FASHION EVENTS
Experience Style at Crystal Couture 2012
Folks, we are in the middle of one of the best weeks of the year – New York Fashion Week. This is the week when budding styles and colors remind us that warmer weather and hotter fashions are just around the corner.
Unfortunately, not all of us can jet up to New York this week for the shows (my invite must still be lost in the mail…), but thankfully, the Crystal City Business Improvement District is providing D.C. with some much needed fashion and retail therapy at this year’s Crystal Couture.
DC Fashion Week 2012: Universal Style, Local Flare
The holidays are over and the reality of winter is setting in: the stretch between plummeting temperatures and the glimmering promises of spring seems never-ending. However, there is one way to break-free of the mid-winter blues… and it doesn’t involve shoveling snow or hacking at ice. This year’s DC Fashion Week: The Power of Style is heating up the city and simultaneously showcasing all the stylish ways you can keep warm for the remainder of winter.
Washington Wine Academy 1K BEER Walk
Everyone knows that drinking and driving is not a good idea, but drinking and walking? File that under “brilliant ideas.” The Washington Wine Academy in collaboration with the Crystal City Business Improvement District is launching their inaugural 1K Beer Walk through the shops of Crystal City. Counter the carbs you consume as you walk! But don’t break into a sweat just yet, that’s just over half a mile, and with a cool brew in hand, it’ll be a breeze.
Sip and Shop at the 1K Wine Walk
On January 14th and 15th the Crystal City Shops will be adorned by an unusually high number of vibrant wine lovers participating in the 1K Wine Walk presented by the Crystal City Business Improvement District and Washington Wine Academy.
The Downtown Holiday Market Takes Over F Street
If you’re still on the hunt for holiday gifts and don’t want to hit the mall, then the 7th Annual Downtown Holiday Market is for you. Operating until December 23rd, the market has almost every type of unique gift you can think of. From clothing and accessories to pottery and books, the Holiday Market is DC’s one stop shop for village-style shopping. While you’re shopping for others — or yourself if you can’t resist — enjoy daily performances from local talent, with acts from jazz bands to guitar roots groups.
Celebrate Chinese Couture at Dress to Empress!
On Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 8pm until midnight at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler and Freer Gallery of Art the Silk Road Society will host Dress to Empress, an event celebrating the drama and heritage of Chinese fashion.
Orion’s Attic Opens Holiday Market in Silver Spring
If you are on the lookout for handmade gifts for your holiday shopping list, head over to the Flower Avenue Holiday Market, which launched this Saturday, November 26. The Market is located in the parking lot at the Flower Avenue Shopping Center in Silver Spring’s Long Branch area and is open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM from November 26 to December 24. It features local vendors offering…
Give the Gift of Arts and Crafts This Year and Shop at the Turkish Bazaar
Want to get a taste of what it’s like to shop in the souks of Istanbul without leaving home? Go to the annual Anatolian Artisans’ (AnArts) Holiday Sale in DC on Saturday, December 3 at the Tregaron Campus of the Washington International School.
Raid Your Closet and Get Ready for dewdropDC’s Swap and Shop
The only thing better than holiday shopping deals, is holiday swapping with other super fly fashionistas. Think the white elephant exchange except you are sure to walk away with the season’s cutest trends and no one can steal your treasures away! Wanna play? Clean out your closet and bring your fall and winter finds to Dewdrop’s Clothing Swap & Pop Up Shop this Saturday from 2-5:00pm at the Hillyer Art Space.
Becky’s Fund Walks This Way For Domestic Violence Awareness
Becky’s Fund has partnered with Eric Finn Custom Clothiers and Maggie Norris Couture to present a DC fashion show with a twist — the third annual “Walk This Way” to raise awareness and prevention of domestic violence. With Eric Finn at the helm of menswear fashion and Maggie Norris headlining the show with womenswear, this pair has every aspect of fashion covered.
Chic Geeks? Why Yes!
Ever wonder would would happen if Microsoft and Bloomingdales collide? We’ve got your covered! Geeks get chic this November 8th as successful, innovative tech-savvy men from the private and public sectors are transformed into fashion models for one night to raise funds for the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).
Discover Your Perfect Little Black Dress – Wellta Exhibits New Spring/Summer 2012 Collection
The dilemma: You need a little black dress – But not just any black dress. You need one that is unique and ambitious, but versatile enough to get you through your unhinged bachelorette weekends in Vegas and those upcoming corporate holiday parties. And forget sifting through the racks – Most importantly, you need this black dress to fit like it was made exclusively for you.
The solution: Enter Wellta, the tightly-edited clothing collection of D.C. fashion designer Wellta Boualaphanh, who plans to reveal her Spring/Summer 2012 collection New and Noteworthy: The Little Black Dress Collection on November 5, 2011. And what better place to show a dress collection designed for the modern, yet edgy woman, than D.C.’s modern and edgy H Street district.
