CapFABB 1 Year Anniversary Celebration

Life without CapFABB in Washington DC is a distant memory. The one year anniversary party was a surprise because it felt like so much time had passed since we attended our first CapFABB event. I suppose DC style is now aging in dog years: as a group we have come light years from where we were just one year ago and CapFABB deserves considerable credit.

This event, sponsored by flower service H.BLOOM, and hosted by Cities Restaurant & Lounge was the most enjoyable event to datefas. Much of the fun should be attributed to the lethal (to fashion bloggers) combination of excellent cocktails, a make-your-own-arrangement flower bar, and a photo booth with instant print photos. Happy anniversary CapFABB!

Our photos from last night:

Part of the flower bar by H.BLOOM:

Elizabeth of So Much to Smile About and Lacey of A Lacey Perspective, founders of CapFABB:

Ashley of LBVie Ashlely and La Petite Marmoset Vintage:

Our new friend Leslie of Fashion Needy:

Mayhem at the flower bar:

We love the skulls/Rolex juxtaposition on the wrist of Allix of The District:

A giant chain-link bracelet, worn by Alejandra of Alejandra:

Cortnie of Stylelust Pages holding one of the clutches she makes and sells on her Etsy store - love, cortnie:

Sai of Because I’m Fabulous:

Kate Warren of Go Kate Shoot:

Lacey of A Lacey Perspective:

Detail of a belt worn by Katya of Spicy Candy DC:

Elizabeth of So Much to Smile About:

The photo booth was the most popular attraction:

Dynamic vintage duo Katherine and Ashley have recently combined forces to sell lots of vintage at La Petite Marmoset Vintage:

CapFABB Meetup at Madewell

Being a fashion blogger can be a lonely and discouraging hobby. You take pictures of yourself, agonize over logos, social media, etc and then wonder if anyone is actually reading. Unless you live in or near DC… Then you have CapFABB, where you can attend one meetup and suddenly have 50 like-minded friends.

While we have attended enough of these to know many of the attendees, we always find a surprise at each event. Elizabeth and Lacey do a great job organizing these events and everyone else does a great job of being social and supportive. This time was no different.

Our pictures:

Katherine of La Petite Marmoset is a cupcake enthusiast:

Alejandra of Alejandra with Marc and Jamal, these were our favorite outfits of the night, more on each of them soon:

Alejandra again, see detail shots of her outfit on Brightest Young Things HERE:

Katherine of La Petite Marmoset is also a shoe enthusiast:

Waverly of Pich & Roor, Cheralee of Lyle Style, and Allix of The District:

Allix of The District:

Love the tiny skulls on her bracelets:

We recently met Shen Dove at the Spicy Candy 2 Year Anniversary Brunch, her blog is Shen Dove Style:

Kate Warren of Go Kate Shoot:

Tamika watches as Kate does her Go Kate Shoot thing, with Cheralee by her side:

Detail of Tamika’s outfit, great necklace:

Bloggers travel in packs:

CapFABB co-founder Lacey, of A Lacey Perspective, with Elizabeth the other co-founder in the background:

DC Fashion & Beauty Blogger Meetup at Nectar Skin Bar

Tonight we made our way to the monthly blogger meetup hosted by the ladies of CapFABB at the recently opened Nectar Skin Bar in Georgetown. The night felt so special for many reasons: we met many new bloggers, were pampered by Nectar’s team, gave away a backstage pass to the upcoming ReadysetDC Fashion:District runway show, but what excited us the most was witnessing such a large creative group come together in our own city of Washington DC. You had to be there to experience the fun, but we tried to capture some of it with our pictures: 

The ladies from the Glamourina:

Krystin Hargrove who recently launched a DC blog:

A few of the excellent Malin + Goetz products offered at Nectar Skin Bar:

Carlis & Katya from Spicy Candy DC:

We loved Katya’s bright colors and prints:

Carlis wearing a pair of lace shorts we also loved:

The back patio of Nectar Skin Bar where all the bloggers gathered to mingle:

ReadysetDC Fashion:District Giveaway Winner from the DC Fashion & Beauty Blogger Meetup

Last night, Jordan (from ReadysetDC) and I attended the CapFABB meetup and had the difficult task of picking our favorite stylish blogger among so many to win a backstage pass to the upcoming Fashion:District runway show. Katherine Martinez’s asymmetrical reconstructed top (her own design) caught my eye, but we loved the entire outfit and her unique style (her beautiful hair and face didn’t hurt either). You can see more of her designs at her store La Petite Marmoset (We’re looking forward to a replenished inventory!). For more info on the ReadysetDC 3-day fashion events and for tickets click HERE. 

DC Fashion & Beauty Blogger Meetup + ReadysetDC Fashion:District Giveaway

We are partnering with ReadysetDC to select one lucky blogger for backstage access to the upcoming ReadyseDC Fashion:District. We will be at the Capital Area Fashion & Beauty Bloggers Meetup tomorrow at Nectar Skin Bar. See you there!