Admittedly, we may be a little late in getting this look of the day to you as I suspect you all have already made your annual pilgrimage to the pumpkin patch and carved […]
Angela got together with old friends at Chef Geoff’s this past weekend. How handsome are her boys?! Susan attended the Femworking Conference on Saturday and caught up with her friend, Kate Covney Hood. […]
Coco Blanca loves to have a good time, and they love giving back to the community in creative ways! Since Coco Blanca’s imaginary papa is Ernest Heminway, they convinced Philip Greene, author of To […]
As you learned in last week’s Weekend Recap, Elizabeth is building a river house and has spent several weekends there overseeing construction. This gave us the idea to put together a look that […]
And it’s another rainy day in Alexandria. I’m sure I’m not the only one who is so totally over the rain, but let’s look on the figurative bright side. Rain just gives us the opportunity […]
Reader: I am trying to put together my holiday dining table centerpiece and was wondering if you have any tips or suggestions. Gayla: Coco Blanca is partial to a monochromatic look for the […]
I don’t know about you, but when it gets colder I start to hibernate. It’s not that I don’t want to see my friends, I just don’t want to leave my house. What […]
Angela really means it when she says she personally tests every product before she decides to sell it. Just another Sunday afternoon! Darby at her 30th high school reunion. Go Norfolk Academy Bulldogs!!! […]
Dressing for a fall wedding doesn’t mean you should avoid color altogether. It just means you have to focus on the right kinds of colors: jewel tones with metallic touches mixed in. Start […]
Sarah Squire is the daughter of one of the Coco Blanca owners, Elisabeth. Sarah loves every chance she gets to come home to Alexandria, which she says is very similar to her new […]
Dressing for a gallery opening is both an opportunity and a challenge. It is an opportunity to be a little more daring in your appearance, but it is always a challenge to dress […]
Headed to a concert or comedy club? Need to rock a little rocker chic? The key is to keep the silhouettes simple but to wear pieces that have something special about them. A […]
Reader: I love the oversized wingback chair you wrote about this past week, but I have a small space. Any tips of decorating with pieces like that when you don’t have much room […]
Angela had a great time at the Reston Art Festival with artist Maryann Schmidt. What do you think? Did she take a piece or two home? Susan’s husband, Jim, caught in her favorite […]
It is hard to get the entire Stylebook team together since there are quite a few of us now and our schedules are all jammed pack. When we are able to make it […]