The Season of Retro Chic: Celebrating Georgetown Flea Market’s 50th
By • May 11, 2022 0 1946
It’s the season of Retro Chic.
In celebration of Georgetown Flea Market’s 50th year, our May 2022 cover story features an interview with the its founder, Michael Sussman, who launched the market in 1973. For the past half-century, Georgetowners and visitors have all known it’s the must-visit spot to shop and browse outdoors — especially for “Retro Chic” fashions — every Sunday from 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Hardy Middle School parking lot across from Safeway on Wisconsin Avenue NW.
The Georgetowner also hosted a celebratory fashion photo-shoot with noted photographer @Tony Powell and several stunning models (wearing some higher-end “Retro Chic” designs from Oscar De La Renta, Veronica Beard, and Mercedes Vintage).
Here are some of their shots à la mode:
© Tony Powell. Georgetowner 50th Anniversary Flea Market Fashion. April 24, 2022.
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
RIGHT MODEL: Kelly
DRESS: STAUD $375 Saks Fifth Ave, Chevy Chase.
EARRINGS: Oscar De La Renta
BRACELET: Vintage by Mercedes Vintage.
LEFT MODEL: Sonia
DRESS: EN SAISON DRESS. Saks Fifth Ave, Chevy Chase.
EARRINGS: Vintage by Mercedes Vintage.
STYLED BY: Allyson Burkhardt
© Tony Powell. Georgetowner 50th Anniversary Flea Market Fashion. April 24, 2022.
BOHEMIAN RHASPSODY
MODEL: Kelly
DRESS: Provided by Mercedes Vintage, Adams Morgan
HANDBAG: Vintage. Provided by Mercedes Vintage, Adams Morgan
SUNGLASSES: Vintage Dior. Provided by Mercedes Vintage, Adams Morgan
BANGLES: Vintage. Provided by Mercedes Vintage, Adams Morgan
EARRINGS: Vintage. By Let’s Get Dressed
STYLED BY: Allyson Burkhardt
