It's no wonder DC has no fashion sense

[Anonymous]

PP, please explain how D&G, Chanel, Prada and Dior are Old Lady Fashion. Neiman's carries all the top names in the latest fashion - from the big names in Couture to the Y&H on the bottom floor. This store is very different from the one at Mazza.

[Anonymous]

Wearing Chanel and Dior means only that you have money, not necessarily style. To me, style is in how you put yourself together, not what label you're wearing. My pet peeve about DC: Men AND women wear their pants too short. And what's with the boring hairstyles?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP, please explain how D&G, Chanel, Prada and Dior are Old Lady Fashion. Neiman's carries all the top names in the latest fashion - from the big names in Couture to the Y&H on the bottom floor. This store is very different from the one at Mazza.

"La Croix, sweetie!"

[Anonymous]

OK, for the boring hair poster: I'm looking for a new hair style. I have shoulder length wavy (but not curly) hair. Any suggestions?

[Anonymous]

I love* the crunchy Capitol Hill 'look' - especially in winter. Corduroy pants, patterned sweaters, no makeup. Heee... I agree with the posted who said it makes her feel liberated.. For once in my life I can count myself among the most stylish in my neighborhood!

*love meaning love to giggle about

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, for the boring hair poster: I'm looking for a new hair style. I have shoulder length wavy (but not curly) hair. Any suggestions?

Try long layers and then some long banks in the front that are angled.

[Anonymous]

If you are looking for chic ways to put an outfit together I would recommend going to a boutique for ideas. The fashions at the smaller boutiques are more edited and you don't have to parse through all the old lady fashions. I like Wink in Georgetown and Intermix. If you like the romantic, frilly style, Anthropologie is nice.

Also, learn what to splurge on and what to buy high end. I like cool handbags, coats, shoes, and jeans. But almost everything else I buy at mid-range stores.

Finally, many people in DC think that designer logos from head to toe make them fashionable and I think that is a rather unoriginal way to dress. People here seem to love the monogrammed logo handbags from Gucci and LV here--there are so many nicer handbags out there in the same price range and you won't look like a walking advertisement.

[Anonymous]

If I see another woman carrying a canvas tote bag (as a purse, not to the beach), I will scream. Fashion tragedy abounds here

Uh oh. This is me. I think I actually have some fashion sense---I'm lucky in that I don't have a conservative office, so I try to mix basics with interesting pieces from when I travel to hipper climes, but I've never been one to spend money on a handbag besides a few basic leather ones, in part because I've never really cared about bags (shoes are another story) and mostly because I carry everything around with me--I have to travel, on metro, with my pump and my gym clothes and the only thing big enough and not mosntrous is a tote bag. If anyone can point me to a large, fashionable, and somewhat flexible bag that holds a lot and does not cost 600.00 I'd be eternally grateful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The link is to this week's fashion chat on the Washington Post. Land's End is referenced way too many times.

http://live.washingtonpost.com/fashion-fix-0622.html

Any recommendations for other fashion blogs or chats?

corporette.com

youlookfab.com

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it very liberating that DC is not into fashion. If I lived in NYC, I would be constantly feeling bad about how I look compared to others and spend way more on clothes than I do now. But here, as long as I dress reasonably stylishly I feel like I look pretty good compared to others.

I think I have actually said this before, word for word. Eery. But true. So true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see the fashion in the suburbs like McLean, Alexandria, Potomac. Don't see much at all in DC.

An urban myth to think that NYers are all fashionable. They're not. They've got their share of schlumadunkus and the just plain scary.

Sounds like you're a suburbanite, so you're probably not looking beyond K street in DC. There are lots of hip neighborhoods with fashionable people. If you don't live there, you wouldn't know. BTW, I used to live in Alexandria. Beyond a few cool boutiques in Old Town, it is NOT a fashionable town. And Potomac and McLean are laden with monogrammed Louis Vuitton bags and David Yurman jewelry. High end labels do not necessarily equal fashionable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it very liberating that DC is not into fashion. If I lived in NYC, I would be constantly feeling bad about how I look compared to others and spend way more on clothes than I do now. But here, as long as I dress reasonably stylishly I feel like I look pretty good compared to others.

I think I have actually said this before, word for word. Eery. But true. So true.

Ditto all this. I lived in NYC for 8 years, and pretty much felt like a dork when it came to fashion. Here, I am considered stylish. It's wonderful. It's like when I went to Pittsburgh, and the security guard asked me if I was a model or an actress. HA! It made my day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

If I see another woman carrying a canvas tote bag (as a purse, not to the beach), I will scream. Fashion tragedy abounds here

Uh oh. This is me. I think I actually have some fashion sense---I'm lucky in that I don't have a conservative office, so I try to mix basics with interesting pieces from when I travel to hipper climes, but I've never been one to spend money on a handbag besides a few basic leather ones, in part because I've never really cared about bags (shoes are another story) and mostly because I carry everything around with me--I have to travel, on metro, with my pump and my gym clothes and the only thing big enough and not mosntrous is a tote bag. If anyone can point me to a large, fashionable, and somewhat flexible bag that holds a lot and does not cost 600.00 I'd be eternally grateful.

This is me, too. And I am complimented on my "beach" bag all the time. Prob not by someone like the first poster but, you know what? I'm not going to please everyone. And, on any given day, I see all types that I would find "fashionable." It's just fashionable in different, interesting ways.

You know what I think is tragic? People like the first poster who have such a narrow view of what is fashionable. "Chic" is not the only standard for fashion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see the fashion in the suburbs like McLean, Alexandria, Potomac. Don't see much at all in DC.

An urban myth to think that NYers are all fashionable. They're not. They've got their share of schlumadunkus and the just plain scary.

Sounds like you're a suburbanite, so you're probably not looking beyond K street in DC. There are lots of hip neighborhoods with fashionable people. If you don't live there, you wouldn't know. BTW, I used to live in Alexandria. Beyond a few cool boutiques in Old Town, it is NOT a fashionable town. And Potomac and McLean are laden with monogrammed Louis Vuitton bags and David Yurman jewelry. High end labels do not necessarily equal fashionable.

Neither does a high opinion of yourself, PP. Please. Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see the fashion in the suburbs like McLean, Alexandria, Potomac. Don't see much at all in DC.

An urban myth to think that NYers are all fashionable. They're not. They've got their share of schlumadunkus and the just plain scary.

Sounds like you're a suburbanite, so you're probably not looking beyond K street in DC. There are lots of hip neighborhoods with fashionable people. If you don't live there, you wouldn't know. BTW, I used to live in Alexandria. Beyond a few cool boutiques in Old Town, it is NOT a fashionable town. And Potomac and McLean are laden with monogrammed Louis Vuitton bags and David Yurman jewelry. High end labels do not necessarily equal fashionable.

Neither does a high opinion of yourself, PP. Please. Get over yourself.

I never said a single thing about myself. Just observations about fashion in the suburbs vs. DC proper since I've lived in both places. Relax, ok?