Redeem’s 5 year Anniversary Party featuring A New Cross

When we first talked to Redeem owner Lori Parkerson about the possibilities of her 5 year anniversary party, we imagined bringing many disperate elements of fashionable Washington DC together. This event exceeded our expectations. Our eyes delighted in the individuality and creativity of the party’s attendees. Our minds were stimulated by many conversations of substance and not just style (our favorite was discussing Ukrainian history and French literature with Katya and Cameron). This event was the perfect storm of the right people, the right place and the right time. The icing on the cake was the presentation by A New Cross, which you can view HERE.

Thank you to all our friends, bloggers, and readers who came to celebrate Redeem’s Anniversary with us, to the sponsors Duvel and Honest Tea, and to brothers John and Paul of U.S. Royalty for providing the perfect soundtrack.

Congratulations Lori and Redeem! Cheers to many more successful years!

These are our pictures of the party: 

Designer Nicolás Rivero readying the installation portion of the A New Cross show:

A New Cross designers David Angel & Nicolás Rivero admire the finished product:

John Thornley (along with his brother Paul) from U.S. Royalty were the DJ’s for the evening:

The lovely Rhiannon Day, a DC based model, and our favorite photographer Anton Papich:

Love the mixture of my colorful shoes (Christian Louboutin Hyper Prive pumps) and Lauren Friedman’s (from My Closet in Sketches) animal print heels: 

The exotic Aureta Thomollari and I chatting about the A New Cross collection:

You may have seen DJ in our blog before:

An inspiring combination of an oversized sweater and colorful cross-striped pants:

We were so happy when Honest Tea agreed to sponsor the event; I drink this particular flavor every day:

A great cardigan and an unexpected combination of prints:

Quincy Jones stands out in a bright motocycle jacket and layered asymmetric sweaters:

Dana Rico tries on a t-shirt by A New Cross that she later took home:

Model Laura Reading waiting for hair and makeup before the A New Cross show:

Dwayne Brice and Aureta Thomollari looking “fashion serious” - love her two-tone nail polish:

A handmade pair of A New Cross boots waiting to be purchased:

Mighty Aphrodite Outtakes

We couldn’t fit all our great pictures from this inspiring event into one post. If you missed part one, you can find it HERE. To see all of our Mighty Aphrodite coverage click HERE.

DJ and another model relax before the show:

Alissa Bourne and another model pose for the camera:

Quincy Jones looks on as Stephanie strikes one of her signature poses:

Foreground: A model wearing the Herschel Claim pack from Palace 5
Background: DJ models an Kai-Aaakman jacket from Redeem:

A Palace 5 model does some impromptu dancing on the runway:

Stephanie and another model for It’s Vintage Darling just before the show:

Stephanie models a look from It’s Vintage Darling:

A look from Tari (great shoes!) modelled by Alissa Bourne:

A look from Tari (Proenza Schouler dress & Moschino belt):

DJ models an Kai-Aaakman jacket from Redeem:

A Redeem model in a pensive pose:

The Fire-Eater:

Mighty Aphrodite Fashion/Art Show

Last Saturday night in Washington, DC felt like NYC in the 60’s. Many of the city’s most fashionable and creative people filled an oppressively hot, dimly lit, raw warehouse space to witness the beginning of something. The individuals behind DemiGODS teamed up with Quincy Jones and Khalil Muhsin (of Smith Commons) to throw the wildest fashion/art/fire-eater show ever seen in DC. You definitely had to be there to fully appreciate its magic.

The fashion show featured looks from Redeem, Tari, It’s Vintage Darling, and Palace 5, in addition to models climbing on scaffolding. We loved the energy of the event and have many more pictures to share over the coming week.

To see the outtakes pictures from this event click HERE. To see all our Mighty Aphrodite coverage click HERE. These are our pictures of the fashion show:

DJ models a must-have Kai-Aaakman jacket from Redeem:

A look from Palace 5, love the shoes:

Stephanie models a look from It’s Vintage Darling:

Alissa Bourne models a look from Tari:

We really liked the Fall/Winter Men’s looks from Redeem:

A Proenza Schouler dress & Moschino belt from Tari:

More shots of that must-have Kai-Aakman jacket, modeled by DJ for Redeem:

Stephanie models another look from It’s Vintage Darling:

A look from Tari:

Another look from Redeem:

An Alexander Wang dress from Tari worn by Alissa Bourne:

DJ models a look for Redeem:

Stephanie models for Redeem:

Look on the left is Redeem and the look on the right is It’s Vintage Darling:

At center is Lori Parkerson the beauty and brains behind Redeem, one of the best clothing stores in DC (for women or men):

Quincy Jones: