Worn Magazine Blog - Washington, DC

Category: Culture

June 7, 2011

Seersucker Social 2011: A Ride in the Park

The best word we can think of to describe this year’s Seersucker Social is: flawless. Dandies and Quaintrelles founder Eric Brewer made the whole thing look easy from the 12 mile bike ride through the city streets to the lawn party at Hillwood Mansion where guests lounged throughout the beautiful grounds and enjoyed a live [...]

Category: Culture

May 9, 2011

What Would You Do for a Wedding Dress?

On April 29th, the annual Running of the Brides at Filene’s Basement took place at Mazza Gallerie. This is the second year in a row that Worn has covered this event, and every year we feel a combination of fear and exhilaration at the thought of putting ourselves at risk of bodily injury by attempting [...]

Category: Culture

May 5, 2011

Field Trip: Florida Justice

In May 2009, This American Life’s Ira Glass, who’s the source of one of my favorite quotes, aired a story about Florida Judge Peter Miller’s unorthodox practice of sentencing first offense misdemeanors to carry a sign that says “I Stole From This Store” at the scene of their crime. Driving through the city of Palatka [...]

Category: Culture

May 3, 2011

America, Always in Style

Late Sunday night, President Obama announced the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Minutes later, citizens of D.C., including students, reporters, military, tourists, and anyone awake to hear the news swarmed the White House to show their support for the United States of America and remember the victims of 911. American flags were the [...]

Category: Culture

April 4, 2011

Thank you!

All photos: Joshua Yospyn/Worn Magazine Friday night was spectacular. The Worn Magazine team would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all of you who came out to celebrate our third and finest issue. The magazine is for and about you, and we were honored to be able to celebrate with so many of our [...]

Category: Culture

March 12, 2011

Issue 3 Launch Party

We did it!  The Worn Magazine team has completed the third issue of Worn and we’re ready to celebrate. Toast with us to the launch of Issue 3 on April 1 at The Art Museum of the Americas. The new issue of Worn features 20 pages of fashion photography, clothes from 21 local designers and [...]

Category: Culture

February 22, 2011

Happy Hour Take 2- (SOLD OUT)

Worn Magazine’s third issue is on its way… In the meantime,  please join Worn Magazine for our second industry mixer to connect with fellow photography and fashion entrepreneurs living and working in the DC-metro area.

Category: Culture

January 14, 2011

Industry Mixer (SOLD OUT) + Call for Designers!

Kushi Mixer (NOTE: The event below is currently SOLD OUT. We will be throwing a similar event in March for all of your who didn’t get a chance to buy tickets.) The time for the DC fashion scene is now. Please join Worn Magazine for our first industry mixer to connect with fellow photography and [...]

Category: Culture

January 3, 2011

Mayor Vince Gray’s Inaugural Ball

Last week DC residents quickly gobbled up the 7,500 free tickets for Mayor Vincent Gray’s inaugural ball and on Sunday night, I went to the biggest party I’ve ever seen in my life.  Literally.  The Washington Convention Center website says this space is over a quarter-mile long.  Tiger Woods couldn’t hit a golf ball from one [...]

Category: Culture

December 29, 2010

The Year in Photos

What a year.  Two print editions, 148 blog posts and 26,530 website visitors later, we put nearly 1,500 photographs in publication during 2010.  Whether you’re new to our magazine or an old-time reader, you’ll find five reasons and 20 images below that represent why I do this: Nicole Aguirre asked me to. I’ve met more [...]