Mother always said “take the best from those around you.” So embracing only discrimination of style, this look dips back to the Jackie Kennedy era of timeless and modest fashion, with a Pashmina Collection dress. Continue reading
Category Archives: FASHION
Homelessness in Washington D.C. & the Taste of Georgetown
When I first moved to Washington D.C. as a college student over ten years ago, I had many experiences of traveling in and out of the District to my hometown of New York. What struck me during these trips was the first thing I would see when entering the District by bus or car: an undeniable and overwhelming presence of homelessness. Years later, just before the cold season which last year saw double the national average of homeless in D.C., I am excited to be supporting Taste of Georgetown on its 25th anniversary. This meaningful and important event endeavors to raise awareness on and eradicate homelessness in the District. Continue reading
Modest Fashion Vintage Look
Once in a while a dress comes along that embodies what you thought would be the magic of being a grown-up. Equal parts elegant and lady like, this Ava Lea Couture modest fashion vintage look is every ounce that magic. Continue reading
FRENCH CONNECTION AT THE FRENCH EMBASSY
Staying on the boss lady path means pushing boundaries everyday you didn’t know existed. As daylight shades the world ever more complex, turning to clean silhouettes and feminine tones is like style binging on comfort food. My wardrobe is fast becoming (insert large quantity of favorite food, e.x., a pizza factory.) This is how I ended up in a darling blush pink, loud-shouldered dress at the French Embassy’s “Beyond the Little Black Dress” fashion show.DC FASHION WEEK: INTERVIEW W/ FOUNDER EAN WILLIAMS & RUNWAY ROUNDUP
NYMANNEQUIN featured on GEORGEWASHED
Washingtonians put great value on the utility of all things. For example, first date talking points include, “What do you do?” “Who do you work for?” “Do you think you could connect me with…?” Unsurprisingly, Washington takes the same approach with fashion. In a city where a bespoke blazer is the holy grail of any wardrobe, utility of fashion means a perfect power piece to get you from point A to point B. At my first fall DC Fashion Week, a flagship event which sets the tone for the coming year’s trends, I quickly noticed the event caters almost exclusively to ready-to-wear styles for a diversity of women. This was a sharp departure from the avant-garde (aka, who cares if it’s not wearable – it’s art!) nature of fashion week I had come to know and love as a native New Yorker. 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: WHAT I WORE TO NYFW
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: 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.5 UNIQUE TRENCH COAT IDEAS
Life, nor fashion, should be faced with a confidence crutch, nor a style safety blanket. Fall is a time when the leaves change color. When trends are predicted. And when elections are decided. In a city that sees so much change, it’s a wonder that key style pieces are worn year after year, with little update. Since the beige trench coat is DC’s go-to fall item, here are 5 Unique Trench Coat Ideas. Don’t be beige in a crowd of beige. Continue reading
FALL FASHION DAY TO NIGHT OUTFITS
As the days get shorter there is a little less time for everything. Fall fashion is when day to night outfits take over – from office wear to date night outfits. And tribal print is the perfect transition into a deeper, darker feel. Continue reading