The most famous gray streak...Stacy London.

Shut up! Is that what she is most famous for? Or is that her trademark natural gray streak that she has had since she was eleven that she still sports? Even her Pantene contract includes a clause that allows her to keep it in the front of her hair. I invited a few friends out tonight to Urban Chic in Georgetown to meet Stacy London. She was exactly what I expected…bigger than life saying, “Shut up!” multiple times and smiling from ear to ear. When my friends and I approached her, after waiting our turn in the mob of admires, she immediately started complimenting our outfits and exclaimed, “Where did you get that?!?” to my girlfriend Alison about her Banana Republic dress. Then Stacy yelled, “I have it too.” Got to love it!

Stacy and I discussed our favorite/cannot live without makeup bag items. One of her favs was Sally Hansen’s lip tint. Without a doubt I am going by my local Rite Aid, literally a block away from my place, to try it out. I will have to let you know my thoughts.

A couple of us even got our fashion forward outfits shoot by a photographer for The Washington Post fashion section, FW (Fashion Washington). Maybe we will be making fashion news in the near future?!?

In the photo:
Alison Bonnet, Stacy London, Carla Ligon-Miller & Courtney Kriebs

Eco-Friendly Fashion...not for the West Coast anymore.

Watch out DC…fashion that also cares about the environment. This weekend I went to the cmarchuska Fashion Show with my wonderful stylist friend Karthrine Limon. The designer and founder of cmarchuska Christine Marchuska, “was inspired to create a collection that would meet both her socially-conscious standard and her desire for affordable high fashion.” I found her designs in the show to be simple, fun and flirty pieces. Most would be perfect day to night attire, which is a quality that I love. Even though I often push the limits of day wear…my day wear is often dinner out for others. But fashion is after all a way to express ourselves. Right? I did check out her site, http://www.cmarchuska.com/, and was disappointed that only a couple of outfits I had seen in the show were on her site. Although Christine is based in NYC, it looks like she is working to make her imprint on the DC scene. Any takers?

Also check out images from the event by photographer Vithaya, Vithaya Photography http://vithayaphotography.com

Artomatic Fashion Show

ART and FASHION are two things I absolutely love. And when they can be put together in one fast-paced display on the eyes down the catwalk what can be better? But most of you may say that fashion is already art and that art can be fashionable. I agree. But this show last Friday was not a completely typically fashion show. Sure there were tons of models strutting their stuff in fun and sometimes interesting designs by local DC designers, but there were also painted ladies (think pool parties at the Playboy mansion but some also in couture outfits) and gentlemen.

The theme for the show was Celestial Bodies. Sounds enticing right? The makeup and hair was “funky and fun.” Backstage was a “swash” pit of models, makeup artist, hairstylist and designers all working on perfecting our art before sending it down the catwalk.

The whole evening left me thinking to myself, I want to be painted and become art. How fun would that be!?! Wonder how hard it would be to paint myself!?! Maybe one day soon I will find out…anyone up for the challenge?

A big THANK YOU to Kim Reyes and Adrienne Mills for asking me to come out and do makeup! I had such a great time doing it!! You can also check the website for Artomatic at http://www.artomatic.org/. As well as Adrienne’s newest work at http://FigurePhotos.com & http://anacostiafineart.com/.

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