Haute & Cool: Spring Fashion Bursting with Botanical Charm 
• May 10, 2023

Spring Fashion has arrived and it’s bursting with botanical charm. Designers have taken the season’s favorite motif and infused it with lively adornments. Silhouettes are ultra-feminine and designed with enchanting […]

Business Ins & Outs: Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, Boat House Apparel; Eagle Bank
• May 8, 2023

In: Van Leeuwen, as in … Ice Cream Van Leeuwen, the Brooklyn-born brand known for its made-from-scratch dairy and vegan ice creams, will open at noon, Thursday, May 11, at […]

Haute & Cool: NYFW in 3 Georgetown Shops, Featuring the Looks of Spring 2023 
• April 12, 2023

Tory Burch – The starting point for spring/summer 2023 was two seemingly opposing instincts: to pare everything back and to experiment freely. On the runway, these notions came together seamlessly. […]

Haute & Cool: The Heart’s Delight!  
• February 8, 2023

The human heart has been associated with love since the time of the ancient Greeks. Aristotle deemed the heart the center of vitality in the body and expansive by nature. Later, […]

2022 – 2023: What’s Out and What’s In
• December 29, 2022

As we look toward the new year with high hopes and a modicum of trepidation, it is perhaps altogether fitting and proper to look back on this past year and […]

Holiday Gifts for Hubby 
• December 15, 2022

Is your husband hard to shop for? Are you tired of seeing his sad puppy eyes after he eagerly tears into your holiday gift wrapping only to find another ho-hum […]

Conscientious Shopping in Georgetown: 10 Opportunities This Season 
• December 7, 2022

Looking to make the world a little better over the holidays? Here are 10 opportunities to shop conscientiously and give back to the community this gift-giving season. Happy holidays!   Allbirds , […]

Shop Georgetown: The Holiday Gift Guide
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The District proper is open for business. Retail numbers are strong but that doesn’t mean all is whole from the past few difficult years. If you’re in the giving mood, […]

Embodying Black Elegance: Vanilla Beane (1919-2022)
• October 27, 2022

Vanilla Beane, known as “D.C.’s Hat Lady,” died October 23 at a Washington, D.C., hospital at the age of 103. While her name alone preceded her, Beane’s life was as […]

Haute & Cool: Fall Fashion Recap—Italian by Design
• October 12, 2022

Italian designers have captivated the fall collections with their celebrated and sophisticated modernity. The major fashion houses continue to dig deep into iconic and archival looks that will satiate the […]