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Posted on June 5, 2009
Filed Under Events, Men, On The Street, Only in Washington | 5 Comments

So thrilled and have to share…Lavanya really got what this show is about and what I love about fashion photography in this exhibit! From today’s Washington Post:

{photo Steve Goldenberg}

On the Go
Fashionistas, This One’s for You
By Lavanya Ramanathan
Friday, June 5, 2009

What do you do with fashion photographs that, oddly, aren’t trying to sell clothing, a way of life or desirable body type? Honfleur Gallery, arts-support organization Ten Miles Square and the blog Project Beltway make a case that such images belong on gallery walls. “Flaunt” is their exhibit featuring 20 slick and styled photos exploring fashion’s value as costume and cultural force.

Steve Goldenberg catches scruffy scenesters on K Street at rush hour; dressed in crayon-bright garb by Durkl, the men are brilliant peacocks in a gray-and-black sea of worker drones. In the background of one, a little girl shoots a look of pure disgust at the camera: The men’s fashion makes them different, and around here, that’s undesirable. A lovely blond model tromps around in designer Taimur Baig’s red carpet-ready gown, but who can bother to notice it when the model is viciously bashing a mannequin to bits?

For this show, Ten Miles Square brought in photographers Joshua Yospyn, John Ulaszek, Meaghan Gay and Goldenberg, while Project Beltway enlisted local designers, including Baig and Dana Greaves, to pair off and create these photographs. Together, the artists and designers fashioned images distinctly in the artists’ style, which explains why the dresses in Gay’s macabre photo series of seemingly perfect women barely make it into the frame.

Though “Flaunt” is about photography, there’s no better time to see it than tomorrow night, when you can also check out some of the fashions. The exhibit closes with a runway show of clothes created by the designers; upstairs, Honfleur hosts a pop-up boutique of the designers’ wares.Tickets to “Flaunt” are $10 and must be bought in advance. 8:30 p.m. tomorrow. Honfleur Gallery, 1227 Good Hope Rd. SE. 202-580-5972 or http://www.honfleurgallery.com.

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Walker Rules.

Posted on May 6, 2009
Filed Under Interviews, Men, On The Street | 9 Comments

Walker Lamond, one of my favorite stylish local gents, is my Sidewalk Style subject this week. I think I first saw Walker at the Jete Society’s “Dance Party” in 2008 – pretty sure I took his photo and never posted it, for one reason or another. I then saw him again at the Sartorialist opening at Adamson Gallery, and then included him in the big “Great Hair” spread I had in Washingtonian magazine a while back. So I guess you could say that I’ve been following Walker, and his style, for a while now.

Walker’s style is basically original prep. No shapeless khakis with embroidered animals or sack-style navy jackets to be found. His is a carefully considered yet unfussy blend of labels both old and new, all with a decidedly 50s-retro look. The unfussy part is what I find particularly attractive about the look – think beachside walks in white jeans rolled up to mid-calf, an old white oxford shirt worn like second skin. Totally classic, just like the advice he doles out on his blog (and soon, book!), Rules For My Unborn Son.

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Hey Frenchie!

Posted on April 21, 2009
Filed Under On The Street, Only in Washington, Women | 2 Comments

My Sidewalk Style subject this week was rocking the coolest Sonia Rykiel pants when I stopped her over the weekend. They had suspenders! Such a great menswear-inspired, relaxed-cool look.

Speaking of street style, did you all see the spread in this Saturday’s Washington Post? They’re going to be doing a monthly street-style spread, and the photographer is none other than Joshua Yospyn, who is one of the four fashion photographers showing in Flaunt this weekend. See you there!

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Runway/Beltway

Posted on February 25, 2009
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This dress from the Ports 1961 show made me remember a woman I photographed in 2007 near Dupont Circle.

{Ports 1961 image from style.com}

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Yesterday, Georgetown

Posted on February 9, 2009
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R-e-s-p-e-c-t the Hat(s).

Posted on January 22, 2009
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It was sparkly, it was big, it had a bow. Upon rushing into Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas' office in the Cannon House Office Building on Inauguration Day (I had tickets, they did me no good), the first thing I saw on the television there was The Hat.

Aretha rocked the hell out of that song, and she rocked the hell out of that awesomely ridiculous church hat. Of course, I've been a fan of statement church hats from the beginning of the blog. So now that everyone's all aboard the huge hat train, a review of the bold, sartorial excellence that's been a celebrated tradition in our city's churches for years:

Taken June 2007, near Metropolitan Church on Vermont Avenue Northwest.

Last February in Georgetown, at 26th & P Streets Northwest.

My favorite, taken July 2007.

Taken September 2007.

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Cast Your Vote: A Year of Sidewalk Style

Posted on December 30, 2008
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Who wore it best in 2008? Vote here for your favorite Sidewalk Style subject from this past year. As we learned in 2008, every vote counts!

{Homage to Munkacsi. Carmen, coat by Cardin, Place Francois-Premier, Paris, August 1957. More images at The Richard Avedon Foundation}

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