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A Witty Resort
It’s the most difficult time of the year, particularly if you’re one of the lucky few who shops resort collections in December. You must ask: “It is warm on this glitzy ...
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Beowolfing It Down
Your attempts at having a “Game of Thrones”-themed holiday have been only partially successful. Not-so-cool: wearing a Ren Fest codpiece and tights to your office party. B...
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In Style, Out of Africa
Giving someone a share in a Himalayan goat/Mexican cow amounts to both a feel-good and do-good holiday present. But it is possible to give something fair-trade and flashier th...
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Goldie Luxe
This week’s twist in the ongoing global financial meltdown led central banks to funnel cash to European countries in need. Quick, friends! Grab the euros! Onward, to the Cha...
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Gianni Be Cheap
Donatella Versace's formaggio-orange tan would take many spendy trips to Capri to achieve. Her label’s colorful, print-mad clothing isn’t cheap either, unless you stand in...
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Don’t Mess With Texas
Some people express hometown pride with body ink (which explains all the three-stars-and-two-bars tats strolling around Columbia Heights). But custom silver necklaces ($180 ea...
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Prints, Charming
Dwell Studio’s patterned fabrics — orange peacocks strutting in teal trees; ikats in snazzy gray and mustard; Moroccan tile-inspired geometrics, shown — have put the Hol...
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Heads, In Gear
Target, to our annoyance, never did cough up that $39 Missoni sweater we “ordered” online. But hope springs eternal that it won’t be so hard to score one of the new wome...
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Get Well Soon
When a sore throat, sinus infection from hell or deathly allergy to Mr. Whiskers hits your homestead, it’s not a reason for celebration, exactly. But plucking Kleenex out of...
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Capes and Cupcakes
In five years in D.C., Shaw’s Redeem (1734 14th St. NW; 202-332-7447) has gained a rep for bringing edgy, Cali-meets-CBGB’s style to buttoned-up D.C. The his-and-hers bout...
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Chips Don't Lie
1) Chips Not Hips Loving Lay’s doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. But a close bond with flavors such as Cheddar & Sour Cream/Chile Limon/Spaghetti N Meatball (OK, we made the last one up) means you might be a heavier one. Pamper...
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Fits and Starts
1) Fits and Starts D.C. has long been a wasteland of men’s shirts so loose that the entire tea party could hide in one. But local tailored men’s shirt company Hugh & Crye, known for its Euro cuts and U.S. patterns, just might remedy ...
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Gilty As Charged
1) Gilty as Charged Everyone wants discounted oil changes. But women lust after Gilt Group sales, the luxe flash sale site that turned the lunch hour into a virtual shopping spree for discount Marc Jacobs bags and Theory suits. On Aug. 1, Gilt DC (Gi...
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Organic Biscuits for Your Pooch
1) The Dog Talker If Magnolia Jacqueline could speak, she would have given a 70-word soliloquy on why Bocce’s Bakery’s Apple Pie organic dog biscuits ($9.50, Boccesbakery.com) tasted so delectable that she devoured two in the span of seve...
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A Sign of the Vines
1) A Sign of the Vines This month, it’s tomatoes and melon; by August, you expect a zucchini-palooza. Change, part of every garden, is easier to manage with Brooklyn Slate’s reusable plant markers ($15 for four), just in at Hill’s K...
