Worn Magazine Blog - Washington, DC

Category: Style

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: Style

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: Style

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: Style

April 26, 2011

Chocolate Fashion Redux!

This year’s competitors in the Des Alpes Chocolate Fashion Show, minus Scarlett O’Hara, who was still under works.  Among the many creations here are a wolf’s head made from a bike helmet covered in chocolate, a white chocolate pug with a rice krispy treat base and a dress assembled entirely with molded sugar jewelry held [...]

Category: Style

April 19, 2011

Interview with Kassie Rempel of DC’s Simply Soles

Kassie Rempel, Owner and Founder of Simply Soles | Photo: Joshua Yospyn Last week I sat down with Kassie Rempel, Founder of Simply Soles, amid the wonderfully organized chaos of her Georgetown store/office. While we’ve featured interviews with artists and designers, Kassie is first and foremost a businesswomen, and one to learn from. Worn: How [...]

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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: Style

March 30, 2011

Who is Jason Wu?

Our answer: a charming and soft spoken artist dedicated to his craft. And feathers. WORN: In a sense, you’re no stranger to the DC area: you’ve worked with a doll manufacturer in Maryland and then, of course, there was the inaugural gown. Does DC hold any special significance for you? JWU: I always find DC [...]

Category: Style

March 25, 2011

Ivanka Trump Talks Shoes

She’s a published author, tv personality, Executive Vice President at Trump, and, of course, has her own jewelry, handbag, and shoe lines. She’s even hosted the Miss Teen USA pageant. There’s pretty much nothing Ivanka Trump hasn’t done. We chatted with the six month pregnant tour de force yesterday at the Nordstrom celebration of her [...]

Category: Style

March 21, 2011

Issue 3 Launch Venue: The Art Museum of the Americas

(View from the courtyard at AMA.) Join Worn Magazine on the steps of this one-of-a-kind museum for a toast to issue 3. From 8pm to 12pm the entire museum will be open to guests of Worn Magazine to explore the building and grounds, enjoy an open bar including cava by Frieixenet and vodka by Smirnoff [...]

Category: Style

March 7, 2011

Bill Cunningham New York … in DC

Photo Courtesy: Max Cook On Thursday March 10 at 8pm the Hirshhorn is screening Bill Cunningham New York, the first feature film by Richard Press.  Why do we love Bill Cunningham?  As Tracy Clayton tells us, “Because he rocks the blue smock better then Mr. Rogers did cardigans.”  Or as Erica Wissolik says, “It’s not about the personality [...]