Congratulations to Rochelle Behrens, who attracted my attention back in July and has since been featured in DC magazine, on NPR, and just this week, both Daily Candy and The Today Show! (in the video, they keep panning to a shirt with an annoying gape, which is not one of her shirts. It must have been there to prove the point, but why didn't they point that out...?!). Rochelle is smart as hell and has made a line of smartly tailored clothes for women who work and who don't have time to fuss around getting dressed in the morning (even if we had the time, wouldn't we rather sleep?). When I went to her trunk show back in July, the women were snapping up the blue scoop neck dresses like hotcakes.

To celebrate her recent press, everything is 25% off, which means sale items too (including those scoop neck dresses). Nothing like waking up on Monday morning and being able to hit the snooze button! I'll drink too that.

Speaking of...happy 75th Prohibition-repealed-day! I expect we'll all be drinking some manner of whiskey tonight, mmm?

xo & Cheers,
Rachel

Washington/Fashion/Reflection

Posted on December 5, 2008
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I took this photo back in late summer, just as retailers were displaying their first fall looks. At first I was annoyed that I was catching so much of the reflection from the window, but then I looked again and saw how the clothes and their colors, all in a row, echoed the rowhouses and businesses across the street.

Makes me think about how much has changed here in fashion, art, and politics. Washington is such an exciting and energizing place to be right now!

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Saturday: Ayanna (and me!) at Civilian Art Projects

Posted on December 4, 2008
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I discovered and wrote about local designer Dana Ayanna Greaves in 2007 (I can't believe it's been so long...!), and have been a huge fan of hers since. Her jewelry designs are unapologetically colorful, bold and she is just wildly and ridiculously talented (turns out Daily Candy, The Washington Post, and The Today Show agree). Simply put, her stuff just makes me happy.

So I cannot wait to join her (and Theresa Watts from Lettie Gooch) as a host this Saturday for an installation-style unveiling of her fashion collection at Civilian Art Projects from 7:30 til 10:30 (406 7th St. 3rd Floor). She described the look to me as a "combination of Marni, Vivienne Westood and Betsey Johnson." Can't wait to see what she cooks up. You can get tix here or just show up!

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Tomorrow: Johanna Mueller @ Redeem

Posted on December 4, 2008
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Redeem, one of my favorite boutiques on 14th Street, is having a holiday party this Friday from 6-9 highlighting the work of local artist Johanna Mueller. Johanna does the most amazingly intricate relief printings - she painstakingly carves her drawings into wood and transfers them, almost like a stamp, onto the paper. Most feature animals and natural settings, with a darkly eerie, mythological quality to them. One of her prints would be a standout gift for either a guy or girl (I really like Wish You Were), and none seem to cost more than $100. Alternatively, Redeem sells packages of her cards, also on gorgeous heavy paper (you could even cut them up and frame them) for under $20.

They're offering 15% off items in the store, plus this is DC's tax-free season (all items $100 and under)! Also, there will be Hello Cupcake cupcakes, which normally would annoy me (anyone else sick of cupcakes? I propose a moratorium on cupcakes at events), but they are such a girlish contradiction to Redeem's dark, edgy offerings that I think it's awesome.

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