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LIFESTYLE LETTER

SEPTEMBER 2019 PUBLISHER

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Welcome to Leesburg Life-'Style' I’VE ALWAYS BEEN PARTIAL TO SEPTEMBER BECAUSE MY BIRTHDAY IS ON “LABOR DAY.” Yeah, I know—old joke! But in truth, it’s always marked a time of re-evaluation and new beginnings—new school, new job, new home, new health insurance plan—all are characteristic of fall, along with new fall fashions to enjoy!

What’s the key to normalcy amid change? We submit that it is being your “authentic self” and finding creative ways to infuse your own personal style into your surroundings, whether humble or exalted.

This month, we examine what puts the “style” in “lifestyle.” New fashions and accessories from Ketterman’s and Madisonbelle are de rigueur. If you’ve only known Ketterman’s Jewelers as a place to go for an engagement ring or to monogram a graduation present, you’ve missed this local icon’s complete metamorphosis into a clothing, accessories, shoes, gifts and (oh, yes) jewelry boutique. What excites us most is Ketterman’s daughters' assertion that the best new “rule” in fashion is to have fun and wear what you love!

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an eyesore into “livable luxury” will help explain why they’ve been the talk of the neighborhood on South King Street.

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If you do find yourself reframing and refreshing your style this month, don’t

ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor

forget that others tackling transformation are only too happy to help you make

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

room in your closet! The exceptional work of Women Giving Back is a call to us all to display the qualities of the “virtuous woman” in Proverbs 31. (Check it out! It’s a good read, and it was written to sons.) She shares with the poor and, in the process, teaches her daughters both compassion and the value

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of hard work. What a joy it was to meet young teenage girls excited to help style wardrobes for homeless women and their kids! The opportunities we give our kids to serve could just be the best bulwark against today’s stereotypical “mean girls” persona. After all, what “clothes us in dignity” if not our character?

Please use this most incredible month to dive into local arts, music, fashion and festivities. As those of us ancient enough to remember Woodstock recall, even dancing in the rain can be wonderful to the right soundtrack.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2019

FEATURES 08 Clothed in Dignity Women Giving Back Offers Women Style and Confidence

14 Styles for the 'Curvy Girl' Being Fashionable is All About Authenticity

18 Ketterman's Eclectic Ensembles ‘Always’ Something Special

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28 Creating a 'Signature' Home Julie and Lori Delight when it's Right

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28 DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

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Giving Back

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Trend Setter

24 Back Stage 28 Open House 34 Financial Buzz

GIVING BACK ARTICLE MELINDA GIPSON | PHOTOGRAPHY MICHELLE LINDSAY

CLOTHED IN DIGNITY WOMEN GIVING BACK OFFERS WOMEN STYLE AND CONFIDENCE

ONE SATURDAY, LISA GERACI RIGONI AND HER DAUGHTER, MARINNA, WERE HELPING OUT AT WOMEN GIVING BACK’S STERLING BOUTIQUE—A WAREHOUSE FULL OF CLOTHES, SHOES AND ACCESSORIES INGENUOUSLY DISPLAYED AS IN AN EVERY-DAY DISCOUNT DEPARTMENT STORE. (Clothes are available to women and children at no cost but only via referral from agencies serving the needy.)

“Marinna got very excited because she saw a friend of hers from her class in line,” Lisa says. “When they got to the front, the girls gave each other a big hug.”

Lisa and the mom glanced at each other cautiously; they knew why the pair had come, though the girls were oblivious. The daughter needed a winter coat.

“Marinna chirped, ‘I know where they are; can I take her?’ so I said, ‘Yes,’ and they bounced off. From that point on,” Lisa says, “I knew I was 100% committed to Women Giving Back. The items we donate don’t go to nameless, faceless people. They are women from our own community. On Tuesday, I was teaching this little girl her firstgrade math, and Saturday she was there with her mom for a coat.”

It’s a story told and retold hundreds of times in any given month. WGB’s executive director, Nicole Morris, says more than 9,000 women and children were served with quality clothing from WGB working with more than 200 homeless, faith-based and even law enforcement organizations. Referrals from the latter are on the rise due to the emergence of human trafficking as a local issue. The Loudoun public school system says 2,500 of CONTINUED >

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Right: Lindsay Fox, 13, WGB's inaugural youth volunteer of the year

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GIVING BACK

(CON TI N U ED)

INSIDE THE DOOR OF WOMEN GIVING BACK’S STERLING BOUTIQUE IS A SIGN QUOTING PROVERBS 31:25. “SHE IS CLOTHED IN STRENGTH AND DIGNITY.” IT’S WHY WGB VOLUNTEERS SAY WHAT THEY OFFER ISN’ T SO MUCH CLOTHES AS CONFIDENCE. the county’s students are homeless. WGB

might see families that have been separated

also helps during humanitarian crises,

because one of their members got deported,

shipping clothes to Haiti after the hurri-

and they were the only breadwinner of the

cane and to Jordan for Syrian refugees.

house. A lot of times, it is domestic violence

In the face of all that need, local women have opened their hearts and closets. Even

victims who may have fled their homes with the clothes on their back.”

by IRS standards, WGB’s boutique houses $2

Nicole says that women sometimes

million in inventory. More importantly, Nicole

drive up to the store and sit in their car cry-

says, “It’s quality clothing—some with designer

ing, unable to get out. “But when they come

labels and many still bearing new tags!”

in and are treated with so much respect,

Every photo taken for this article fea-

they tell us it was completely different than

tures clothes, shoes, jewelry, scarves

what they were expecting. It brings a little bit

and purses all literally plucked “off the

of normalcy back into their lives when they

rack” by their wearers the morning of our

get to come and shop here.”

impromptu fashion show.

Adding to the aura of a true retail experience,

Teen volunteers exercise both compassion

Bombas just donated 1,500 pairs of new socks

and fashion sense in helping to style WGB

from a special line made with the homeless

clients and work alongside workforce profes-

community in mind that is odor resistant, stays

sionals who help women “dress for success”

drier and doesn’t have to be washed as often.

and that all-important job interview. There’s

California retailer Isabelle ships maternity

even a standing volunteer job description

clothes whenever they run low. Hue supplies

for “personal shopper,” something 13-year-

socks, leggings and accessories. T.J. Maxx

old Lindsay Fox says she enjoys way more

donates seasonal items like Halloween cos-

than sorting clothes. She likes helping peo-

tumes and backpacks on top of funding from

ple look and feel good in what they wear. And

the TJX Foundation. Still in short supply is new

that, as it turns out, is WGB’s true “value add”

underwear, so finding retail partners to help

for women in need: the care and concern

with those, cosmetics, toiletries and feminine

with which they’re treated.

hygiene products would be a boon.

Inside the door of Women Giving Back’s

As Nicole pauses to try to think of any

Sterling boutique is a sign quoting Proverbs

other ongoing needs, she’s a little trans-

31:25. “She is clothed in strength and dig-

ported by giggles and exclamations over

nity.” It’s why WGB volunteers say what they

each model’s next outfit as volunteers pre-

offer isn’t so much clothes as confidence.

pare for their moment in the spotlight.

The major effect of life’s setbacks to

“Normally when women come here for

women often is the blow their confidence

the first time, they gravitate towards the

takes in having to ask for help, even though

purses because every woman wants a

a reversal of fortune can happen to anyone.

nice purse,” she says. “When they find a

“We have seen people who have had a

designer bag, they just beam. I was wrap-

health issue, and they get backed up on bills

ping up a Coach purse for a lady who said,

and lose their house. We’ve seen one-in-

‘No, no. I’m going to carry that out!’ It is so

come households that lose their job. We

much fun to see them so happy.”

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The executive director, Nicole Morris

Left: Lisa Geraci Rigoni, a volunteer and board member for the better part of a decade

Below: Hunner Rezek, program and volunteer coordinator

Above: Marinna Rigoni, 16, has been donating her clothes since she was 7 years old.

Left: Olivia Edwards, 16, volunteered with Girl Scouts and now with WGB.

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TREND SETTER

Styles for the 'Curvy Girl' ARTICLE MELINDA GIPSON | PHOTOGRAPHY MICHELLE LINDSAY

#1

#2 Dress: Current Air / Necklace: Ella Rae / Earrings: Daisy Manhattan / Bag: Hammitt Small Dylan Crossbody Bag / Shoes: Andia Fora Italian Sneakers

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Jacket: Hudson Classic Trucker Jean Jacket / Jeans: DL 1961 Coco Jeans / Tee: Zadig & Voltaire / Earrings: Chan Luu / Bag: Zadig & Voltaire Clutch

BEING FASHIONABLE IS ALL ABOUT AUTHENTICITY

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ARTICLE MELINDA GIPSON | PHOTOGRAPHY MICHELLE LINDSAY

'ALWAYS' SOMETHING SPECIAL

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Richi Ketterman Norman sports clothes from Canadian designer Joseph Ribikoff and an assortment of classic and casual jewelry.

“OOOH, I JUST LOVE HOW THESE JEANS MAKE ME FEEL,” SAYS RICHLYN (RICHI) KETTERMAN NORMAN ABOUT A FASHIONABLY FRAYED PAIR OF JEANS PATCHED WITH ROYAL BLUE SEQUINS THAT SHE SLIPS INTO FOR OUR STYLE PHOTO SHOOT. She and her younger sister, Katelyn (Katie) Ketterman Cockerill and employees Jenna DeBow and Austin Whiting, clearly adore the looks they’ve selected as backdrop to spotlight some of their family business’ bling. They’re all flashing grins—even in a steamy studio where the AC strains to keep up with a record heat-wave.

Michelle’s

studio

is

overflowing

with

outfits

they’ve

brought from Ketterman’s meticulously curated clothes, purses, belts and shoes. The display is sprinkled liberally with sparkling necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings, and Richi’s son, Reese, adds his latest litter of Australian shepherd puppies to create a microcosm of the store itself. Ketterman’s is exactly what it appears to be—a dog-friendly, eclectic emporium chock-full of the family’s very favorite things.

“I guess you could call it a department store,” Richi says, “[but] it kind of defies description.” They see Ketterman’s like an extension of their home, a place they’d like their customers to come to commemorate a memory, celebrate a milestone, seal a lifelong journey or affirm an accomplishment.

“We use the phrase ‘Ketterman’s Always’ as a kind of motto for what we mean by that.”

Richi looks forward to moving to a new store in January (known locally as the former home to Southern States) because it will add an extra 1,000 square feet of display space to better reveal the many categories of gifts, cards and adornments the store offers.

She also hints of a new athleisure line to be called “Always LoCo.” Though she wouldn’t call Ketterman’s “trendy,” the store’s “always” eclectic approach to style is currently all the rage.

“There are no more rules in jewelry,” Richi says. “You can mix the old and the new. You can mix shapes and colors, metals and media, and pair items that are really fancy with other pieces that are more whimsical.”

Jewelry should invite comment or a question, offering the wearer a chance to express herself or himself. Customization is also fashionable.

“You can personalize your jewelry or even make your own, which is why we have our custom design shop,” Richi says. “We can take pieces you have and make them into something that is new for you or take something from a pencil sketch, carve the wax and cast it. Designer lines like Waxing Poetic have components to mix and match. Customization means you can wear something you love every day, like the bracelet I wear that has [charms for] my two kids and my dog on it.” Engraving adds a final, personalized touch.

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Katie Ketterman Cockerill specializes in custom jewelry design and production.

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KETTERMAN’S ECLECTIC ENSEMBLES

(CON TI N UED)

Jenna, Austin, Richi and Katie with 'Reese's peanut butter pups'

Jenna DeBow layers a cool watch with mixed-metal bracelets and cradles a furry surprise in this great Brighton bag

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In urban fashion, jewelry for men

He calls them “Reese’s peanut butter

is on the rise, so Austin is on-hand to

pups,” and they are each a sweet, softly

show us how it’s done.

brindled bundle of love. The current lit-

“We have some new lines like William Henry that appeal to a younger male

ter was named after Apollo astronauts, “Collins” being everyone’s favorite.

crowd. Men are stacking bracelets and

If you stop by the store, you may see

layering necklaces. William Henry uses

pups frolicking in the windows wearing

materials like dinosaur bone, mammoth

something shiny. If you buy some-

tusk and fossils that have a nice mas-

thing on the first of the month, 10% of

culine feel to them.”

your purchase will fund a local charity

They are more likely to see young

through a program the family calls

men when they’re buying an engage-

“First Fruits Ministries.” (Learn more at

ment ring or a wedding band—here,

Kettermans.com/Events.) Throughout

again, more often customized than

the last 20 years, the practice has

in years past. Watches, belts and ties

put $100,000 back into their community.

top of the usual gifts for grads, always

“We are just incredibly blessed,”

accompanied by a card.

Richi says. “We don’t know what we

The latter is the ultimate compli-

are doing right, but we think it’s really

ment to the family tradition because

important to give back, take care of

the Ketterman grandparents who

your customers and do everything

started the business began with a line

you’re doing as unto the Lord, and

of greeting cards. Three generations

that’s what we do. We are trying to

have been raised to appreciate hard

be the best we can every day.” And

work and animal husbandry stem-

there, again, is that smile.

ming from the family’s farming roots. a

Note: All women’s apparel is by designer

farm, Reese’s furry college fund is made

Since

they

don’t

live

on

Joseph Ribkoff, and footwear and purses

up of adorable Australian shepherds.

are by Brighton.

Austin Whiting rocks a custom-made necklace and layered bracelets, not to mention those diamond studs.

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OPEN HOUSE

ARTICLE MELINDA GIPSON | PHOTOGRAPHY SEAN O'ROURKE

Creating a 'Signature' Home JULIE AND LORI DELIGHT WHEN IT'S RIGHT

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AFTER

BUSINESS

Because they wanted to rip off the back

TOGETHER, LEARNING AND EMPLOY-

23

YEARS

IN

porch and install a two-story addition, it took

ING ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING THERE

a while for the town to approve their archi-

IS TO KNOW ABOUT RENOVATION AND

tectural drawings. They worked with architect

INTERIOR DESIGN, JULIE HOFFMANN

Tom Gilbride on the design of the addition,

AND LORI DUVAL OF J&L INTERIORS DID

which now includes a new family room, pow-

THE ONLY THING THEY COULD TO FULLY

der room, combination mudroom/laundry

DISPLAY THEIR CREATIVE CAPABILITIES.

room and master suite on the second floor.

They bought an old house downtown and set

Tom also helped them figure out how to raise

their sights on restoring it to its former glory.

the ceilings to 9 1/2 feet at their highest.

Flexing their trademark spontaneity, the

To get there, everything else in the interior

twins saw, considered and bought 427 S.

had to go. “We opened up all the walls, and

King St., originally constructed in 1902, in

went down to stud,” Julie says. “Lori and I

just two weeks 18 months ago. At the time, it

crawled underneath the house and installed

had a dilapidated rear porch, ugly asbestos

vapor barrier insulation ourselves.”

shingles and shutters, and a serious back-

“We put in all new electrical, all new

yard drainage problem. To the untrained

plumbing,” Lori chimes in. “We took the

eye, the property’s only redeeming qualities

furnace out of the kitchen and installed

might have been its solid wood banister, its

two HVAC units—one for the main level

heart pine wood floors, lovely stained-glass

and one for the upper level. We heated the

window adjacent the stairs and its location

floors in the master bathroom. We installed

in the heart of Leesburg.

high-end KitchenAid appliances. We put a

It still has the lovely little stained-glass window and now glossy wood banister,

custom closet system in the master suite and lay down luxury carpets.”

but the unassuming-looking home now

After discovering that “all of Leesburg seem-

boasts a wide-open floor plan, outdoor

ingly drained into our backyard,” the sisters

sunken

finishing

installed a sunken patio with a boulder wall and

touches that combine to make it one of the

patio

and

luxurious

flagstone steps for rustic beauty with a French

women’s proudest achievements.

drain to divert the water around the house.

Humbly, they say their pride stems

Along the way, Julie learned that she actu-

largely from the strength of their rela-

ally likes wielding a sledgehammer, cutting

tionships with some of the most talented

insulation and seeing things from the per-

tradesmen in the area.

spective of her “brilliant” contractors. Lori

“It literally took a village,” Lori says. “That’s

learned to maximize her organizational skills.

probably why we are the proudest of this

“I gained an understanding that every detail

project because we were able to leverage

matters and that you have to communicate

relationships that we’ve built for 23 years, and

that detail to everyone that you work with.”

together we added value to the community.”

At some point, the town took notice. At first,

Of course, value always comes with a

it was the neighbors coming by to find out what

price. While it’s easy to share the women’s

happened to all the boulders in the front yard.

sense of accomplishment sitting in the spar-

Then they stopped in for an open house and

kling new kitchen, a peek at the process may

began to chatter excitedly about all the other

give pause to prospective imitators.

houses in town they thought should be next.

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OPEN HOUSE

(CON TI N U ED)

"Luxury should be lived in."

—LORI DUVAL

“We didn’t realize how much we were contributing by doing the

“This brought us joy,” Lori says. “We never saw this as a house-

house,” Lori says. “It became a community event. That was really

flip. It was always to be a signature home. We didn’t do the min-

exciting for us; we didn’t expect that.”

imum so the house looks new. We did the maximum so we are

“It’s way more work to renovate,” she cautions, “because there are

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FINANCIAL BUZZ

ARTICLE KATRINA SCHLOTHAUER, LICENSED AGENT, USHEALTH ADVISORS

COUNTDOWN TO HEALTH INSURANCE 2020

TIPS FOR GETTING THE RIGHT COVERAGE

Does owning my own business or being selfemployed make any difference?

Health insurance rates today are either based on income or health. If you are self-employed, you can look into getting a plan that’s part of an association (AARP, NASE, AIBC, ABC, etc.) that offer addi-

What factors determine the health insurance I should buy ?

Employers with more than 50 employees must offer you health insurance. If you work for a smaller company or are self-em-

Katrina Schlothauer

tional benefits for your business and could give you more tax incentives.

Are “ p re- exi sting cond iti ons” still a fa ctor ?

ployed, you likely will be shopping among

If you sign up with a plan through the ACA

plans that qualify you based on your

or your employer, those plans no longer

health. If your income is too high to qualify

have any pre-existing conditions clauses.

for an ACA plan and you qualify for a low-

This is why their rates are a little high—

risk health plan, then that is your best bet.

they reflect a high-risk constituency.

THIS MONTH, HEALTH INSURANCE

Private carriers, since they’re outside the

RATES ARE BEING SET ACROSS THE

ACA, may decline to cover someone who

COUNTRY, AND PROJECTED PREMIUM INCREASES COULD FORCE SOME TOUGH

CHOICES

DURING

OPEN

ENROLLMENT, WHICH BEGINS NOV. 1.

How should I approach family health insurance?

If you have a low income, you might qualify for a government subsidy or even Medicaid. If not, and you don’t have a good employer plan, then look into pri-

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has a particular pre-existing condition.

Why does USHealth have the word “group” in it?

vate plans. Since those plans are based

USHealth plans are designed for indi-

on health, each family member would

viduals, families, or small groups. It cov-

have to be fairly healthy, as they under-

ers a very low-risk health pool or group,

write your costs individually.

so the rates are generally lower.