In the behind-the-seams documentary “Valentino: The Last Emperor,” director Matt Tyrnauer delves into the glam gowns and jet-set lifestyle of Italian designer Valentino Garavani. Neiman Marcus and FW will be hosting a free screening of the full-on fashion flick this Wed., June 24 at the Avalon Theatre (5612 Connecticut Ave. NW).
The festivities kick off [...]

It’s that time again: Our regular fashion chat! Come by today at noon with any style questions and we’ll do our best to help you sort them out.
In addition, we’ll be handing out awesome beauty swag to a few lucky (and randomly selected) chatters. One will get the full set of Benefit’s fab new Crescent [...]

While we would never claim that “DC is the new New York,” we are often glad that the fashion perks of NYC — the amazing Barney’s flagship and the craftastic Brookyn Flea, to name a few — are just a short Amtrak ride away. We can’t wait to jaunt up this summer to catch the [...]

When we first heard the term “summer boots,” they sounded like something as crazy and unwearable as, say, “snow sandals” or “moon sunglasses.” But styles like Frye’s perforated, short, “Yeah, I’m from Austin” babies, the Carson (above, on sale for $240), and Pour La Victoire’s similarly perforated knee boots (below left, $305, at Sassanova in [...]

It’s come to be one of the highlights of summer: Gap’s collaborations with the on-the-verge designers who most recently took home the annual Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund award. This year’s batch of ultra-stylish basics — a collection of khaki finds, which launched today — includes toppers from milliner Albertus Quartus Swanepoel (above) (who, fyi, sources much [...]

The First Lady has been under the radar this past week (maybe she’s taking a break at Camp David?), but that gives us a chance to look over some recent fashion hits.
Michelle’s single-handedly brought some fashion designers to the forefront — Jason Wu, Thakoon our June Style Setter, Isabel Toledo for starters — but we [...]

It’s Monday, the day we like to check in with the First Fashionista. Michelle Obama turned up for the D-Day celebration in France this weekend in a classic white sheath by Narciso Rodriguez and coat by Michael Kors, belted with a wide metallic gray belt. She looked crisp and summery, but it’s unfortunate that French [...]

Fellow local blogger Style Redux pointed out that Calypso’s Kimberly dress (above, in madras, $195) seems to have taken DC by storm this summer. We hadn’t noticed it, but were instantly smitten with its breezy shape, pretty colors and braided neckline. It’s near-impossible to track down online, so we popped by Bethesda’s Ginger boutique — [...]

I’m taking a vacation next week, which always gets me in the mood for a little luggage shopping. I’m loving the sturdy canvas flight bags from Wm. J. Mills & Co, the longtime Long Island sailmaker. There’s something so retro and rugged about the bright colors (choose from 13 options, though my vote’s for the [...]

We have half a mind to officially declare Mondays to be MObama day around here, just because we can’t get enough of Michelle (not to mention her wardrobe choices). Time magazine’s candid and interesting interview with the First Lady sticks to more serious topics than her style, but there were a few moments that we [...]