08.22.13

fade to black

With the cooler weather this past week, I couldn’t help but start to think about wearing my dark denim and cords. Quality denim, like any other garment, requires careful care to retain color […]
08.16.13

street style: sarah

I moved here from Oregon with my husband and furry companion only three months ago but Alexandria has stolen my heart – I love it here! I work at Mint Condition Designer Consignment […]
08.13.13

meet the designer: claudia ciuti

Meet Claudia Ciuti. The latest Italian shoe designer carried at The Shoe Hive. How did you get started in the fashion shoe business? I was born on the second floor of my father’s […]
08.09.13

street style: darby

We generally reserve our street style feature for our readers and the stylish women we encounter in the streets of Alexandria. Yesterday, however, Darby was headed to The Front Porch in Del Ray […]
08.08.13

dare to bare

It has been a few years since I worked in an office environment in the summertime. But it was always the debate “Is it okay to wear bare legs with a skirt or […]
08.07.13

angela’s office renovation

I have wanted to renovate my office for what seems like forever. I haven’t yet because I am just not sure the look I want to go for. Living with my husband and […]
08.06.13

these boots were made for walkin’

A neutral bootie, somewhere between tan and gray (taupe?) is very in right now. Fall is around the corner and a bootie in this soft color makes it easy to transition from warmer to […]
08.02.13

street style: kristin

Kristin Ikenson is a Senior Account Executive with Modern Luxury DC Magazine. She lives in Bethesda with her husband, Dan, three children and their yellow lab, Gus.  She enjoys cooking, speed walking and boutique […]
08.01.13

a very busy and very stylish mom

Maria Jose, Mary Jo, Maria, MJ. She’ll answer to all of them, but most of us know her as the popular local mommy blogger, Very Busy Mama. On her blog, she writes about […]
07.30.13

you ask, we answer

Reader: What shoes do you recommend wearing in the summer on the cobblestone streets, especially when attending an event that is a little more formal than espadrilles and stilettos simply won’t do? (I […]
07.26.13

street style: adrien

Adrien Cotton is co-owner of Fitness on the Run, a personal training gym she opened in 2004 in Old Town. Her goal? Helping others achieve a healthy lifestyle, fitness and total wellness. An […]
07.19.13

street style: chris

One of the great things about Alexandria is the diversity of style you see walking the streets. There are the prepsters, the moms in their yoga gear, the tourists in their white sneakers […]
07.12.13

street style: maria

Maria, in her own words: I am from Argentina and originally came to the USA 17 years ago for graduate school. (I have an MBA in finance and investment.) I worked for an […]
07.08.13

weekend recap

Elizabeth’s red, white and blue! The ladies at Kiskadee were very busy this weekend kicking off their big summer sale! Susan with Big Red Machine legend George Foster. She was a huge Cincinnati […]
07.05.13

street style: julie

Meet Julie. An event planner and recent transplant from New York City, Julie moved to DC but loves exploring Alexandria when she wants to escape the city. So, it’s convenient that Zoe Boutique […]


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