Butler + Claypool Pop-Up Shop at Ginger Root Design

This past Saturday we attended another successful Butler + Claypool pop-up, this time in the newly-renovated upstairs of Ginger Root Design. Nothing is more encouraging and inspiring to us than the continued success of creative businesses in Washington DC; Butler + Claypool recently completed their appointment-only showroom in Capitol Hill and Ginger Root Design is expanding their booming tailoring business (and making more room for their similarly booming retail business downstairs).

Here’s our photos from the pop-up:

Holly Thomas of Butler + Claypool is also the Washington DC Editor of Refinery 29 and one of our favorite people:

We absolutely loved Holly’s handmade shell-casing and coral necklace (we hear B+C might have more of these in stock soon):

Erin Derge is one-half of Ginger Root Design; she is wearing a necktie of her own design and earrings made by a local designer and sold at Ginger Root:

We are powerless not to photograph Cheralee Lyle of Lyle Style - even her camera strap is stylish!:

Refinery 29 Washington DC Launch party at Madewell

It’s been a transformative year for Washington DC’s creative side - this week we added another notch to our belt with the launch of the Refinery 29 DC edition led by no other than the uber stylish and creative Holly Thomas. DC’s most fashionable and friendly crowd gathered tonight for the official launch party at Madewell in Georgetown. A friend and I looked at each other marveling at all the fashionable attendees passing by and asked “are we really in DC?.” Alas we were, and are so excited to be at the forefront of its transformation. 

Here are a few of our pictures from the evening:

Sai of Because I’m Fabulous. Feathers are becoming a trend and they looked great on her:

We love Alejandra’s skirt and shoes:

But her hair stole the show:

A great combination of an animal print skirt and slouchy boots:

The always photogenic Stephanie:

Katherine snapping a photo. Much of what she is wearing is from her store, La Petite Marmoset Vintage:

A Washington DC fashion party is not a success unless these girls show up:

Kimee is the stylist behind The Model is Wearing:

The striking Krystin of Be Loud Be You:

We are so happy that Holly is the Washington DC editor for Refinery 29; the perfect person for the job:

Summer Mixer by ReadysetDC & Butler + Claypool

ReadysetDC’s summer mixer at the Lamont Bishop Gallery was a relaxed get together showcasing vintage wares from Butler + Claypool and mens’ shirts by Read’s Clothing Project. Here are some of our pictures from the last hour of the event:

Jewelry made by Butler + Claypool:

Attendees enjoy some drinks to go along with their many shoe choices:

Holly Thomas (of Butler & Claypool) and Paul Thornley (of US Royalty and Butler & Claypool):