On The Street – Capitol Mall

Ann, engineering student I drove past her walking down 7th Street on my way to work, and I just knew I had to park illegally and run her down on foot. She has a black long sleeve shirt under the gray shift dress, and the black frilly swing coat is so feminine and fun. The [...]

On The Street – 17th & J

Paige, bartender I am fascinated by women who wear high waist pants and skirts. I love the look but unfortunately for me, its just not one that is happening on my body. That being said – I want Paige’s body! So gorgeous in a Scarlett Johanssen kinda way.  Lemon yellow cardigan borrowed from her friend, [...]

On The Street – 26th & J

Chris, sales guy He put his moped together with the help of the peeps at Moto-Matic Mopeds. I loved how the bike is a hodgepodge of parts that look so random together. If I remember correctly,  he got most of what he is wearing from Artifacts on K Street.

On The Street – 21st & I

Dayanand, student Boys in nice clothes. Vest and jacket bought thrift.

On The Street – 18th & L

Stephanie, waitress She had a mod flair to her in this short, vintage shift dress and cropped hairstyle. The purse was purchased for 25 cents in Wisconson, and her coat is second-hand as well. Her legs look killer in these super sheer tights.

On The Street – 20th & J

Patrick, waiter He was really nice and mentioned that he had just returned from an inspiring trip to NYC and was a bit excited when I complimented him on his threads. The fact that he decided to show off his ankle boots instead of hiding them under is pants is to be applauded – a [...]

I’d like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press

Did you guys watch the Golden Globes last night? I really enjoyed the show, and many of the dresses. My absolute favorite was January Jones in Versace. The color was different from all the other designs at the show so she really stood out, and that blue looked glorious on her. Her makeup and accessories [...]

On The Street – 15th & Q

Jared, musician – Weird Dreams I don’t know – I just like it. He found this authentic fedora at a thrift store in Santa Monica. It turned out that I had seen his old Sac band, Low Flying Owls a few years back at the original Capitol Garage and that we have a friend in [...]

Boutique Beat – Thunderhorse Vintage

Marilyn & Jen of Thunderhorse Vintage These girls look as fabulous as their store actually is. They have tons of clothes and accessories from years past at very attractive prices. The store is up and moving from the back of Bows & Arrows to its very own space at 2522 J Street. On Saturday January [...]

First Lady of Fashion

If you had any opinion at all about the dress Michelle Obama wore on election night back in November, you may be interested in checking out the sketches compiled by WWD of potential inaugural ballgowns and suits for her to wear on January 20th. Many considerable fashion designers provided thier ideas of what they thought [...]