked to lead the discussion! Is there...
... P.S. The Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum has posted a video of my Q&A with designer MariaPinto from early November. You can have a peek here . (Please excuse my rather nervous, eyes-on-notecards introduction).
Perhaps the best part of watching Michelle Obama's wardrobe is finding out which items she adores so much that they resurface again and again. Before , she couldn't get enough of her Azzedine Alaia belt and green inauguration Jimmy Choos. Now she still loves her J. Crew, Rick Owens and MariaPinto, but she manages to reinvent the looks with old-fashion accessorizing. Take a look which...
... thanks to a certain fashionista in the White House and her support of local designers, notably MariaPinto. The city boasts more than 400 designers and 375 independent boutiques, according to Karen Vaughan, spokeswoman for the Chicago Office of Tourism. It is home to four fashion design colleges, including the School of the Art Institute, which counts designer Cynthia Rowley as an...
Image of Joan Weinstein via Chicago Tribune This blog began a little over a year ago, inspired by the future first lady's style and driven by a curiosity to learn and share more about what and who Mrs. O was wearing. Understanding the various fashion influences at play in Chicago was one of the first steps in discovering the full story. As names like MariaPinto and Ikram Goldman emerged...
Image by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images In honor of Veterans Day, First Lady Mrs. O has joined the Bidens and President O for a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. Mrs. O is wearing a blue tweed overcoat from J.Crew, last seen in January 2009, belted at the waist for this occasion. We are intrigued by the dress underneath. Might it be the teal Maria...
... the one-woman-show/DVD "Letting Go of God" Julia Sweeney, award-winning fashion designer MariaPinto, Leo Burnett chief creative officer Susan Credell, and performances by rockers Brighton, MA. Videos of past shows can be found here . Interview Show, Friday, November 6, 2009, 6:30-8 p.m., The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, $5
... O's cut-out leather belt, this is not the first time we've seen it. Mrs. O wore the belt with a MariaPinto ensemble, campaigning in Puerto Rico in 2008, seen here .
... with interviews from her favorite designers, including Isabel Toledo, Jason Wu, Michael Kors , MariaPinto, Peter Soronen and others. More.... > Spend $100 and look like a million bucks in these dresses!! > Check out Bluefly.com's Michelle Obama's Lookbook!!
Michelle Obama is such an icon, there's a second book dedicated to her first-class style. Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy ($18) follows the first lady's wardrobe choices , from her wedding dress to her White House getups. You'll also find interviews with designers like MariaPinto, Isabel Toledo, and Jason Wu, who have all dressed Michelle. The author is Mary Tomer, the same person...