Potomac, MD September 2019

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SEPTEMBER 2019

Fashion & Style

SALON NADER "RESPECT YOUR HAIR"

GYM & TONIC BOOT CAMP TO BRUNCH

MARIA JORDAN'S "STATEMENT PIECE"

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LIFESTYLE LETTER

SEPTEMBER 2019 PUBLISHER

KC Cole | kc.cole@LifestylePubs.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Danielle S. Tepper, Lauri Gross CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Monica Vidal, Jack Hartzman, Chris Weber, Chris Jorges

Fashion & Style Edition IN THE MAGAZINE WORLD, THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE IS THE MOST ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL OF THE YEAR. It’s the unofficial first look at this season’s fashion trends and predictions for the upcoming year. It’s the issue fashionistas can’t wait to get their hands on. So it is with much excitement that we present you, dear reader, with our own localized Fashion Issue—​Potomac-style. For our annual fall fashion photo shoot, we went to G ​ ym and Tonic at Park Potomac! We had so much fun with these amazing ladies; we just had to put them on the cover!

Nader Lofti of Salon Nader sat down with us after reopening his new and sleeker location at Wildwood Shopping Center. What’s an outfit without a hairstyle?

Nader offers great tips for creating and maintaining healthy hair and much more.

Inspiration for trends is at any age. If your wardrobe is in need of “Function & Flair,” check out our Trend Setter department as Chevy Chase Nina McLemore Boutique has it all.

Whether or not you consider yourself a fashionista, your personal style is a reflec-

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INSIDE THE ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2019

FEATURES 14 Respect Your Hair Innovative Salon Stresses the Importance of Caring for Your Tresses

20 From Boot Camp to Brunch Gym & Tonic

26 Statement Piece Maria Jordan Brings Past to Present Through Beautiful Jewelry

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28 Function and Flair Simple, Modern & Timeless Style

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Lifestyle Letter

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Hot Spot

24 Renovate & Refine 26 Local Limelight 28 Trend Setter 30 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Financial Buzz

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Respect Your Hair INNOVATIVE SALON STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF CARING FOR YOUR TRESSES

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HEALTHY HAIR IS HAPPY HAIR—THAT’S

“We’re not afraid of changing people here.

THE PHILOSOPHY NADER LOTFI BRINGS

A stylist should be educated, should have

TO LIFE EVERY DAY AT SALON NADER.

the right knowledge and a good eye to give

The salon first opened its doors to Potomac

the right suggestions,” he says. “I think my

residents 15 years ago but is currently cele-

responsibility to my clients is to give them

brating a fresh start in a bigger space (still in

ideas. That’s what brings the variety and fun

Bethesda Wildwood Shopping Center) that

and pizzazz. It’s very important to recognize

will allow it to expand its services.

that a hairstyle is also a lifestyle.”

“We were only doing hair, but now we’re doing facials, massage, manicure/pedicure,

Nader treats every new client as though he’s meeting a new friend.

more detail-oriented special services like

“It’s really exciting at this stage in my

microblading—we’re here to give the best of

life when I get someone new in my chair

the best to our clients,” Nader says, whose

because I get to do a little interview. I get

childhood passion for beauty later spurred

to create something to make this person

him into entrepreneurship.

happy, so I want to get to know them,

“As a kid, I played with everyone’s hair;

their lifestyle and their job, because that

since I was 8 or 9 years old, I had it in me.

helps decide the style,” he explains. “I can

I went to school and got an education in

create the most beautiful avant-garde

business but decided it wasn’t really what

chic look for you, but if that’s not who you

I wanted,” he says. “This is what I wanted—

are, then that’s not good.”

this is where I’m having fun. When I come to work, it doesn’t really feel like a job.”

The key to the relationship between stylist and client, Nader says, is trust.

Nader has now been in the business of

“It’s a mutual trust. If you trust me after a

beauty for almost 30 years, using his varied

while, then you start giving me more oppor-

experience in the fashion industry to bring

tunity and freedom to try things.”

the latest trends to the neighborhood. In

Nader says approximately 90% of his

his opinion, most local salons fall into the

clientele is open to embracing change, with

habit of catering to the clients’ cookie-cut-

the understanding that the goal is ultimately

ter requests, which can get stale.

to update and modernize their look without CONTINUED >

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HOT SPOT

(CON TI N U ED)

Nader Lofti

doing anything they’re not comfortable with. Salon Nader strives to

“I think our hair is the most beautiful but the most abused part

give each of his clients an experience that will keep them coming back.

of our body,” he says. “It gets exposed to sun, saltwater, coloring,

And as word spreads about the quality of their services, Nader

highlights, perms; if you do all of this and then you don’t give back to

hopes to spread the word about the most important thing you can

it, it would be like if you never brush your teeth! You need to do the

do for your hair besides splurging for a new ‘do: Take care of it.

right treatments to bring it back to life.”

“I believe in healthy hair, No. 1,” he says. “You can have the most beautiful cut and color, but if your hair doesn’t look healthy, it doesn’t matter.”

According to Nader, too many people neglect their hair care and don’t realize the damage that can do.

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Above all else, remember Nader’s philosophy and, he says, “Respect your hair.”

To make an appointment at Salon Nader, visit SalonNader.com or call 301.897.8700.

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ARTICLE LAURI GROSS | PHOTOGRAPHY MONICA VIDAL AND JACK HARTZMAN

[ from boot camp to brunch ] 20

GYM & TONIC, A LUXURY ATHLEISURE BOUTIQUE, BRINGS MIAMI COOL TO THE DMV

THINK ATHLEISURE FASHIONS ARE A PASSING TREND? Think again.

“It’s here to stay for a long time,” says Wendy Abelman, who co-owns the popular Potomac athleisure store Gym & Tonic with Amy Block. “Everyone likes comfort,” Wendy adds, “And they’re into health and fitness. Everyone is looking to take care of themselves.”

Amy agrees.

“This is not a trend that’s leaving anytime soon.”

Wendy is originally from Miami and New York, although she has lived in the DMV for more than 20 years. When Amy moved to the DMV from Miami about two years ago, she was frustrated by a lack of athleisure choices. Soon, Amy and Wendy, both retail veterans, met through mutual friends who owned a clothing store in Florida. Those friends suggested Amy and Wendy pool their retail talents and open a store to fill the void for women seeking quality athleisure clothing.

A few months later, that off-the-cuff suggestion became reality, and the pair opened Gym & Tonic in Park Potomac. The store offers luxury athleisure apparel for women ages 18 to 80.

The clever name Gym & Tonic is a nod to the promise that the store’s clothing can take customers from boot camp to brunch (or from the gym to a tonic).

With an ever-changing inventory of tops, bottoms, sneakers, jackets, workout wear, casual nighttime wear, hip dresses, Lycra pantsuits, baseball caps, knapsacks and pouches and more, Gym & Tonic keeps customers returning again and again.

“They love that they finally found a store like this in the area. They feel like they are in New York or California or Miami or any other trendy city,” Wendy says. “There’s never been a store like this here.”

Wendy and Amy attend major clothing shows, always looking for the best fashion from New York, Miami and elsewhere for their store. Wendy says that, outside of department stores, Gym & Tonic is the exclusive retailer in the D.C. area for the majority of the brands they carry, including Norma Kamali, L’Agence, Pam and Gela and Lauren Moshi.

“We get in new things daily,” Amy says.

The beautiful shop features crisp black-and-white decor with warm, welcoming touches of color, such as the large jar of candy that sits on a countertop and of course the clothing itself, which ranges from form-fitting Lycra and nylon workout wear to denim, cotton and leather streetwear. Mixing and matching pieces are the keys to creating flexibility for outfits that transition throughout the day.

“Norma Kamali is definitely one brand that you can dress up and wear to a wedding,” Amy says, referring to a strapless jumpsuit as an Alexa Gittleson, owner

example. “Just put on a scarf on or other accessory.”

of Home Sweet Yoga, wearing "Strut This."

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FROM BOOT CAMP TO BRUNCH

(CON TI N UED)

Sofie Wallach wearing "Noli."

Heart necklace by Sydney Evans

“You could add a blazer and throw on a baseball cap, and you’re good to go for brunch,” Wendy says. “Or add a hoodie or a jean jacket.”

The store, of course, carries all these options. Gym & Tonic counts celebrities among their clientele, though Wendy and Amy declined to name names.

“Everyone here is great. We have the best staff ever,” Amy says. “Everyone is all about customer service, whether a customer wants help with an outfit or wants us to let them have space and just wander the store without our help. Either way, we are here to accommodate.”

“What do our best to accommodate everyone in what we carry,” Wendy says. “We will always try to special order something for somebody, and we constantly get new things all the time.”

As the store’s inventory transitions for fall, customers will find “beautiful leather leggings and beautiful sweaters,” Wendy says.

“We’ll also have amazing things from a line called Cotton Citizen,” she adds.

Cotton Citizen includes fleece sweatpants, trouser sweatpants and other active pants.

Gym & Tonic’s community involvement includes work with the Tikkun Olam Women’s Foundation and Keen, a group that empowers youth with disabilities to enjoy free, non-competitive exercise and fitness activities. Gym & Tonic also sponsors holiday events and an annual wine and cheese event, which of course also includes gin and tonic.

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Diane Vega Sporting "Nylora." Hair and makeup by Marcela Uriosie, ByMarcela.com

Amy Block and Wendy Abelman, co-owners of Gym & Tonic. Photo by Chris Jorges

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT

Statement Piece

ARTICLE LAURI GROSS PHOTOGRAPHY MONICA VIDAL

CONNECTING PAST TO PRESENT THROUGH BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY

MARIA JORDAN COMBINES HER LOVE OF JEWELRY AND RENAISSANCE ART IN WHAT SHE CALLS A SERIOUS HOBBY. She creates jewelry that resembles pieces worn by women in Renaissance paintings. In her home, Maria displays framed copies of the paintings, plus the lookalike jewelry she makes. Noticing that D.C.’s most powerful women often wear signature jewelry, Maria says, “They’re feminine but have a very strong presence. We establish our own pecking order and use jewelry to display it in a subtle way.” Similarly, for the women in the Renaissance paintings, Maria says, “Jewelry reflected who they were.

That connection was interesting to me.”

Leonardo

Maria created the choker

da Vinci’s

portion of this necklace

La Belle

from Mozambique garnet

Feronniere

and citrine and substituted a casual knot for the long tassel.

Leonardo

Here, Maria used deep blue

da Vinci’s

lapis lazuli and introduced

Lady With

a more modern element by

An Ermine

adding a kyanite and amethyst pendant.

Botticelli’s

Maria reimagined this strik-

portrait of

ing pendant as a Venetian

Simonetta

glass drop that dangles

Vespucci

from stunning hessonite garnet beads.

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This ultramarine jacket is the perfect foundation for a young professional's outfit from Nina McLemore. Photo courtesy Nina McLemore.

A red lightweight merino wool jacket complements this senior executive's look. Photo courtesy Nina McLemore.

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#1 young professional The texture and iridescence of this jacket make it a nice choice for evening.

Nina recommends washable tech-stretch equestrian cotton made in Switzerland. It looks contemporary and youthful in jackets, pants and dresses and travels well.

#2 senior executive DESCRIPTION: Nina recommends lightweight merino wool with a slight basket-weave texture, especially a jacket with three buttons closely spaced.

It doesn’t bunch when you sit. It’s very smooth while standing. Wear with a dress and two-inch heels for a powerful yet feminine look.

#3 evening events DESCRIPTION: Nina recommends silk dupioni, which has texture and iridescence and travels well.

The reversible three-quarter-length jacket is very elegant and elongating. The ruffled neckline is very flattering for the stage or photos, and jacquards with a touch of gold are great at night.

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