Tonight: Festival of Women’s Film and Media Arts screenings; Diplo and Switch at Sonar Baltimore Tomorrow: Planet of Storms at the National Gallery, 2:30pm; Thurston Moore at Rock n Roll Hotel, Disco City upstairs; Sunday: Crafty Bastards; Fiesta DC; Greek Festival!!!!!!
pic from City Paper site My pick for Sunday’s Crafy Bastards is John Davis’ leather cuff bracelets. I’ve seen them at Meeps before, but expect a wider array of options at the event. They’re made of eco-friendly recycled leather.
Are you aching for some European comfort chic? I just found agnes b’s online store, bad news for the wallet. pics from agnes b website
Greenware Design‘s collaborative ceramics and succulent plant presentations are a lasting alternative to the short-term bouquet of flowers. Hello, boyfriend. Hello.
Scope Duffel Bag by Marc Newson, for Samsonitepic from moss Online A classy way to travel.
Just a few days away, Crafty Bastards is poised to offer up myriad handmade goods to D.C. for the fourth year in a row. You can see a list of vendors on the Washington City Paper website and preview the colorful array of items that await you this Sunday in Adams Morgan. My pick of [...]
pic from Princess Tina site While I thought Princess Tina was doing only cute jewelry and the occasional hoodie, lo and behold, she’s got a whole line going! I love the school-girl feel of these outfits, especially the knee socks. It’s a bit Built by Wendy, (which makes sense, as BBW sells some Princess Tina [...]
Trance still from AFI site Monday: Trance at AFI, 9pm Tuesday: Plastic People of the Universe at Black Cat Wednesday: Dirty Projectors at Black Cat; TRAP at Napoleon with Dave Nada Thursday: oh shit, tons of stuff: Steve Summers at Bobby Fisher, 9pm; Modernist Society at Bourbon; Tim Gunn at the Corcoran
pic by Pat Graham Tonight: Raise the Red Lantern at the Library of Congress, 7pm, free (yes! they’re doing a whole series on my fave director) Tomorrow: See Khmer rapper praCH Ly break it down at Freer Sackler; The Get Down at Napoleon Sunday: La Boheme simulcast on the National Mall, 2pm; Ian Svenonius introduces [...]
Did you see these awesome bracelets from Oak? While they’re usually readily available at thrift stores, DC fashionistas can get them on the quick and cheap at that crazy import store on 18th Street (you know, the one in the same strip as Pharmacy Bar). The bracelets are $1.50 each instead of $15 each. Cha-Ching! [...]
I’m feeling the Northern European minimalism in these superb pieces…they’re SO wearable, with a pinch of avant thrown in. pics from Tillman Lauterbach’s site
But can he get D.C. a seat in the House of Representatives? This morning a funny thing happened. I got on an S bus on 16th Street as I usually do, but noticed that there was an unusual amount of traffic and that more people were getting off the bus than were getting on. After [...]
Last night, Red Onion Records and Books opened its doors after-hours for a special cocktail party with Listopad! The food catered by Adam’s Morgan eatery Yazuzu was a scrumptious compliment to the fantastic music, books, and vintage clothing offerings. And, oh yes, the wine. Not only was this a huge success for Red Onion and [...]
Tonight: Wild Style opening at Dissedent Display Tomorrow: See Ian Whitmore’s opening at G Fine Art (I previewed it Tuesday and it’s totally awesome!) Sunday: Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka at NGA
Thanks to everyone that trekked out to our party and stuck around even through the heat! It was tons of fun! See coverage from our buds at BYT and Pandahead
Come out and say Hi at our Vintage Clothing Cocktail Party! Remember: Free food and wine, awesome vintage clothing & accesories, DJ Name Names and tons of used records/books/CDs!
Head on over to BYT for the Listopad “I Heart DC” column…we had a lot of fun doing it and hope you like it! Thanks to Svetlana for the opportunity! pic by Chris Richards
pics from Cactus Jardim flickr Found on the internet…Aren’t these the sweetest?! Crochet cacti from a Brazilian artist…soon to be online at Cactus Jardim. p.s. if anyone can make these for me i would pay top dolla