We have many cool weather treasures rolling in during the weekends to come at Mercedes Bien! Lovely grey wool lined dress w/pockets, Women’s, S/M, Listopad, SOLD Perfect felt pillbox hat, Women’s, Mercedes BienEmpire-waist lined camel coat, Women’s, S/M, Listopad Leather + Linen Etienne Aigner oxfords, Women’s, 6.5, Listopad Carroll Travel perfect travel companion/tote, ListopadSt Croix [...]
LL Bean? Maybe you haven’t perused their catalog since your mom ordered your last initialed backpack in the 8th grade, but you’ve been missing out. The men have it pretty good with awesome jacket after jacket after jacket, but there’s some hunting-chic in there for the women too. From grandpa’s cardis…to aristocratic jackets, they’re guaranteed [...]
It’s getting cold and we want to help you brace the elements full on. How about some American classics to keep your toes warm? If you can find vintage Woolrich items (which Listopad has been known to offer), they have been made in the USA since the 1800s. Even the hip kids are picking up [...]
A little deviation from this week’s intended theme that we just had to share with you: Influence hit stores today. (And I do mean hit. From all accounts, the scene at Barnes and Noble was mayhem.) For those of you who manage to stay away from the fashion blogs (it’s so hard!) – Influence is [...]
Sure, Kate Bush is a little kooks, but that’s why we love her. In “Cloudbusting” she manages to hit all my style points for this season: vintage denim, collared shirts buttoned up all the way, English knits and boots (this is what I am talking about). The sweet pointy shoulderpads are just the icing on [...]
Two awesome (and free!) events tomorrow night: the famed High Heel Race in Dupont Circle and a talk at the Hirshhorn by artist Joseph Kosuth. Wednesday, Breakfast at Tiffany’s screens at the American Art Museum. Just in time to get inspiration for your Halloween costume! Thursday, catch Rainer Simon’s Till Eulenspiegel at the Goethe-Institut. Friday [...]
Last week, as we approached the Whole Foods on River Road, a friend and I were overwhelmed by an intoxicating smell. It was warm, sweet, and spicy – so unabashedly welcoming and autumnal that I grabbed my friend and yelled “What is that?” After sniffing around carefully stacked displays of pumpkins and apple cider and [...]
Every Thursday, we will highlight new items and our picks from the Listopad collection and Mercedes Bien’s always amazing selection, available Saturdays and Sundays at the Mercedes Bien store in Adams Morgan. We hope to make it easier to find lasting items to update your everyday look and spruce up your Fall & Winter wardrobes. [...]
Great news pieces as of late…Robin Givhan puts the Republican party in its place and the NYT remembers that well-made, beautifully designed classics are forever. On a similar note, did you know that Fashionista alum Faran has been penning the fashion posts on Mad Men’s blog? What is old is new and all signs point [...]
“You forgot Marvin.” Woo! The second edition of eat.shop washington dc is here! I picked up a copy today, and I have to give props to author and researcher Anna H. Blessing for presenting a nicely varied assortment of good ones, from timeless standbys (Tabard Inn, Mixtec) to relative newbies (Hook, Casa Oaxaca) to certified [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3hBYTkI-sE] Bill Withers totally walks the line between Bill Cosby and Mr. Rogers. Turtlenecks, sweaters and cardigans are his signatures…and boy do we love them all.
Get graphic today: a cheeky Alice Temperley dress on Net-a-Porter – or, if you’re a member, on Gilt Groupe; these Betsey Johnson peep-toes on Zappos; Abaete’s colorblocked-and-pleated symphony of neutrals from Saks. (Bonus: they’re all on sale!) The only TV shows that Listopad officially endorses are Mad Men and America’s Next Top Model, but we [...]
scenes from the farmer’s market mindblowingly charming handmade sheep from Everona Dairy dahlias
(yokoo’s shop on etsy.com) Continuing with our fave handmade Etsy finds… Yokoo’s Shop….I love the simiplicity and the chunkiness of Yokoo’s designs. And, if you are like me, you believe the beauty of knitting to be synonymous with cocooning. Yokoo’s items items are perfect for fall and winter’s protective requirements. Unusual fact: she operates out [...]
Happy is the day that the new Martha Stewart Living arrives at my workplace. There is bound to be some delightful tidbit of timeless, cutesy amazingery within its pages – be it a meticulously arranged gradient of squash varieties, a Shaker-inspired decorating spread, or an issue devoted entirely to breadmaking. MSL is also my go-to [...]
Our economy is sad right now – a lot of people are saying that we’re experiencing a downturn on par with the crash of 1929. Bummer! However, I would encourage everyone to see this glass as half full – the aesthetic vibe of the 1920s is, in a word, unbeatable! Exhibit A: our friend Rachel [...]
Mary Ellen Mark, Tiny in Her Halloween Costume Museum week! Some shows are closing, many are opening, and they all look good enough to eat. Monday, catch Local Color: Washington Painting at Midcentury before it closes at the American Art Museum. The National Museum of Women in the Arts gives me heart palpitations yet again [...]
Andrew and I took the train to Richmond today. It’s a long ride – about three hours. Around Quantico, we were accosted by two sisters, ages nine and four, who wanted to guess our names, ages, and favorite animals. The older one guessed (incorrectly) that Andrew’s name was Swamp and (correctly) that his favorite animal [...]
(Alexander Wang, Hefjina) (Rachel Comey, Bird) (Rachel Comey, Creatures of Comfort) Instinctively, I lean toward natural knits for warmth in colder months. I have always been into wool and once I discovered alpaca (domesticated camel siblings) to be warmer than sheep’s wool, hypoallergenic (allergies freakishly seem to multiply for me these days) and is often [...]
(reCyclorama.) Yesterday morning, NPR featured a story about the Richard Neutra-designed Cyclorama, a commemorative visitor’s center in Gettysburg located smack-dab in the middle of the battlefield. When the building was erected in 1961, everyone was like, “Yes. Let’s pay tribute to this old shit with new shit.” Present-day purists, however, are puking at the presence [...]
If you haven’t been to Spa World yet – Go! Now! It is an amazing oasis of relaxing sauna rooms and baths and some really delicious bubble teas, smack dab in a nondescript strip mall in Northern VA. Listopad took a visit on Sunday night and it definitely lived up to the hype. Go without [...]
North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xaiver Guerrand-Hermes Collection opens on Wednesday at the African Art Museum. Check out Combat, Commemoration, and Conversation, a screening of student films, at Catholic University’s Caldwell Auditorium on Thursday. Friday through Sunday, some reasons to road trip into Virginia (aside from the increasingly stunning weather we’re enjoying): the [...]
I’m kind of tired of everyone going on and on about Gothic Glamour and everything that goes with it…Helena’s been doing this for her whole career! It’s not new! Somebody owes her royalties…
Hot Clientle Hot Shop We had a blast at the For the Greater Good soft opening last weekend, even if it took this long for us to post about it. We love the store’s “man about town/getting things done/looking good” aesthetic and were very impressed with the goods. Check them out on Florida Ave!