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Brooks Brothers Openly Embraces Its Own Elitism with Exclusive Collegiate Line

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:05:02 +0000

For the first time in its 200-year history, Brooks Brothers is offering a line of college-branded apparel to fifteen schools across the country in an effort to reach fans of college sports who allegedly make more money than fans of professional sports. Meanwhile, I fell asleep before I even finished writing that sentence.

The collection will include sweaters, dress shirts, polo shirts and ties for men — because as we all know, women don’t follow the foot..skip…ball or whatever it is) and will be available August 15th for the following schools:

- Harvard
- Princeton
- NYU
- Cornell
- Stanford
- Notre Dame
- Boston College
- Georgetown
- Alabama
- U.S. Naval Academy
- Ohio State
- Auburn
- Vanderbilt
- Georgia
- Virginia

Having gone to NYU I can say confidently that the only sports the student body cares about are binge-drinking, bong-ripping and boy-kissing.

As for Yale and Columbia, apparently the preppy brand doesn’t find them quite up to snuff. What good is that fancy Ivy League education if it can’t even get you a Brooks Brothers polo, trash? [Bloomberg]

Fade To Black – Potomac St, NW

The Fashion Web — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:13:22 +0000

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Windowpane Suit – Wisconsin Ave, NW

The Fashion Web — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 05:37:46 +0000

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The Fashion Web — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:58:52 +0000

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Lace – 31st St, NW

The Fashion Web — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:58:23 +0000

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Foot Notes: Fall Boots at Hu’s Shoes

The Fashion Web — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:03:28 +0000

I stopped in at Hu’s Shoes in Georgetown last week to scope out the latest fall boots. I have been on the lookout for the perfect pair of chocolate boots that are reasonably priced but durable and chic. Season after season, I purchase cheap boots that fall apart come Spring.

This year, I have vowed to spend the money on a quality pair that will last for years. Hu’s Shoes got in a shipment of Chloe boots that are so cute and just what I need for all my favorite Fall ensembles. I am already matching outfits to some of the boots they're featuring in the store. Who doesn't like bundling up in the cooler months in boots and fabulous tights and leggings?

LINK LOVE:Foot Notes: Fall Boots at Hu’s Shoes

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Weekend Exodus – 31st St, NW

The Fashion Web — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:00:58 +0000

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Trying To Beat The Heat! – Cady’s Alley

The Fashion Web — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:05:09 +0000

With the heat index hitting 100 degrees last week, many savvy women made good use of the summertime essential…..the white shirt.

LINK LOVE:Trying To Beat The Heat! – Cady’s Alley

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Indie D.C.

Andy Wass — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:37:08 +0000

I’m home in the D.C. area this week (code for “suburban Maryland”). Perusing the local websites and papers, I realize that nothing makes you more independent than being the only one doing something! D.C. has never been known for much of anything fashionable (except for Tim Gunn). The Washington Post’s fashion editor, Robin Givhan, works from NY, and the paper has hardly covered Fashion Week. Some of the better D.C.-based fashion blogs, Fashion is Spinach, and The President Wears Prada, have mentioned Fashion Week, albeit minimally; and hip culture sites Panda Head and Brightest Young Things haven’t touched on it at all. No one I know here is talking about Fashion Week; the morning news doesn’t touch on it; and this morning an old man in CVS stared at my knee-high gladiators like they needed an exorcism. The whole culture is obviously different.

I’m trying to figure out if D.C. doesn’t care or doesn’t need to care. You’re kind of trained to think that all the trends spring from the runway shows. Either Washington is totally clueless or has some secret other means to fashion. Georgetown has some decent boutiques (above), college kids love thrifting, and the outfits of Baltimore art students are usually on point. But I wonder what impact the isolation from the fashion world has on the locals. Are fledgling designers here more creative without direct influences? Do they still have the same influences (via blogs and magazines)? Are the local stylists all L.A. transplants?

The independently-run DC Fashion Week kicks off Sunday, and the Fashion Fights Poverty show is later this month. I’m curious to see the media coverage of the fairly new events. They’ve been gradually growing, but does D.C. care?