Last week I spent the afternoon at  Brooks Brothers in Chevy Chase with a client — shopping for menswear. We needed dress shirts, ties, blazer, dress shoes…pretty much everything but the suit.  I immediately got to work putting together shirt-and-tie combos. We opted for the non-iron {yes, you heard me…non-iron} slim-fit shirt (BB has the regular […]

With yesterday morning’s temperatures jacket-worthy, I knew it was time…time to get our layering on.  In the D.C. area, early fall means that  temperatures may start in the 60s in the morning, but rise into the 80s by afternoon. Because we are in that transitional period between hot and cold, I always like to talk […]

Two words: shoulder pads.  Happy Monday!

So, we don’t live in New York City. Or Los Angeles. Or anywhere else where Fashion’s Night Out is a for real big friggin’ deal. Where retailers offer exclusive specials and items and ant-like swarms of shoppers descend upon the city.  We are D.C. We are sensible. Not that we don’t have artists, fashion and […]

Yup it’s here. Fall. And with it comes trend list after trend list after trend list. Recently, though, I read a New York Times article about the death of seasonal fashion trends. That people wear what they want to wear and make their own what is current. You can see it in the plethora of […]