Keeping the bohemian spirit alive, as I am known to do, becomes a bit more difficult during this time of year when my light-wash flare Current/Elliots and mounds of bangles are out of place among the tweeds, clean leather stiletto boots and peacoats emerging out of women’s closets all over the District. However, this gypsy […]

For some, fall means crisp air, red leaves, and acorns leaving dents on your car hood. For others, it’s the weekly morning keg party in a parking lot outside of a football stadium. To me, however, fall means my return to preppiness.  For many years for many Americans, there was nothing quite like cool Saturday […]

Even at 5’10”, my legs are abnormally stumpy. To illustrate: my high school coxswain, standing in at 5’5″, had longer legs. So even at my thinnest, my thighs thunder on. While I flip-flop every now and then on just how confident and comfortable I am in this mixture of genetics and love of Bojangles, I will […]

From Chris Benz Spring 2011 RTW. ‘Nuff Said.

If you saw a single picture from the DKNY show yesterday, you should be pretty sure that at least Ms. Karan thinks silk scarves are it for spring. While we still have another season or two separating us from spring, the silk scarf trend is well within reach: it fits perfectly with military and collegiate trends, […]

As Belle has mentioned, the time has come for New York Fashion Week, and with it comes the second installment of Anna Wintour’s ever-growing brainchild: Fashion’s Night Out. Lucky for those of you in the District was the cash to burn, FNO will be joining us in Georgetown this year.   My friend Mary*, who […]

Aquascutum Packaway Raincoat (Saks, $180) Well ladies, it looks like our new friend Earl may drop in for a visit this weekend, but don’t let him ruin your Labor Day beach plans. Instead, try this New Orleans classic, the hurricane. You can ask anybody who’s ever been to Pat O’Brien’s, or anywhere else in the […]

It may surprise you, dear reader, to hear I have an oft-ignored craving to wear things with certain light-reflecting qualities as often as possible. My dear friend Emma describes these things as “shiny”, and she means it in the most literal sense. Metallics, sequins, just about any bedazzled embellishment: nothing escapes my intrigue, fascination, or […]

This fall for me is all about texture. While pining for the mercury to drop over the summer, I had visions of tweed and plaid dancing in my head. And I believe someone famous once said “Give me a chunky knit sweater, leather riding boots, and tickets to a football game or give me death.” […]