The Hu’s Wear Report.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Designer Devi Kroell with Hu’s Wear owner Marlene Hu Aldaba.
The day I heard about Hu’s Wear was the same day I drove in to Georgetown to see about it for myself. The press release said it and the visit confirmed it: Hu’s Wear (2906 M Street, NW) is setting a sophisticated new standard for Washington’s well-dressed.
Open the doors to the airy former gallery space and wander over to the right. There you’ll find LA-based Guilty Brotherhood, a line of expertly-cut separates in the softest but-still-structured cottons. To the left, Willow’s flirty but unfussy dresses and tops. Downstairs, Devi Kroell’s light-as-air ivory silk tanks, precise jackets and fall-on-the-body sheaths. Spotted across the room: Daniele Calcaterra’s silk pants in the most perfect shade of dove gray-meets-tree-bark brown. Next to it, Kaylee Tankus’ deconstructed black jacket.
Honestly, every item of clothing could take the place of 5 not-quite-right garments in your closet. When Coco Chanel said something along the lines of “all a woman needs is a black pencil skirt,” she was referring to the right one. The one that is expertly cut, that feels great against the skin, and will always be timeless.
Inside Hu’s Wear.
A glance through the racks (Lanvin bag to the left).
The Patton Group’s Barbara Martin, in Willow, and Jayne Sandman, in Guilty Brotherhood, all Hu’s lines.
Dr. Tina Alster in a necklace (I’m pretty sure she said under $100) from Apres Peau with husband Paul Frasier.
Hu’s Wear partner Marty Souliere and Daily Candy’s Erin Hartigan.
The back wall downstairs is plastered with vintage posters. The table in front plays host to gorgeous clutches, handbags, and Devi Kroell belts.
We liked this python envelope bag (with detachable gold chain). Classic, sophisticated, and a definite investment at $1290.
An elegant partygoer in D&G dress and trench.
Hu’s Wear’s Courtney Caldwell, in a Mischen dress (nope, not two pieces!).
Devi Kroell in Devi Kroell shoes.
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