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Todd Reed Jewelry: Uncut Diamonds to Perfection
At I. Gorman Jewelers in downtown DC, encased are the world’s most precious natural resources: diamonds, pearls, gold, and silver. Some are sourced from the most exotic places in the world. Several are produced under ethical practices. Amon...
Simply Soles Gives Simply From the Heart
This holiday season will bring a ray of light to patients at Children’s National Medical Center thanks to the kindness of strangers. Leading that charge is Kassie Rempel of Simply Soles who kicked off December with a toy drive to benefit Dr. Bear...
KoolEarth Cools the Earth with Chic Tees
Shaima Ismati has a lot of ideas about how to save the planet. It is the little things like trading plastic bags for reusable canvas totes or using stainless steel water bottles instead of plastic. Her green lifestyle has even earned her the t...
Protect Your Extremities From Jack Frost
De*Nada Scarf and Gloves Just shy a few days of Thanksgiving and in many parts of the country, we are still donning shorts and tees. The unseasonable warm weather, courtesy of climate change, has us reaching for our stored summer items. But n...
What to Pack for Your Thanksgiving Holiday
Next week, we will break bread (and a turkey leg or two) with family and friends on a day observed to give thanks. Some will travel across town while others several states or even a country to mark the Thanksgiving holiday. Perhaps, the festive...
Limon Piel Handbags Carry a Message of Goodwill
In Colombia’s remote highlands, there is a child who is receiving medical attention for the first time. Their family and friends also get the care they need thanks to Colombia Missions, a volunteer medical program akin to Doctors Without Borders. ...
Come Dressed to the Nine at Nine on 09.09.09
My readers know her from her Fashion Quintessential column on AskMissA.com, but at Nine o’clock on September 9, 2009 Quin Woodward Pu’s is celebrating the debut of her LittleBlackBlog.net. The District’s dressed-to-the-nines will be gatherin...
There’s No Place Like Home: Saks Fifth Avenue’s Ruby Slipper Collection
In honor of the 70th anniversary of the publishing of L. Frank Baum’s legendary The Wizard of Oz. The collection, which will feature luxury shoe design pioneers like Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo, Giuseppe Zanotti, Manolo Blahnik, and Oscar de...
Asymmetry Still Hot For Fall 2009
Balmain gown Springtime saw the comeback of mass produced one-shoulder looks, but it seems that the artfully unbalanced look is sticking around as we move into the colder months. It’s an easy look to pull off, and it allows you to draw atten...
Fashion Quintessential: Pareos Are A Nonpareil For Beachwear
Option #1: Take pareo, fold in half length wise, bring together in the front, cross top corners and tie behind your neck. As July winds down to its final days, everyone’s trying to squeeze the last few drops of summer laziness by hitting ...
Make A Splash In Sexy Swimwear By VIX
While July is already coming to a close, there are still a few weekends left to soak up the sun poolside this summer. Sure, you could try out one of the season’s myriad monokini Chinese finger-trap inspired one-pieces that somehow reve...
Fashion Quintessential: Gladiator Booties
We all know gladiator sandals are hot, hot, hot, but there’s a new trend in town that’s giving fashionistas a leg up—literally. Gladiator booties, which resemble what I imagine the impossibly wild love child between socks, leg warmers, ankl...
Fashion Quintessential: See-through Styles A Big Hit For Summer!
Halle Berry We all know some things are better left to the imagination, but for many celebrities, those “things” are being concealed by increasingly scant clothing. Interestingly, a resurgence in transparent “illusion” clothing...
