Washington Style

Robert Gibbs: I Can't Believe My Ties Are Famous

Huffington Post | Posted 10.02.2009 | Style


When he joined Team Obama, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs knew he'd be dealing with the press, but not making the news. In an interview with...

Heads Of State: DC's Salons Bring Republicans And Democrats Together

Huffington Post via W Magazine | Posted 09.17.2009 | Style


Washington can claim some well-coiffed heads of state, but who's responsible for keeping each hair in place? W Magazine has a run-down of D.C. hairdre...

The Other Michelle: DC's Fashionable First Lady (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.20.2009 | Style


Look out Mrs. Obama! There's another super-stylish Michelle in town. Michelle Fenty is the wife of D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, and on the rare occasion t...

Meet The Men Behind DC's 'Dos

politico.com | Posted 06.18.2009 | Style


Rahm Emanuel was in the other day for a $50 haircut. White House staffers Desiree Rogers, Valerie Jarrett and Jen Psaki have all been in recently. ABC...

Who Is Washington's Next Great Hostess?

politico.com | Posted 05.30.2009 | Style


Among the other contenders is Obama adviser Linda Douglass, who threw a party in December that included more Obama folks than one attendee had ever se...

Political Style Etiquette: Fashion Faux Pas Or Politically Correct...Vote!

elle.com | Posted 05.28.2009 | Style


As the public continues to pore over the fashion choices of our top leaders, one thing is clear: The rules of etiquette may be unwritten but certainly...

Vogue's William Norwich Declares Washington The New New York

style.com | William Norwich | Posted 05.25.2009 | Style


Sorry to break this news to any Manhattanites still in denial, but Washington, D.C., is the new New York. Even under the heavy blanket of recession, w...

Dressing For Your First Cabinet Meeting: A Slideshow

Huffington Post | Posted 05.21.2009 | Style


Getting dressed for one's first Cabinet meeting is probably not unlike getting dressed for the first day of school. See how Obama's staff decided to d...

Washington Post Snaps Best Local Street Style

washingtonpost.com | Holly E. Thomas and Michelle Thomas | Posted 05.20.2009 | Style


(PHOTO BY JOSHUA YOSPYN) In spring, when Mother Nature's to-do list can include a chilly morning, a sunny afternoon and an evening downpour all in the...

Easter Egg Roll Fashion: See Who Wore What At The White House Monday (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.14.2009 | Style


There was a lot to be happy about at the White House on Monday--Captain Richard Phillips was rescued from Somalian pirates on Sunday, First Puppy Bo O...

In The Bag: Valerie Jarrett's Enormous Totes (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.11.2009 | Style


It's no surprise that Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor and good friend of President Obama's, takes her work wherever she goes. But it is good to know s...

Short Cuts! White House Women Favor Cropped Hair (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.09.2009 | Style


What is it about White House women and short hair? Not one, not two, but eight of President Obama's female employees--Lisa Jackson, Janet Napolitano, ...

First Lady Coifs: From The Beltway To The Runway (SLIDESHOW)

Elle.com | Posted 04.27.2009 | Style


Jackie Kennedy and Michelle Obama aside, first ladies have historically been stereotyped as plain Janes. Contrary to popular belief, however, when it ...

Washington's Most Popular Tie: What's Behind This Week's Sartorial Sensation? (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 04.26.2009 | Style


There's one tie that's been getting a lot of love on Capitol Hill this week. Remember how Secretary Geithner and Chairman Bernanke dressed identically...

The 'Out And About Obamas': First Couple Pops Up All Over Washington

nytimes.com | RACHEL L. SWARNS | Posted 04.26.2009 | Style


IT has been only two months since the Obamas moved into the White House, but here in the nation's capital, some people are already asking: Have you bu...

How Color And Clothes Convey Political Agendas

Elle.com | Candace Lombardi | Posted 04.25.2009 | Style


When Michelle Obama showed up for her first day on the job wearing a lemon-colored shift dress and coat combo, her Inauguration Day attire wasn't just...

Desiree Rogers Voted Washington's Best-Dressed Woman (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 04.25.2009 | Style


She's only been in Washington for a little over two months, but Chicago transplant Desiree Rogers has already been crowned the District's best-dressed...

DC Power Lunch Still Going Strong, Minus The Martinis

Politico | Andie Coller | Posted 04.23.2009 | Style


It's not that people aren't cinching their belts a bit inside the Beltway. But even those whose companies are reining in expense accounts or who are p...

'The No-Hose Administration': Seven White House Workers Get Styled By Elle

Elle.com | Joe Zee | Posted 04.22.2009 | Style


UPDATE: A White House official tells the Huffington Post: "We did not pick the clothes that we wore for the Elle photo shoot and with a few exceptions...

Hip To Be Square: Washington's Rocky Relationship With The Decorative Handkerchief

politico.com | Daniel Libit | Posted 04.12.2009 | Style


Washington -- always a heavy step behind the latest fashion trend -- has a mixed relationship with the decorative handkerchief, having spent most of t...

Washingtonians Shy Away From Major Designers For Inauguration

NY Times | Posted 02.15.2009 | Style


Most designers are naturally looking at Michelle Obama, inundated with bundles of sketches, as the capital equivalent of Angelina Jolie, though even s...

What If: A Fashion Nightmare With VP Sarah Palin

Karin Tanabe | Posted 10.20.2008 | Style


Karin Tanabe

"Fashion in Alaska means your fur hat is dead." Yet somehow Bouffant Barbie has convinced America that she's a fashion sensation and will pile her dog...

How To Improve Upon The Pantsuit

Refinery29.com | Posted 09.27.2008 | Style


Oh Hilldog, you may have lost the nomination and the will of the people, but last night you won back a little chunk of our hearts with your shoutout t...

The Great Pantsuit Problem (And What To Do About It)

Karin Tanabe | Posted 11.21.2008 | Style


Karin Tanabe

First ladies don't fall prey to the pantsuit pandemic, but they don't need to. They are walking, sometimes talking, billboards for their husband's campaigns, concerned with conveying elegance not leadership.