Fall is most likely my spirit animal. And New York Fashion Week is my animal kingdom. While the “new” era streetstyle is undoubtedly blending last summer’s seersucker stripes with this falls’s wide one’s (do your research), I’m off trying to decide how to make special my first full leather getup of the season. Continue reading
24 HOURS AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK: WHAT’S IN MY BAG FOR #NYFW
A spontaneous 24 hour trip home to New York Fashion Week sounds romantic, exciting and adventerous – right? Not to the girl with an overflowing walk-in closet – and counting! Stepping on and off the train from Washington, D.C. with only an interlude at the runways, I wanted to travel stylishly light. So I did the impossible and traveled to NYFW with ONLY. A. PURSE. I knew you’d want proof, so here’s What’s in my bag for NYFW. Continue reading 24 HOURS AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK: THE SHOWS
On the first perfect Sunday of fall, Prabal Gurung, Vivienne Tam, Jarel Zhang and others, re-contextualized femininity at New York Fashion Week. As the sun shone outside of the Skylight Clarkson Square galleries, a rainstorm of cameras captured a distinct vision for the spring summer 2018 season. That vision edged against today’s refrain from the top on the type caste of a woman.DC STREET STYLE
The rise of fashion bloggers has turned everyday outfits into street style and sidewalks into rookie runways. DC street style often translates city decorum, a never ending effort to be politically correct and color inside finely defined lines. Success, whether in style or profession, means an approach distinct from the rest. In a city known for classic black and navy ensembles, my DC street style is pronounced by custom and timeless touches on everyday style.
HOW TO WEAR BLACK IN THE SUMMER
Historic Old Town, Alexandria
A fierce black ensemble is the adult equivalent of “we’re the cool kids and you can’t sit with us.” Maybe that’s why New Yorkers are obsessed with wearing black and why we can’t let it go, especially when we move away from NYC. But living in a city that adopts Southern preppy and colorful contemporary year-round, my idea of how to wear black in the summer, as a New Yorker in DC, has transformed over the years. Continue reading
HOW TO WEAR SEERSUCKER: REINVENTING THE CLASSICS
Ever since Melania Trump brought feminism back in style, the bouffant-effect has taken over our closets like a 24-hour news cycle. Unlike said news cycle, almost anything looks good when run through a bouffant filter. And as trendy as this trend may seem, it is happily giving new life to the protocols of style in Washington, DC. Enter a new take on how to wear seersucker.
CLAIRE UNDERWOOD STYLE, HOUSE OF CARDS: PART 3
Behind every great man there [are many] great [women]. Behind every great woman, is a man who is surprised. Asserting your path as a woman often means letting your presence do the talking, and letting your actions do the walking. Enter a fifth season of Claire Underwood style: a woman who has always dressed for the job she wants, on House of Cards. Continue reading
ANGELMAN SYNDROME COLLECTIONS PRESENTATION & CREATIVE ARTS EVENT
Runway for a Cause
The runway attracted international designers, fashion influencers, caregivers and advocates. We were all there to raise awareness for the Angelman syndrome. Why? The Angelman syndrome is a genetic disease so rare that it affects just 200,000 people per year in the U.S. While it requires lifelong care, the lack of awareness means it is often misdiagnosed as something else, like cerebral palsy or autism. Why now? Researchers believe because of its relationship to many other disorders, finding a cure for the Angemlan syndrome will lead to cures for similar disorders, like autism and cerebral palsy. Enter: international fashion philanthropy. Continue reading
HOW TO TRAVEL IN STYLE
Like fashion, travel is a privilege, not a right. Consulting a full length mirror shouldn’t be optional just because you’ll spend the next 12 hours of your life in a dark cabin. When the lights flick on you will be caught with your sweatpant drawer ensemble, and will continue in the footsteps of every forgettable traveler, ever. Just because travel is complicated (from delays to detentions), dressing for aesthetics doesn’t have to be. Here are my 4 rules for “How to Travel in Style” (and comfort, always.)
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DIY: HOW TO SAVE FLOWERS
Flowers are one of the most short-lived tokens of affection (aside from a box of fine Belgian chocolates.) As a couple we’ve decided that everyday gestures of affection don’t need to carry an unnecessary end to life. So in my world, flowers are even more special, because they are an occasion-only gift. When my fiance does surprise me with a bouquet, I like to find ways to keep the bouquet and its memory living long after the vase-phase, in a way that’s more than just your mom’s potpourri. Enter my first DIY: How to Save Flowers post. Continue reading