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DC HOLIDAY SHOPPING: Goodwill Holiday Trunk Show




Goodwill will have racks and racks of contemporary and vintage fashions while highlighting cocktail dresses for the upcoming holidays.

From Friday, November 26th through Friday, December 10th, Caramel will be accepting your gently used clothing donations for Goodwill.

You will receive 15% off any non-sale Caramel items with your donation. A Stacy London trained stylist, Lisa Tumbarello, will be on hand to help you pick out the perfect dress. During the event expect exclusive discounts offered on select Caramel styles!


Goodwill Holiday Trunk Show

Where: Caramel Boutique, 1603 U St NW Washington, DC
When: December 10, 2010
Time: 5PM - 8PM

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION #1: Buy A New Winter Coat

Happy New Year!!!!
So glad to be back and very excited about 2011! As the new year came in, I started wondering about my fashionable resolutions. So I decided to address these things early on. One of the first things I need is a new coat. I haven't bought a coat in years and I really need one. The others are looking a little war-torn. So I searched around for some options and here are three fab favs.

I love the look of this coat by Victorialand. It look utilitarian but that faux fur collar softens it. It also would be fab to wear when I am dressed up or dressed down. Very versatile. Available at ShopBop.com.



Glad to see that the military style is hanging around. I love this adorable navy military coat with this cute velvet bow by See by Chloe. That velvet bow adds such a girly touch. Available at Net-a-Porter.



I love the Trudie Herringbone coat at J.Crew. I love the color and it is a bit longer than most coats. I just wish that it had a few buttons that went all the way down the coat.

DAILY FASHION DEAL: SEXY SHOES @NINEWEST

NINE WEST | FASHION DEAL


You can never go wrong with a blush-colored shoe. I adore the MAKEASCENE from Nine West. The flower on top adds just the perfect touch of whimsy. You will definitely make a scene! Add it to your shoe collection for $59.00.

DAILY FASHION DEAL: JUMP, JUMP! EVERYBODY, JUMP, JUMP!

Normally, I am not a big fan of jumpers. But this 1969 denim jumper from the Gap sorta jumped out at me (LOL! Pun totally intended). Get it on sale for $67.99.

DAILY FASHION DEAL: HOBO BAG @ THE LIMITED

DAILY FASHION DEAL

I was a little hesitant to recommend this hobo bag because it was faux nubuck. But it got such high marks from customers, that I decided to make it today's deal. The price is fabulous. Available at The Limited for $29.99.

DAILY FASHION DEAL: TINY CIRCLE NECKLACE

Love this adorable, dainty necklace by Lucid New York. It could be yours for the modest price of $29.

DC FASHION EVENT: GET THE FASHION BLUEPRINT THIS SUMMER WITH KEITH BRYCE

Get Ready For College, With Project Runway's Keith Bryce!
Get ready to rock the runway! Keith Bryce – the progressive designer, stylist and Project Runway star contestant – is here to show you how to make a fierce fashion statement. With his high-energy, hands-on approach, you’ll get a behind-the-seams look at careers in the fashion industry, and even create designs of your own. It’s Fashion Week at Blueprint Summer Programs! Study Blueprint Fashion Design for 1 or 2 weeks this summer with Project Runway's Keith Bryce! Exclusively at George Washington University. Seats are limited, so grab your space today before some else does! Register now for Blueprint Fashion Design at George Washington University, CLICK HERE.

Designer Keith Bryce Designer Keith Bryce Keith’s road to style success is as unexpected as his creations. The self-taught designer started out in marketing, and was producing artwork for clothing when he was invited to work on a fashion show. A new sewing machine and two weeks later, Keith launched a career in fashion design and never looked back. Today, he continues to live and design by his signature saying: “Get noticed or go home.”

Accolades include:
  • Project Runway Season 5, Star Contestant 
  • Progressive designer with several collections 
  • Celebrity style consultant 
  • NAHA finalist, “Fashion Forward, 2011” 
  • NAHA finalist collections,2010 
  • City Weekly’s Designer of the Year, 2009 
About George Washington University
George Washington University hums with the energy and excitement of our nation’s capital. The beautiful campus is steeped in history, yet provides an up-close view of today’s cultural, political and social landscape. Immersing yourself in life at GW is an experience you don’t want to miss! Act now to reserve your spot in Blueprint’s Signature Summer Program at George Washington University in Washington D.C.

DAILY FASHION DEAL: PRETTY RUFFLES @ FREE PEOPLE

This ruffle my feathers top at Free People is super adorable. The $78 price tag might seem a bit much. But for me, it's worth it. It's so unique. Also available in rose and blue.

DC FOODIE EVENT: THE TASTE OF VIENNA


Head out to the First Annual Taste of Vienna food festival, taking place Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 11 AM - 8 PM at 400 Center Street, South, in Vienna (rain or shine). Admission is free and guests will be able to purchase food and beverages. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department.

The focus of this family-friendly event will be to showcase the many excellent restaurants that the Vienna area has to offer. This year, there will be 30 restaurants participating:

ADITI INDIAN DINING
ALEGRIA (opening soon)
BAZIN'S ON CHURCH
BRIO TUSCAN GRILLE
CAFFE AMOURI
CALIFORNIA TORTILLA
CHEF GEOFF'S TYSONS CORNER
CHURCH STREET PIZZA
CREPE AMOUR (opening soon)
CULINARIA COOKING SCHOOL
FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ
KABOB TAVERN
LA SANDIA
MAPLE AVE RESTAURANT
MAPLEWOOD GRILL NOODLES & COMPANY
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
PANACHE TYSONS
PEKING EXPRESS OF VIENNA
PURE PASTY CO.
PURPLE ONION CATERING CO.
ROBEKS
SILVA'S PATISSERIE
SWEET CITY DESSERTS
SWEETLEAF
TARA THAI
TEQUILA GRANDE MEXICAN CAFE
VIENNA INN
WHOLE FOODS MARKET
YIRASAI SUSHI & GRILL (Japanese & Korean Cuisine)

DC FASHION EVENT: FIRST ANNUAL GEORGETOWN SIP & SAMPLE


The Georgetown Boutique District, a conglomerate of fashionable brands in and around the Georgetown area, will join in hosting the first annual Georgetown Sip & Sample Sale, a premiere shopping event with incredible markdowns, cocktails, food, live music, and prize giveaways. The concept of the Georgetown Sip & Sample Sale was created with a mission to showcase and spotlight established fashionable brands around the Georgetown area. The event will bring affordability and accessibility to these fashionable brands to the DC, VA and MD region on a yearly basis. This first annual shopping extravaganza will take place on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the Georgetown Courtyard (behind Café Milano).

DC CHARITY EVENT: 25 GIRLS, 25 DAYS - @MICHINTRAINING



What does it take to make a leader?

That's the question we asked when we started MiT. How do we take smart, ambitious, enthusiastic and promising girls from urban high schools and help mold them into the leaders of tomorrow? What's missing in their formal education and training today that will help them storm the world? We searched and queried and did our market research and came up with a list of skills that girls in high schools, especially urban high schools, just are not learning. And then we designed the answer:

Michelle in Training


For the next 25 days we are asking 500 people to give $25 each to help us turn girls into leaders. We’ll be sending emails, tweets, and Facebook messages answering your questions about what, when, where, why and how MiT will work. We’ll be asking you to share our story with your friends, family, networks, co-workers, church folk and frenemies. We are asking you, for 25 days, to join us in helping take girls with promise, intelligence, dreams, and hope to the next level so that they can do anything. So that they can change the world. And while they’re at it, they can prove to the world that every little black girl, wherever she’s born, whatever her history, can work hard, play smart, learn the ropes, and become every bit a First Lady. Our Patron Saint is not an exception. She is the example.

It takes a village to raise a child and it takes an international network to turn 25 girls in to leaders. Visit StartSomeGood to donate your $25 to the cause, check out our video on Michelle in Training, like us on Facebook, repin us on Pinterest and shout it from the rooftops (or on Twitter, use the hashtag #25days25girls).

Michelle in Training is coming. Are you with us?

FASHION DEAL OF THE DAY: SWEET HOBO BAG AT @GAP


Love this drawstring hobo bag by Gap. You know I love my big a** bags. This one is perfect. Comes in six different colors and is a great price at $39.95. Plus for two days, use code GAPGET and get 25% off. Sweet.

DC FASHION EVENT: LUXE LIFESTYLE PRESENTED BY @NOVAFASHIONWEEK

JOIN NOVA FASHION WEEK FOR LUXE LIFESTYLE



NOVA Fashion Week introduces Luxe Lifestyle 2012, a world tailored to individual lifestyle. Luxe Lifestyle is a pop-up event that displays leaders in an industry ranging in fashion, beauty,style, nutrition, health and other retailers, who are influential in their craft, to a receptive audience. For more information, visit NOVA Fashion Week.

DC FASHION EVENT: STACY LONDON IS COMING TO TOWN

STACY LONDON IS COMING TO MONTGOMERY MALL



TLC's What Not To Wear host, Stacy London will be appearing at Westfield Montgomery Mall to kick off their Shopper Style Tour on Saturday, April 14th. As part of this fashion initiative, Stacy London will meet local shoppers and provide humorous tips on trends, as well as individualized "what to wear" and "what not to wear" feedback, etc. As part of the tour, shoppers are given free wardrobing, beauty consultation and other fashion tips by London's style team -- see below information.


Free and open to the public, the award-winning Westfield Style Tour at the Westfield Montgomery shopping center features two consecutive weekends featuring personalized style consultations with professional industry stylists, beauty makeovers, and insider advice on spring apparel trends from fashion icon Stacy London and her team of stylists from Style for Hire.

April 14th Stacy London Appearance - 12pm – 2pm and 3pm – 5pm

Stacy London will be personally available to share her insider knowledge, do's and don'ts... and secrets for a fashionable lifestyle with local shoppers on Saturday, April 14th. Shoppers will also have the opportunity to have their photograph taken with Stacy and receive a free signed copy of Westfield Style magazine, as well as a free mini clutch ($15 value).

Fun outing for moms & daughters, those entering or re-entering the workplace, teens, and the "wardrobe challenged." IMG, the company that produces New York's Fashion Week has brought the set to the mall where customers can receive style, beauty and wardrobe consultations by industry experts -- Tour includes a rolling Style Closet with clothing selections where residents can be "rewardrobed" (stylists* will interview and give fashion "do" and "don't" consultations based on styles, body types and other preferences)

Local residents will receive Style Tour "Fashion Fixes" by the industry experts who know fashion -- What Not to Wear's Stacy London's Group, Style for Hire. Their catch phrase: "Discover Your Inner Fashionista!"

Also includes a Beauty Bar, featuring samples and demonstrations highlighting for personalized tips for makeup and accessories.

MORE ABOUT THE TOUR

During all four days of this showcase event, all visitors are invited to relax in the custom-designed Westfield Style Salon. Visitors also receive a free, personalized fashion consultation with a professional fashion industry stylist personally trained by Stacy London herself. These one-on-one consultations also include apparel recommendations pulled from the Westfield Style Closet – a source for the trendiest merchandise from popular Westfield Montgomery retailers such as BCBG Max Azria, White House | Black Market, The Limited, Bakers, Soma Intimates, and many more top national and international brands.

Once participants find their perfect outfit from the Westfield Style Closet, they can enjoy a free makeup consultation at the Westfield Beauty Bar, featuring samples and demonstrations highlighting “can’t-miss” looks in makeup and accessories. Armed with a completely new look and expert fashion advice, visitors are given their very own digital style assessment containing the customized recommendations for apparel and accessories they received from their personal stylist. Shoppers also receive discount cards and other special incentives to purchase items from the apparel and beauty lines they encountered during the course of their visit.

WHEN:

Saturday, April 14th (12-8pm)

Sunday, April 15th (12-6pm)

Saturday, April 21st (12-8pm)

Sunday, April 22nd (12-6pm).


Stacy London exclusive “meet and greet”: Saturday, April 14 (12-2pm and 3-5pm)

WHERE:
Westfield Montgomery
7101 Democracy Blvd.
Bethesda MD 20817
301.469.6025

CONTACTS:

Joanna Caputi
Director, Marketing
Westfield Montgomery
301.469.6025
jcaputi@westfield.com

Beth Gallagher
The Sky Group, Inc.
301-452-1459
beth@theskygroupinc.com

DC FASHION BENEFIT: FASHION FIGHTS POVERTY ANNUAL GALA 2012


2012 Fashion Fights Poverty

On Saturday, March 31, Fashion Fights Poverty (FFP) will host our annual fashion gala. The 2012 Dress Responsibly Gala, FFP's biggest production of the year, will highlight eco-friendly and ethical fashion design throughout the night.

The three-hour event will include an open bar cocktail reception, silent auction, and modern dance performance, as well as a runway show and live exhibition of new fashion designs by some of today's most visionary eco/ethical designers.

Featured designers will include:

  • Seth Aaron Henderson, Winner of the 7th season of Project Runway;
  • Luis Valenzuela, founder of EcoArtFashion;
  • Laura Williams, Washington, DC-based designer and clothing and textile teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School;
  • Ginger Root, clothing and accessories boutique on U Street corridor in Washington, DC, and maker of ReVamp, eco-friendly artisan design for men and women, and;
  • Other internationally acclaimed designers (For full list of designers, visit http://www.fashionfightspoverty.org/events.html)

Tickets: $75 General/$150 VIP

To purchase tickets, visit FFP Annual Gala 2012

For more information on the 2012 Gala, FFP programs and the FFP mission, please visit our web site.

VINTAGE LOVE: JUST KITSCH


Totally adore this vintage gold geometric ring available at Just Kitsch. It's such a great price, too. Get it for $25.00.

DAILY FASHION DEAL: STEVE MADDEN - KENNYYA

DAILY FASHION DEAL


You know that I always try to bring you what's modern and different. This totally fits the bill. Love these hot platforms. Get the Kennyya by Steve Madden for $77.99 but only if you are a size 8.

FASHION CONTEST ON PINTEREST: WIN A $200 GIFT CARD @SIMPLYSOLES


SimplySoles has decided to launch their very first Pinterest contest! What's at stake? Three gift cards to 3 lucky and talented participants!

Here are the contest details:
For all of you who are active on Pinterest (if you are not don’t fret there is still time to sign up), Simplysoles would love to see what you can create! Build a board titled “My SimplySoles Favorites” based around products you love on SimplySoles.com including images, outfits, and anything you can imagine to create a beautiful awe inspiring board!

Then email Simplysoles at: pinterest@simplysoles.com to show them your board! They will choose their favorite boards when the contest ends March 31st.

The prizes are as follows:

First place: $200 Gift Card
Second place: $100 Gift Card
Third place: $50 Gift Card


Follow Simplysoles on Pinterest!

WARM WEATHER BLUES: THE ACACIA SWIMSUIT @ PLANET BLUE


I saw this adorable swim suit at Planet Blue and wished that I were somewhere that was 80 degrees, sunny, with endless margaritas being delivered to my beach chair by some gorgeous island boy toy. Ahhhhh, please bring on the summer. Acacia Swim Wear available at Planet Blue.

MODEL CALL: RUNWAY READY - CONCEPT TO CATWALK


DATE CHANGE: MODEL CASTING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MARCH 17, 2012


6th Annual
RUNWAY READY "CONCEPT TO CATWALK"
Model Casting: March 17, 2012
Show date: May 4, 2012

ABOUT PROJECT STITCH STUDIO
Nestled in the heart of Alexandria, VA, West Potomac Academy Fashion Design is the #1 fashion design high school in the DC Metropolitan area that prepares students to work in the fashion industry. We develop the technical, creative, and knowledge-based skills they need to cultivate design ideas. In addition, we explore an in-depth creative process, develop technical and presentation skills in the field of fashion design. These skills will enable students to understand the fashion industry, build college portfolios and seek career opportunities being offered in the field of fashion design. Visit us at Project Stitch Studio

Interested in sponsoring or being a part of the event? Contact us at francoismaggy@gmaill.com or mfrancois@fcps.edu

EDITOR'S NOTES: MBFW - TOP 5 LOOKS AT MARC JACOBS

TOP 5 LOOKS AT MARC JACOBS

Alright, let's just all admit that Marc Jacobs stole the show at NY Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2012. No one (except Alexander Wang) even came close. Can we just say that we were blown by the set that was built for the stage? Did you see that it had an upstairs to it from which Mr. Jacobs, himself, descended? This was Marc Jacobs at his best. I loved all of the looks and the styling was fabulous. The big hats and the incredible metallic buckle shoes... whew! It was incredibly hard but here are my top 5 looks at Marc Jacobs:






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EDITOR'S NOTES: MBFW - TOP 5 LOOKS AT RACHEL ROY

TOP 5 LOOKS AT RACHEL ROY

One of the things that I love about Rachel Roy is her love of color and patterns. She always has the best patterns and you can rest assure that you will be able to find a mixture of big, bold colors in all of her collections. It was a great departure from all of the black on the Fall/Winter 2012 runways.

Here are the top 5 looks:








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EDITOR'S NOTES: MBFW - TOP 5 LOOKS AT ZAC POSEN

TOP FIVE LOOKS AT ZAC POSEN

I am a huge fan of Zac Posen. I have always loved how whimsical his collections would be. I even loved his immensely popular line that he designed for Target. But I would really blown away by the beauty of his Asian-influenced collection for Fall 2012. Simply gorgeous.

Here are my top 5 runways looks at Zac Posen












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