Post a store or brand, and we’ll guess who shops there!

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Anonymous wrote:Gorsuch

She wanted to marry an NHL player. She met a nice guy in business school (working feels like a distant fever dream now -- the aughts, amirite?) and he plays in a weekly pick-up league. There's more beer-drinking than goal-scoring, but it's good exercise. She sees some of the NHL wives in Arlington now and again, and follows them on Insta - when did all of these pro athletes get so young?!?!

While he's out of the house, she can do some of those embarrassing beauty routines (WHERE did that gray chin hair come from?! She's 37!) that she will take to her grave.

She doesn't have the dream house in Aspen she's pined (and Pinned!) for, but she's grown to love their rustic (her unkind NYC SIL will call it "primitive") Vermont getaway.

Please tell me you are either

1) the cranky pants poster, or

2) the poster who wrote this on the Post Your DC's Names thread:

You are a Kennedy. You know your way around a rosary and a good gin gimlet. You are comfortable using the argot of sailing and dressage in conversation without sounding pretentious (because it is natural for you). You know what "argot" means and how to pronounce it, even if sometimes you slur it a bit due to affinity for aforementioned gimlets. You and your always-washed children smell faintly of expensive lotion. You often wear linen, because you're not the one to wash and iron your clothes. I may have gone to college with you. I probably even liked you and you me, because you are well-mannered but not stuffy (which I find refreshing) and I am the second generation of a redneck family to go to a fancy undergraduate institution (which you find curious).

If yes, it will make my (really horrible, so far) night.

(The Kennedy post is my all-time single favorite paragraph on DCUM in the last 14+ years.

What is “Post Your DC’s Names” thread?

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Victoria's Secret

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Cynthia Rowley

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Uniqlo

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, this thread was genius! Please keep it going, brilliant DCUM writers!

James Perse...

Boho, chill LA babe who grew up on the beaches of Venice. Family's been in Hollywood in various capacities since the silent film days, but Larla is the main character of her life and wanted to try something different so she went off to NYU before transferring to Columbia to study English literature. NYC really influenced her style, allowing her to blend the beachy LA vibes with NYC's sleeker, sophisticated ones.

One of Larla's strongest points is her mental resilience, her ability to not let anything faze her, and she took to NYC incredibly well. Her already chill inner vibe, combined with the meditation and green juice self-care practices she learned back home before they were mainstream, kept her going through a six-month stint in investment banking (BIG mistake), but she met her partner in her Analyst class and he supported her as she left IB to apply for the Iowa Writer's Workshop. She'd had a string of successes in college, winning awards for her writing, and she decided to have a go at it in a more formal capacity.

Larla did get accepted into Iowa, but opted not to go -- she was incredibly excited about a political candidate, and her man was moving to DC for law school anyway, so she jumped headfirst into politics and was part of a winning presidential campaign. Sure, she saw some unsavory stuff and was considering a White House job, but she was tapped to go into the lobbying world, which led her to doing secretive crisis communication work, allowing her to stay out of the spotlight as she wanted (however, if you're in the field, you know exactly who she is).

Larla is the mother of two young children, 8 and 10, now. She and her partner (they never married; they don't believe in it as an institution) lived in Adams Morgan briefly before giving Cleveland Park a go and finally settling in McLean, VA. She's working on starting her own firm once the children are a little older and the groundwork is set for her to make it big once she does.

Oooh, is she going to make it??

Yes, eventually! Covid put a damper on things, since her firm's business really took off and she was juggling the kids' virtual schooling. She'll be solidly independent by the time the kids are in HS. She's in no rush.

Phew. I’m a fan. *applause*

[Anonymous]

Faherty

[Anonymous]

Gucci

[Anonymous]

Tory Burch please!

I love you, ladies!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, this thread was genius! Please keep it going, brilliant DCUM writers!

James Perse...

Boho, chill LA babe who grew up on the beaches of Venice. Family's been in Hollywood in various capacities since the silent film days, but Larla is the main character of her life and wanted to try something different so she went off to NYU before transferring to Columbia to study English literature. NYC really influenced her style, allowing her to blend the beachy LA vibes with NYC's sleeker, sophisticated ones.

One of Larla's strongest points is her mental resilience, her ability to not let anything faze her, and she took to NYC incredibly well. Her already chill inner vibe, combined with the meditation and green juice self-care practices she learned back home before they were mainstream, kept her going through a six-month stint in investment banking (BIG mistake), but she met her partner in her Analyst class and he supported her as she left IB to apply for the Iowa Writer's Workshop. She'd had a string of successes in college, winning awards for her writing, and she decided to have a go at it in a more formal capacity.

Larla did get accepted into Iowa, but opted not to go -- she was incredibly excited about a political candidate, and her man was moving to DC for law school anyway, so she jumped headfirst into politics and was part of a winning presidential campaign. Sure, she saw some unsavory stuff and was considering a White House job, but she was tapped to go into the lobbying world, which led her to doing secretive crisis communication work, allowing her to stay out of the spotlight as she wanted (however, if you're in the field, you know exactly who she is).

Larla is the mother of two young children, 8 and 10, now. She and her partner (they never married; they don't believe in it as an institution) lived in Adams Morgan briefly before giving Cleveland Park a go and finally settling in McLean, VA. She's working on starting her own firm once the children are a little older and the groundwork is set for her to make it big once she does.

Oooh, is she going to make it??

Yes, eventually! Covid put a damper on things, since her firm's business really took off and she was juggling the kids' virtual schooling. She'll be solidly independent by the time the kids are in HS. She's in no rush.

Phew. I’m a fan. *applause*

How did you get all that from the basic style like James Perse? Seriously just because the price is $165 this dress is no less basic than any other Amazon find...

https://www.jamesperse.com/collections/womens-dresses-jumpsuits/products/technical-jersey-ribbed-tank-dress-platinum-wrtj6617

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kohl's, please!

VV and Walmart PP - thanks!

Savvy shopper and bargain hunter. Highly organized, pragmatic suburban mom with a mid level clerical position. Perpetually messy minivan (Mom’s Taxi) is the lone, glaring exception to Larlene’s “neatness counts” credo. DCs in Scouts, no sports. Larlene very involved in Scouts and is PTA treasurer.

Kohls is her go-to and she buys seasonally, in advance, for the entire family. Solo shopper. Used to take DCs but they were so disinterested and refused to try on anything so here she is pushing the mesh sided cart with each DC’s clothes kept in piles. They’ll wear what she buys. DC wear basics and hand me downs; navy snow jackets, Levi’s, long sleeved tees - the plainer, the better. No graphics, no message tees. One DC has a mildly concerning aversion to seamed socks, so extra time needed to search for a seamless brand.

Decorates seasonally and for every Hallmark holiday; has an entire drawer for wipe clean placemats. Seems to always buy a new picture frame for DC’s school picture - unintentionally established a gallery wall in the family room.

Larlene’s personal style? Her very fashionable older sister would say “five years behind the times” but Larlene would say she just likes what she likes. Still has bangs. Long hair that DH loves. Pulled back into a ponytail everyday. No makeup, ever. Recently discovered “comfort shoes” that she can alternate with her forgot-how-old-these-are Nike running shoes. Will wear black comfort shoes with her lone “dressy dress” - a printed wrap dress from 8 years ago for the office party potluck.

Wow, amazing. This one described my Kohls loving sister-in-law to a tee!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, this thread was genius! Please keep it going, brilliant DCUM writers!

James Perse...

Boho, chill LA babe who grew up on the beaches of Venice. Family's been in Hollywood in various capacities since the silent film days, but Larla is the main character of her life and wanted to try something different so she went off to NYU before transferring to Columbia to study English literature. NYC really influenced her style, allowing her to blend the beachy LA vibes with NYC's sleeker, sophisticated ones.

One of Larla's strongest points is her mental resilience, her ability to not let anything faze her, and she took to NYC incredibly well. Her already chill inner vibe, combined with the meditation and green juice self-care practices she learned back home before they were mainstream, kept her going through a six-month stint in investment banking (BIG mistake), but she met her partner in her Analyst class and he supported her as she left IB to apply for the Iowa Writer's Workshop. She'd had a string of successes in college, winning awards for her writing, and she decided to have a go at it in a more formal capacity.

Larla did get accepted into Iowa, but opted not to go -- she was incredibly excited about a political candidate, and her man was moving to DC for law school anyway, so she jumped headfirst into politics and was part of a winning presidential campaign. Sure, she saw some unsavory stuff and was considering a White House job, but she was tapped to go into the lobbying world, which led her to doing secretive crisis communication work, allowing her to stay out of the spotlight as she wanted (however, if you're in the field, you know exactly who she is).

Larla is the mother of two young children, 8

Yes, eventually! Covid put a damper on things, since her firm's business really took off and she was juggling the kids' virtual schooling. She'll be solidly independent by the time the kids are in HS. She's in no rush.

Phew. I’m a fan. *applause*

How did you get all that from the basic style like James Perse? Seriously just because the price is $165 this dress is no less basic than any other Amazon find...

https://www.jamesperse.com/collections/womens-dresses-jumpsuits/products/technical-jersey-ribbed-tank-dress-platinum-wrtj6617

Wow, you’re literalism must be limiting. (You’re I’ll certainly have been derailing discussion lately.) Even so, doesn’t paying ten-fold for a basic item tell you something about the person? The response was a work of *fiction* but these brands do have their tribes, that’s what PP was playing off.

We already did Amazon (covid Walmart), no?

[Anonymous]

Mod Cloth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, this thread was genius! Please keep it going, brilliant DCUM writers!

James Perse...

Boho, chill LA babe who grew up on the beaches of Venice. Family's been in Hollywood in various capacities since the silent film days, but Larla is the main character of her life and wanted to try something different so she went off to NYU before transferring to Columbia to study English literature. NYC really influenced her style, allowing her to blend the beachy LA vibes with NYC's sleeker, sophisticated ones.

One of Larla's strongest points is her mental resilience, her ability to not let anything faze her, and she took to NYC incredibly well. Her already chill inner vibe, combined with the meditation and green juice self-care practices she learned back home before they were mainstream, kept her going through a six-month stint in investment banking (BIG mistake), but she met her partner in her Analyst class and he supported her as she left IB to apply for the Iowa Writer's Workshop. She'd had a string of successes in college, winning awards for her writing, and she decided to have a go at it in a more formal capacity.

Larla did get accepted into Iowa, but opted not to go -- she was incredibly excited about a political candidate, and her man was moving to DC for law school anyway, so she jumped headfirst into politics and was part of a winning presidential campaign. Sure, she saw some unsavory stuff and was considering a White House job, but she was tapped to go into the lobbying world, which led her to doing secretive crisis communication work, allowing her to stay out of the spotlight as she wanted (however, if you're in the field, you know exactly who she is).

Larla is the mother of two young children, 8

Yes, eventually! Covid put a damper on things, since her firm's business really took off and she was juggling the kids' virtual schooling. She'll be solidly independent by the time the kids are in HS. She's in no rush.

Phew. I’m a fan. *applause*

How did you get all that from the basic style like James Perse? Seriously just because the price is $165 this dress is no less basic than any other Amazon find...

https://www.jamesperse.com/collections/womens-dresses-jumpsuits/products/technical-jersey-ribbed-tank-dress-platinum-wrtj6617

Wow, you’re literalism must be limiting. (You’re I’ll certainly have been derailing discussion lately.) Even so, doesn’t paying ten-fold for a basic item tell you something about the person? The response was a work of *fiction* but these brands do have their tribes, that’s what PP was playing off.

We already did Amazon (covid Walmart), no?

Thank you for explaining. I thought it was more about the style and lifestyle around the brand. But I guess crazy price for a basic item does talks volume as well. Thank you again, I understood the game a bit better. I am slow! Lol

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Anonymous wrote:Uniqlo

You went to art school and after years of living in NYC, moved to Hyattsville because you have a young DC and wanted a slower pace and more space. You’re a freelance graphic designer with a partner who builds custom furniture out of reclaimed wood. DC goes to the local public schools because you believe in the public school system, and want your kid to grow up in a diverse environment with kids from varied socioeconomic backgrounds and cultures, but virtual school was a sh*t show (thanks PGCPS) so you pulled DC out to homeschool.

You still have connections to NYC, including many clients, which keeps you going despite your now suburban lifestyle.

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Forgot my contribution:

Muji