29Jun
About a Dress #3
This week’s About a Dress was donated to us by a lovely customer. The dress was an adorable pink, but was ripped in places and fraying in others.
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28Jun
Our Tailored Closet: H&M? H& “Hem”!
You guys may remember this design from the runway at Fashion Fights Poverty’s eco-friendly fashion show. Formerly a regular ol’ pleated skirt from H&M, Erin had it for years until she finally decided to revamp it for our 2012 Spring Collection.
26Jun
Trunk Show this Saturday with our Newest Local Talent!
This Saturday we are very excited to celebrate our newest local designer duo, Motley. These ladies will be showcasing their Lure Collection: necklaces made from none other than fishing lure. You really need to see these pieces in person! So head to brunch with the buds, drop over after to meet the designers, shop […]
26Jun
Customer Profiles: Sorrel
When Sorrel came in for her tailoring consultation, she had a TON of clothing. Blouses, pants, blazers, dresses…practically a wardrobe! The best part? ALL of them were designed in the 1980s. The whole thing was a veritable treasure trohv of shoulder-padded glory. While it was difficult to choose which ones she wanted to work on, she ended up choosing about four pieces, including this black and white dress.
23Jun
Our Tailored Closet: Black and Button-Ups
Hey there, folks! It has been HOT here in DC, and hot, sticky weather means you need to be comfortable as possible. Thankfully, Kristen’s outfit for this particular day- which was a whopping 100 degrees- was light and airy. With a lilac striped Button Tank (recycled from a damaged men’s button-up) and billowy black City Bloomers, her get-up was about as humidity-friendly as you can get. But she wasn’t all casual. She jazzed it up with brass geometric earrings by Jennifer Jeremias!
22Jun
About a Dress #2
This week’s dress was donated by our neighbors Rock it Again when they were closet cleaning and found a few damaged goods. The dress had a few stains here and there but had plenty to work with. We wanted to not only give this dress another life, but make it way more wearable at the same time.
19Jun
Our Tailored Closet: Polka Dots and Pleats
Howdy folks! Today is the first post in our new series, “Our Tailored Closet,” where we showcase everyday outfits crafted with the help of our sewing machines! Whether they’re our own re-vamped designs or old garments that we tweaked and tailored, we want to showcase how fun and easy it is to make the most out of clothes that might have otherwise gone unworn, lost in a bin at Goodwill, or even in a landfill. We hope the series will inspire others to search their closets and reimagine new ways wear old, forgotten pieces!
15Jun
About a Dress #1
We would like to introduce our new project: About a Dress. While all of our designs are repurposed, sewn in-house, and eco-friendly, we realized that we are holding out by not sharing our progress shots. In order to give people ideas about what those forgotten (and often unflattering) items can be transformed into, this project […]
15Jun
Kate Rieppel Trunk Show next Saturday 6/23!
We are excited to announce our next local artist trunk show with Kate Rieppel on
30Apr
This Saturday at Ginger Root: Trunk Show & Sneak Peek of Our New Space
We are so excited to announce our first ever event in our newly renovated space upstairs! On Cinco de Mayo we will be having a trunk show featuring our brand new local artist Ciao Nina, as well as a few of our other artists Lauren Joan, Clara Cantor, and YB Green! The festivities will take place Saturday May 5th from 3-7 pm at 1530 U St NW.
So once you’ve finished up with brunch drop on by to meet the artists, enjoy some refreshments appropriate for the holiday, shop the locally made goodies, and check out our new space before we take it over with our sewing machines!
So once you’ve finished up with brunch drop on by to meet the artists, enjoy some refreshments appropriate for the holiday, shop the locally made goodies, and check out our new space before we take it over with our sewing machines!
