Fall Fashion Itinerary: Tonight + Monday

Posted on September 24, 2011
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First up: tonight, local designer Dana Ayanna Greaves hosts a fashion party at the Shaw Library (styling by fellow rag+bone DIY Ambassador Brooke Kao). Right now I’m crushing on her magazine tote and this necklace.

Monday night is the District Sample Sale, and if you haven’t ever been, you’re missing out. There are scores to be scord, so don’t sleep on snagging a ticket. What I bought last time: Loeffler Randall wool/silk dress shorts from Hysteria and a Trina Turk raw silk pencil skirt from Sherman Pickey.

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My FNO Night

Posted on September 13, 2011
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FNO last Thursday was wet and vaguely miserable, but once inside the media party at L2 (well, after I changed from my TOMS to red suede heels – on the red carpet, no less!), and then later at TARI, it was all about toasting to the night and to supporting local business.

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Images courtesy Kyle Samperton.

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Fall Event List + Giveaway: Twice is Nice at the Textile Museum

Posted on August 31, 2011
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Next Wednesday, September 7, I’ll be hosting/guest-judging at Twice is Nice at the beautiful Textile Museum! If you’ve never been to the Museum, this event is your excuse to not only go and check out their Green show before it closes as well as Second Lives AND dress up AND score some new clothes. Here are the details:

Celebrate everything loved twice! Don a vintage ensemble (or anything you found at a thrift store!) and visit The Textile Museum for a night of fashion, music and drinks in the charming garden.

Prizes for best vintage outfit! (Start buttering me up now)
Clothing Swap – bring your old duds and swap them for new-to-you ones! (Clothing for swap need not be vintage.)
Food by Whisked! and Pinkberry, drinks from Nude Vodka and Honest Tea!
Live music by Laughing Man in the gardens; DJ Alcatraz spinning in the galleries

$10 (members receive 1 complimentary drink)
Tickets here.
…BUT YOU CAN GET IN FOR FREE: We’re giving away TWO PAIRS OF TICKETS for the event. So leave a comment telling us what you plan to wear, your favorite vintage score or favorite local thrift/vintage shop for a chance to win. We’ll draw the winners Friday at noon. Good luck!

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Just another DC Party

Posted on August 26, 2011
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Last Saturday night I found myself at Wonderbox for Mighty Aphrodite. There was a firebreather.

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Fashion Steps Out in Georgetown

Posted on August 11, 2011
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Last night I donned my Favorite Black Wrap Dress (thank you, Mango a few years ago!) and cabbed over to CUSP Georgetown to join my fellow Hosts to celebrate the countdown to Fashion’s Night Out on September 8 in Georgetown. With the stamp of approval from Conde Nast and a bunch of great shopping + events planned (hint: hot air balloon!), the event has me super-excited for the fall season. Last year I left a red-carpet party on the waterfront, hopped a (free!) pedi-cab up to the now-shuttered Proper Topper, and hosted what has become one of my favorite events in the city – an intimate, candlelit fashion chat with Jenn Barger and Katherine Boyle from FW/Express and the dashing and wise Walker Lamond. We were joined by a wonderful group of fashion enthusiasts and a few curious and wonderful neighbors and their dogs. I can’t wait for this year!

Shauna…I might just take you up on the borrow offer.

Event-design extraordinaire Andrew Wells in a custom RL suit and vintage cufflinks.

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Pretty Peeps at Pretty People

Posted on July 20, 2011
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Before I left for the beach, we hosted two back-to-back private parties at Pretty People (Facebook here).

Annie! With adorable little cupcakes (mmmm…carrot cake)

Deviled eggs! Such a people-pleaser at a summer party.

Carla from The President Wears Prada shows off cute accessories (love the red plastic bow belt).

Ludwika from Quetzal Jewelry checks out the goods.

Vintage Chanel…

Everyone was drooling over this vintage Chloe dress.

Aureta brought her sister Julie….

…and wore some serious shoes.

You’re never too young or too old to play dress-up!

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Banana Republic After5

Posted on May 23, 2011
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Thanks to everyone who came out to the Banana Republic event last Thursday! I had a blast meeting new blogger friends, playing dress-up and gossiping and bonding over fit in the dressing rooms. I ended up buying shorts in the process (eek).

When I arrived, I had my own special little dressing room.