Northern Virginia Magazine photos by The President Wears Prada

Now that the issue is off newsstands, we wanted to share with you the photos we took for the Northern Virginia Magazine blogger feature. For background information on the feature and behind-the-scenes photos go HERE.

All photos by Marshall of The President Wears Prada, with the exception of the last photo by Sebastian Marin:

Ashley of LPM Ashley:

The ladies that made this feature possible, Carlis and Katya of Spicy Candy DC:

Alejandra of DC Alejandra:

Katherine of La Petite Marmoset:

Spicy Candy DC + South Moon Under Ocean City Lookbook Launch Party

So much work has gone into the Spicy Candy DC + South Moon Under Ocean City Look Book it’s hard to imagine the day of the launch party has now come and gone. We could not have possibly imagined a better turnout for the event. A line down the street formed before the doors were opened and clothes were flying off the racks all evening long. Helping the event’s cause was fashion polymath Dani Stahl (Nylon Style Editor-at-Large, Jewelry Designer, and TV star, etc). The energy and optimism at this event was palpable.  Thanks to everyone involved!

Our photos:

Dani Stahl (middle) with Carlis (left) and Katya (right) of Spicy Candy DC. Dani has the same taste in shoes as Carlis!:

Graduating class South Moon Under 2012!:

This look book would not have been possible without the incredibly hard work of Megan Mosig (left) and Ann Cornelius (middle) the hair and makeup team from W Salon:

Complimentary outfits with Monica Garcia of Mona Lavinia:

We were very happy to see Cheralee of Lyle Style’s bright face again!:

Spicy Candy DC pant detail (florals are definitely in):

Closeups of Dani Stahl’s accessories:

Cortnie of StyleLust Pages. She likes this bag so much she might not sell it:

Multi-color nail detail on Katya of Spicy Candy DC:

Blogger family reunion, from left to right: Waverly, Sai, Lacey, Carlis, Katya, Alison, Katherine, me:

Spicy Candy DC + South Moon Under Ocean City Lookbook

Photographed in Ocean City, MD with Carlis Alejandra Sanchez and Katya Ananieva of Spicy Candy DC for South Moon Under. This collaboration is an exciting milestone for the style-blogging scene in Washington DC. To my knowledge, this collaboration is the first time a retail chain has contracted a DC based style blogger to create a lookbook. We commend the foresight of South Moon Under for taking this risk. In our opinion the internet offers the best opportunity in history to create engaging authentic content that happens to promote a brand. We hope this is the first of many such collaborations!

We also made a lookbook short film which you can view HERE.

On to the photos:

Credits

• Featuring + Creative Concept and Styling: Carlis Alejandra Sanchez & Katya Ananieva of Spicy Candy DC
• Photography and Post Production: Marshall Johnson of The President Wears Prada
• Photography Assistant: Carla of The President Wears Prada
• Hair and Makeup: Ann Cornelius and Megan Mosig of W Salon
• Special Thanks: The interns of South Moon Under, Brittney Tomsky, Taylor Cohagen, Taylor Linderman
• Clothing and Accessories Provided By: South Moon Under

The President Wears Prada for Northern Virginia Magazine

Way back in January we photographed a feature for Northern Virginia Magazine. The photo shoot was planned with a Spring theme in mind, which lead us to choose a farm near Middleburg, Virginia as the setting. We were counting on evergreen trees and a so-far extremely mild winter to aid us in our simulation of Spring. In true chaotic photo shoot fashion, the only day of snow accumulation this winter occurred on the day of the shoot. So we improvised, threw the plan out the window, and shot indoors; it worked out great!

The article is on bloggers with ties to Northern Virginia, featuring Spicy Candy DC, DC Alejandra, La Petite Marmoset, La Belle Vie Ashley, and The President Wears Prada. We had a great time photographing some of our best style blogger friends. Also much thanks goes out to the behind-the-scenes photographer: Sebastian Marin, who served double duty as my assistant for the photo shoot.

Buy the April issue of Northern Virginia Magazine to see the full shoot and read interviews with each of the bloggers (on newsstands now!), it really is an enormous feature!

Here is a selection of behind-the-scenes photos by Sebastian Marin:

Alejandra of DC Alejandra posing for one of my favorite photos:

A sneak peek at the lead photo for the article, featuring Ashley of La Belle Vie Ashley:

Accessories upon accessories:

Snow, beautiful but disruptive:

A closeup of Carlis from Spicy Candy DC posing for a shot:

The birds matched Carlis’ jacket:

Katherine of La Petite Marmoset reviewing a shot:

Giving direction to Katya of Spicy Candy DC:

More accessories used during the shoot:

Don’t worry Ashley it turned out great!:

Spicy Candy DC / One Medical Brunch

We attended the Spicy Candy DC & One Medical networking brunch this past Sunday and were excited to see so many new faces and edgy style. Washington DC can be a preppy city, but not all style means dressing up; sometimes you just want to see some rock and roll mixed into your fashion.

This event was a huge success and highlighted One Medical who has an interesting take on primary health care. New to DC, they offer same-day doctor visits, online access to your records and an iPhone App. Worth investigating.

Our pictures from the event:

Carlis and Katya of Spicy Candy DC with DJ Loud Tone:

Melly of Adoralamoda - Really, anything is rock and roll when you are wearing sky-high Christian Louboutins:

Melly had a great ring:

We love the edginess of Megan’s style - the nose ring, worn orange leather bag and the low-rise cowboy style boots:

Especially mixed with a Cartier bracelet:

Ashley of La Petite Marmoset Vintage. Her dress really pops against her studded clutch:

Morgan of Day of Major looked fantastically chic:

Morgan’s amazing lucite bracelets:

Denisio of The Ravenous Creator with Krystin of Be Loud Be You. We have loved Krystin’s style since we met her last summer. It was great to finally meet Denisio in person, having admired her exceptional photography for some time:

Tammy of A Loyal Love:

Leslie of Fashion Needy:

Erika of Fashionably Broke:

Cortnie of Stylelust Pages:

Carlis and Katya of Spicy Candy DC: