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An Ode to the Joy and Dignity of Fashion

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FEBRUARY’S VOGUE SPORTED VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS ON THE

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COVER WEARING CONVERSE SNEAKERS AND ONE OF HER NOW ICONIC PANT SUITS. Inside the issue was an influential fashionista’s love letter to my mom.

Adrienne Miller, who was for a decade the literary and fiction editor of Esquire, didn’t know that she was writing about Ruth Gipson. In her chapter for a series called, “Growing up in Style: Six Writers on Discovering Fashion in America,” she lauded M. O’Neil’s high-end fashion department, the Topaz Room, as a place of wonder. For her, “It was my own private portal to an adult world of elegance and grandeur, good manners and good sense.”

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the fact that knowing how to dress women could sustain an oasis of haute couture in Akron, Ohio. With the help of a marvelous mentor named Agnes Madden, Ruth not only mastered the arts of buying, merchandizing, selling, exceptional customer service and even event planning for designer “trunk shows” -- she became the highest grossing buyer in the entire May Co. department store chain. It’s a jaw-dropping accomplishment for a woman who grew up on a farm in Tennessee having to wash and iron her only dress so she’d have something fresh to wear to school the next day.

Any ensemble is only the sum of its parts, so it is with particular glee that mom and I read Adrienne’s own recollections of a sage-colored silk Donna Karan bodysuit,

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Her exceptional taste, exacting standards, and passion for making women feel glamorous regardless of their ZIP code, made her not just my hero, but apparently that of thousands of women over more than four decades that constituted fashion’s golden age. Or, as Adrienne so succinctly put it, “The Topaz Room taught me that clothes are

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INSIDE THE ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2021

FEATURES 20 Riding in Classic Style Reflections from Upperville Colt and Horse Show’s Classic Car Show

24 Everlasting's Rachel Marcian Makes Childhood Magical 32 The Bouweiri Girls Making Waves in LA Mono B and Lapcos, Comfortable and Curative Brands Thrive by 'Bringing Balance'

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20 Trend Setter 46 Artist’s Palette 50 Open House 56 Local Limelight

GOOD TIMES

Chamber on the Lawn Members of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce gather for "Loudoun on Tap" at Morven Park's historic manor home, enjoying barbecue from ResQ BBQ, beer from Bear's Chase and wine from 868 and Bluemont Vineyard.

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LOCAL EXPERIENCES

STYLE FALL IS GIVING US ALL THE FEELS FOR FASHION, FAMILY, AND A LITTLE RELAXATION. Whether you are looking to refresh your closet with some local boutique finds, gather the family for a unique photo shoot, or unplug for a pamper-friendly experience, we have you covered.

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44115 Woodridge Parkway Leesburg, VA + Experience Woodhouse Day Spa: a tranquil, transformational environment that's memorable and healthful. From beginning to end, the dedicated spa team ensures that your visit enhances your well-being.

1603 Village Market Boulevard Southeast Leesburg, VA + Therapeutic massage, aromatic regimens and soothing skin care are available in a blissful setting at Spa Minerale at Lansdowne Resort & Spa. 44050 Woodridge Parkway Leesburg, VA + Customized, therapeutic massage using a unique blend of Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofacial Release and stretching techniques at Function-N-Fitness helps treat your specific needs.

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GREAT FAMILY PHOTO SHOOT LOCATIONS

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+ Oatlands Historic House and Gardens has more than 415 acres of gardens, green lawns and historic architecture to serve as backdrop for beautiful family photos.

20850 Oatlands Plantation Ln Leesburg, Va + Morven Park similarly has a large historic home and beautiful gardens to provide secluded, beautiful settings for a family outing and picture-taking.

17263 Southern Planter Ln Leesburg, Va + Breaux Vineyards in Purcellville offers an exquisite vineyard setting, both for its promontory view of the Blue Ridge and its French-styled tasting room.

36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane Purcellville, VA + The former golf-course turned ecological preserve by Shenandoah University still sports 18 "holes" worth of paved walking trails with views ranging from a perch high above the river to being enveloped by bluebells in the marshland.

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1400 Parker Lane Bluemont, Bluemont, Virginia 20135 + The George C. Marshall house (Dodona Manor) is a great place to take photos on patriotic holidays, as there's usually a presentation of the colors plus the house and museum.

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LOCAL FASHION FINDS

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+ Eyetopia'a Winter sunglass collection from Oliver Goldsmith can be customized with your choice of lens colors Rx or no Rx, in frame styles as individual as you are.

223 Loudoun Street Southeast Leesburg, VA + Stacking bracelets from Ketterman's Jewelers: mix and match colors, shapes and textures to create a look that is uniquely you.

38 Catoctin Circle Southeast Leesburg, VA + M. Franklin Boutique offers a signature line of pure, mineral-based makeup, and clothing that she describes as “a little BoHo” or “romantic with an edge.”

550 East Main Street, Purcellville, Virginia 20132 + Madisonbelle is one of the few retailers in Loudoun County to offer personal shopper and styling services.

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REFLECTIONS FROM UPPERVILLE COLT AND HORSE SHOW'S CLASSIC CAR SHOW

Wheel Co. Plant in Springfield, Mass. Unlike the Britishbuilt Rolls, the Phantom could be ordered with bodywork by Brewster. It earned the People’s Choice Award.

ARTICLE MELINDA GIPSON Classic Mustang. My dad had one for which I think he paid $200, but it wasn't a convertible. The tag on this beauty? ENLSUMR. CLASSIC MUSTANG CONVERTABLE SOMETIMES STYLE IS A FUNCTION OF BEING ONE-OF-A-KIND. It’s rare, and so shows selectivity, even if the market of the time didn’t embrace it.

(Shawshank never won an Oscar.) Sometimes it is evocative of a past experience -- something we lusted after as a kid and vowed to have when we got older or conversely something we only grew to fully appreciate when it was gone.

These six selections from the Upperville Colt and Horse Show’s Classic Car Show on a Sunday in July were some of our favorites for one or more of the above reasons. Check us out online (http://citylifestyle. com/leesburg) for more selections.

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1952 SINGER ROADSTER

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2006 Aston Martin Interior. This was Car and Driver's

I've never before heard of a Singer Roadster, let

car of the year in '06, for many reasons. Ours is that it

alone seen one. This 1952 4AD Roadster plays to my

literally feels like "the lap of luxury."

convertible craving, but with understated, elegant lines and enough trunk for a weekend get-away. I

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If you were ever bundled into the Ford and frog-marched on the family road trip, it might have been in one of the descendants of this 1941 Ford Station Wagon, a.k.a.

"Woodie." What's particularly compelling about this baby is that its current owners seem to enjoy it for precisely the kind of get-away for which it was designed!

1941 FORD STATION WAGON

06 1960 PORCHE CABRIOLET So, there was this architect who had a Porsche that we would gas up and drive to Rehoboth every Friday in the summertime. The closest this show came to that car crush is this 1960 Porsche 356B Cabriolet Super 90 convertible.

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E ve r l a s t i n g’s R a c h e l M a r c i a n M a ke s Childhood Magical ARTICLE MELINDA GIPSON | PHOTOGRAPHY EVERLASTING IMPRESSIONS PHOTOGRAPHY, ENCHANTED EYE CREATIONS FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY, DANNIELLE JUDD PHOTOGRAPHY, ALLISON A. THOMAS PHOTOGRAPHY, BABYDOLL PHOTOGRAPHY 307, CLAUDIA MELDAHL PHOTOGRAPHY

WITHOUT EXCEPTION, EVERY LITTLE GIRL’S FIRST

Back to the notion of playing “dress up.” There’s something unde-

SENSE OF STYLE AND FASHION COMES FROM

niably evocative in hearing the rustle of crisp crinoline or the swish of

PLAYING DRESS-UP IN HER MOTHER’S CLOSET. My

tulle that most kids these days just never experience. Ask a teenager

imagination was allowed to roam even more freely than

what the term “gossamer” means and they may tell you it’s a big, hairy

most because my mom, a haute couture buyer for a major

Looney Tunes character in Chuck Taylors!

department store, was always bringing home designer label

You’ll think me a throw-back – an anachronism. Trust me, I’m

mark-downs and remnants from the wedding/bridesmaid

as hooked on “ath-leisure” as the next gal (see p. 32). But this is a

department for our latest neighborhood stage production.

LIFESTYLE magazine, so permit me to wonder, what does it say about

Shyann models the Vale gown, photo by Everlasting Impressions Photography.

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our fractured, agoraphobic culture that the events for which kids are

with shiny silver buttons and a flounced skirt designed to make its

called to “dress up” top out at church and prom? When what kids

wearer feel they could twirl right into the Nutcracker as a ginger-

think of as “fashion” is gleaned from TikTok and music videos?

bread girl. It’s the kind of whimsey that has marked her creations

There are all kinds of reasons why no famous kids clothing design-

since she began creating extraordinary children’s clothing in 2012.

ers come to mind. Little girls are little for seemingly five minutes

She now calls her lines Everlasting, a nod perhaps to the fact that

before they’ve outgrown their favorite sweater. So, it could be seen

both memories and photos of childhood are exactly that. Her website

as an extravagance to invest in something beautifully designed and

(http://https://everlastingbyrachel.com/) says the brand “cele-

impeccably fabricated for children. Yet, for those who can afford it,

brates that fleeting and so special period of childhood when twirls

and who will, hopefully patronize the “vintage” and “thrift” stores that

are in abundance and hearts are set aflutter at each new bittersweet

are all the rage for young fashionistas, the moments a photographer

stage.” There’s both an “Everyday Special Occasion Collection” to

or our mind’s eye captures of kids wearing something truly extraor-

make an even an ordinary day special, and an “Everlasting Couture

dinary make memories that last a lifetime.

Collection” that kicks things up an extra notch.

For those moments, there is Rachael Marcian, When we spoke, it

Because of the many hours and high-end fabrics that go into

was against the backdrop of her a wall of colorful fabric in her home-

making the couture collection, they’re not inexpensive. Rachel has a

based studio. At her left was the sweetest little outfit designed for

small cadre of clients with children most of whom fall between age

“Christmas in July.” The gingerbread colored bodice was adorned

12 months and a size six, but who can go up to size 12, and don’t bat CONTINUED >

Willow models the Vivaldi gown, photo by Allison A. Thomas Photography.

Emery models the Dulcinea gown, photo

by Everlasting Impressions Photography.

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EVERLASTING’S RACHEL MARCIAN MAKES CHILDHOOD MAGICAL (CONTINUED)

(left to right) Matti, Nolan and Emery model the Purity, Peace and Passion dresses, photo by Everlasting Impressions Photography.

“You don’t wear something like this and not remember it.” an eye at the expense. Such parents have invested in many special

enthusiasm was priceless, and encouraged Rachel to believe

gowns for their daughters. Fans actually hang out on a select number

that, on the web, the kind of customer willing to pay from a few

of Facebook pages that cater to this clientele, and are treated to pre-

hundred to a few thousand dollars for really exquisitely made cre-

views of what she and other likeminded dressmakers are working on.

ations might actually find her.

She did, for a time, look into the prospect of leveraging the pop-

Once she had a few samples assembled on her Instagram page,

ularity of “Rent the Runway” attire by creating a standing wardrobe

it was easier to describe the kind of work about which she was

for professional photographers who specialize in crafting exceptional

passionate. Custom orders arrived and she had fun creating a dress

children’s photography. Such a concept, while workable in a few test

for a girl about whom her parents could only say, “She likes Cookie

cases, also took time to administer and took time away from doing

Monster.” But she doesn’t do what you might call custom creations.

what she loves, which is imagining and then making her next creation.

She needs leeway to exercise her imagination.

Her first customers were her friends, so she didn’t charge what

She creates, then posts a sales calendar in her own Facebook

she knows she probably should have for her creations. Still, their

group. Mothers gather there and at a handful of other likeminded sites,

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Jaiden models the Valentina gown, photo by Dannielle Judd Photography.

CONTINUED >

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EVERLASTING’S RACHEL MARCIAN MAKES CHILDHOOD MAGICAL (CONTINUED)

Laila models the Jubilee gown, photo by Claudia Meldahl Photography.

then buy. They might say, “I’d love that in a size 2,” but often the

kind of one-time, ready-to-wear event an option for anyone?

dress is made with back elastic and gathers that make it adapt-

Sprinkle in some exceptional photographers, maybe make it a

able for a small range of sizes from age 12 months to a size six.

fundraiser.... How many more great memories could we make?

She thinks of these Facebook groups like family. More than

Whatever evolves, the fanciful imagination and couture cre-

one customer are repeat buyers, and Rachel will often know

ations of Rachel Marcian have paved the way for something

what sizes to make her next dresses based on the anticipated

a little more elegant than every day. As she puts it, “You don’t

growth of her small clients. “You can’t help but appreciate the

wear something like this and not remember it.”

enthusiasm from people who are familiar with your work,” she says. Depending on the intricacy of each, she can make as

Group (“where most of the action is”) is EverlastingbyRachel;

many as 40 dresses per month.

her Facebook business page is EverlastingbyRachel-

Still, the concept of doing all this in person does nag a bit.

AllenMarcian. She posts a weekly sales calendar on her own

What if there were even quarterly parties for kids that called

Facebook groups, but is active in the following groups: meat-

for more fashionable attire? Would parents bring their kids to

lessmondaybst, landocolors, theheirloomcottage, littlelizard-

see a trunk show in a lovely park or garden, followed, say, by

kingshowcasegroup, Handmade Designers Group / Handmade

someone like Dance King teaching kids how to dance?

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Where to “shop” Everlasting: Rachel’s own Facebook

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Wild Side, Curvy or Slender

GOOD NEWS, VIRGINIA: IT’S NOW COMPLETELY

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graduating college. A month after moving, Robin landed

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ity and style has its bullseye some 2,676 miles to the

called Comune, where she rose to assistant Creative

west – in Los Angeles.

Director, just before the doors closed due to COVID.

How do we know? We have spies.

A couple of months into unemployment Robin received

Katherine and Robin Bouweiri, daughters of Kristina

a phone call from Jennifer Lee, an old colleague and now

Bouwieri, founder of Sterling Women, have their feet

President of K-beauty brand Lapcos (https://www.

firmly planted in this seismic shift, and are delighted to

lapcosusa.com/). Robin popped in for an interview and

share their perspectives from ground zero.

immediately became their design and marketing coor-

But first, if you doubt that “ath-leisure” is changing

dinator, rising rapidly to manager. Soon after, Katherine

fashion as we know it – even in the more conservative

landed a job at Mono B, https://www.mymonob.com/,

Mid-Atlantic – you haven’t been watching the stock

an Asian-owned, woman-owned athleisure brand. The

price of companies like Lululemon. The great irony of

pandemic brought more business to the brand than ever

the pandemic for “under 30’s” and many older cohorts,

before, which sounded the clarion call to take its prod-

is that having a pandemic turn work routines topsy turvy

ucts direct to consumer.

has made healthy, athletic lifestyles even more of a priority than before March of last year.

Now both women – Katherine at the ath-leisure clothing brand Mono B, and Robin at the Korean skincare com-

Katherine, now 25, and Robin, 24, moved to LA just

pany Lapcos – are doing work for which they might have

ahead of this curve after graduating together from

waited years to be promoted into if they were in more

Virginia Commonwealth University the summer of 2019,

established firms – in cross-cultural, emerging fields with

Katherine with degrees in Creative Advertising and

international footprints to boot.

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THE BOUWEIRI GIRLS, MAKING WAVES IN LA (CONTINUED)

Maybe luck did play a part, but so did knowing

The cross-marketing effort was not only hugely

what they wanted to do at an early age, and work-

successful for both brands, but donated 10% of

ing hard to build both their skills and resumes by

proceeds to the Asian Mental Health Collective

committing to part-time jobs through high-school

(https://www.asianmhc.org/) – because May is

and college. Katherine spent nearly seven years

also Mental Health Month, and because giving back

with Free People, a bohemian-styled clothing

is a core company value for both the sisters and their

brand that invited her to come to the home office

brands. As they put it, “The only thing better than

in Philadelphia when she graduated. But, Katherine

looking good is feeling good, and when you give to

didn’t want to live in Philadelphia.

others (especially those most in need), you never

“I decided, I’m going to live where I want to live,

have to choose between the two.” In the last year,

I’m going to get the job that I want, and I’m going to

other philanthropic partnerships have included the

do that by working hard,” Katherine says, and for her,

Downtown Women’s Center, Dress for Success, the

there was no other choice but LA. She finds Mono B

Black Women’s Health Imperative, and donations to

to be not only a perfect fit for her skillset, but with a

front-line health workers and hospitals.

lean enough head count to afford her the opportunity

One of Lapcos’s specialties is eco-friendly sheet

to learn by doing nearly everything needed to market

masks drenched in serum so that, when applied for

the brand online. She’s done all the email marketing,

20 minutes, the healing ingredients have an oppor-

advertising, styling for the photo shoots, social media

tunity to “dig deep into your skin and deliver many

and much of the branding, such as naming all of the

benefits at once,” Robin explains. Other specialties

styles for the website. She’s worn so many hats, she

include targeted skincare, like their Red Collagen

had to hire a marketing assistant. For someone with

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able to do a bit of everything and so be able to apply

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creative inspiration to every facet of marketing.

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“I’m definitely in a more elevated role than some-

This month, Lapcos is launching three highly

one my age with a normal trajectory would have. A

concentrated sleeping masks, also known as their

lot of what I’ve been doing is extreme trial and error

Zz-Shot Series, a curated skin program to maximize

and spending a lot of time teaching myself things I

the skin’s natural processes that repair and renew

don’t know,” Katherine admits. “Some people thrive

while you sleep for truly dreamy skin. The key to

having a mentor to hold their hand and teach them

effective skincare is using products that play well

the ropes. I thrive having the freedom to do things the

together, so Lapcos makes it easy to work their for-

way I want and figuring it out along the way.”

mulations seamlessly into your regimen. (See Robin’s

Mono B proclaims that its apparel is designed

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Regimen below for some of her favorite products.)

with balance and inclusivity in mind. “We balance

The next challenge absorbing the company’s inter-

fashion with function and quality with cost. We

est is how to make its products 100% biodegradable,

believe that moving your body and having a bal-

Robin says. “It’s tough but we’re trying to get creative

anced lifestyle is a necessity and not a luxury.”

to figure out a good solution.” And when Robin says

Inclusion for customers can be as simple as being

“we,” she means it. At 24, she’s in charge of the com-

able to find the really cute styles in “curvy” sizes for

pany’s B2C and B2B marketing strategies from launch

a larger frame, or that, for the month of May – Asian

campaigns to weekly email blasts, designing and

American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month –

updating the website and designing all product pack-

every purchase was accompanied by a healing or

aging and marketing collateral. She even designed a

invigorating cosmetic mask produced by Lapcos,

one-of-a-kind structure for the brand to display their

and designed to introduce the best of Korean skin-

product line up at tradeshows, like Magic in Las Vegas

care science, a.k.a. “K-Beauty,” to the U.S.

(see https://www.magicfashionevents.com/).

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Sheet Masks For Whatever Your Skin Craves

CONTINUED >

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THE BOUWEIRI GIRLS, MAKING WAVES IN LA (CONTINUED)

Robin's Night Regemin

Robin's Morning Regemin

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Just don’t ask her to move back to run it; she’s having a ball right where she is.

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Over the past nine months, she’s been working

As for what gave her the confidence to strike

with Jen and Lapcos’s global team on product

out on her own, Katherine says, “I grew up lis-

development as well. From conducting market

tening to all these inspiring women at Sterling

research on trends and new formulations to

Women, but I had no idea how much it was

deciding what products will have the greatest

affecting me. It’s definitely shaped me and my

impact for the company, Robin’s main goal is

drive. I grew up believing whatever I want to do, I

making sure they’re not just creating more waste.

should do it, and it’s going to be okay.”

Fittingly, we encountered the Mono B brand

Robin chimes in, by way of advice for her peers,

first at a Sterling Women’s luncheon, and fell hard,

“Don’t be afraid to get out of your comfort zone,

quickly amassing a full wardrobe of leggings,

whether that means moving across the country

biker shorts, tops, hoodies, and “sweatshirts” that

or leaving a job where you’re not thriving. So

could pass easily for couture “ready-to-wear.”

many people are afraid of the unknown but once

The feel of some of the fabrics is almost silken

you embrace it, you’re drawn to it more and more

– “like butter” – but the merchandise all comes

because the return is so incredible.”

at a reasonable price-point and nearly all the

Why LA? Katherine says, “I just felt so drawn to

pants have large enough pockets for an iPhone

LA. I was never going to stay in the DC area. The

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and gyms all over the country it doesn’t have a

not one of them. And I wanted to be surrounded

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by opportunity and like-minded people, which is what I have here. Los Angeles literally encapsulates me. I love healthy eating. I’m a pescatarian. I love fashion, I love the beach. I love hiking, and I hate the cold, right?”

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Echoes Robin, “I think everyone here is a bit more progressive and open-minded, I’m so thankful to have been given a chance to prove myself so early on in my career. In my experience, there is more of a youth culture here, and it creates the ideal environment for anyone straight out of college looking to branch into skincare, fashion or music industries.”

This fall, they’ll visit trade shows and maybe an Indie fashion show or two (see p. 46) to stay plugged into what’s next, and the cycle will begin again.

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3. “I’m obsessed with sheet masks, I use one every day.” After work it’s either the Lapcos Collagen Mask or Escargot Mask. On the weekends, she’ll use the Lapcos Vitamin C mask in the morning for extra antioxidant protection and an undeniable glow.

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appeal to individuality, vibrancy and affordability. The overriding feeling Indie creates is one of fearlessness with just a touch of fantasy.

Deep down, Harley senses that everyone has a need to express themselves and play with color and patterns to make something both different and attractive. “That’s what we’re here for, to let people know they don’t have to be stuffy; they can do orange and green and do it their way. We just want to start the conversation HARLEY MORGAN, A.K.A. “LEGENDARY H&M,” IS THE CEO

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MAINSTREAM AUDIENCE IN UNFORGETTABLE WAYS.

SEAL Team Six taking a room with a chorus of flash-bangs.

He discovered fashion in high school and his love of style and

“Something different happens every day of Indie Fashion Week,”

creative design has helped shape a larger-than-life persona that now

Harley says, “but little of it resembles a traditional runway show.

fans the flames of creativity in others. He’s served the local entertain-

The fashion is brought in close to the crowd; it’s an intimate way

ment and style scene as model, stylist, photographer, then mentor,

of making people feel what it would be like to attend an event and

model coach and, yes, cultural creative director and curator of cool.

see someone they know wearing the clothes.” He adds, “You’ll see

The self-description that pops from his bio is “eccentric imagina-

designers like Calvin Klein and Roberto Cavalli do runway shows in

tion.” Now a talent agent, the origin of his agency started as a mod-

the forest or on the beach, just on a smaller scale, to help their buyers

eling troupe, more importantly, the first uniformed modeling troupe

feel like participants in the brand experience.”

CONTINUED >

in Washington, DC, which behaved somewhat like an acting ensemble. Think of it as the evolving cast Harley used to help stage shows and events that call attention to the start-ups he markets. His most effective attention getter, this month entering its 12th season, is Indie Fashion Week, a semi-annual, week-long festival that kind of defies description.

Of its inspiration, he explains, “Fashion and beauty brands in Washington. DC, and its sur-

“ Deep down Harley senses that ever yone has a need to expres s themselves and play with color and pat terns to make something both dif ferent and at trac tive.”

rounding areas weren’t getting enough shine or opportunity to be spotlighted during DC Fashion Week, or as much as I thought they should be. There are so many different designers from the full spectrum of fashion from street wear to ready-to-wear to haute couture to avant garde that just don’t get the credit they deserve. So, through my modeling agency and working with so many boutiques and designers, I thought it would be a great idea to develop a platform specifically for them.”

He allows that “DC style is hard to pinpoint because of its reserved and conservative stigma.” Harley, and all the emerging designers behind Indie Fashion Week, look to change all that with a combined

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HARLEY MORGAN, DC’S CURATOR OF COOL (CONTINUED)

can all enjoy what fashion has to offer. It inevitably turns into a networking soiree where people across industries are mixing and mingling and trying to find synergy.”

“ That ’s what we’re here for, to let people know they don’t have to be stuf f y; they can do orange and green and do it their way. We just want to star t the conversation about what it means to create your own st yle that makes you comfor table in your own skin.”

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Influencers in nearly every field will be angling for invitations to the #CycleTWELVE installment of Indie Fashion Week September 25 through October 1, but you’re getting your invitation directly from the horse’s mouth. See http://indiefashionweekdc. com/ to take advantage of opportunities for models, brands, and sponsorships.

By invading iconic local landmarks, parks, rooftops and roadways, his flash mobs force observers to see things differently.

Observers “experience” the brands, and so catapult them into popular culture. One flash mob during the June show emerged

which Harley hopes to transform everyday neighborhood common areas to electrifying fashion hubs for all!

much like a demonstration, showcasing and spreading the

And then – close your eyes and imagine it all taking place

message “Fashion Over Opioids,” in support of a call to action

somewhere in Loudoun County. “That’s always been a part

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the charge with us!” he says, as well as helping to expand the

tangerine boots. So, it’s the juxtaposition combined with the

concept a bit further down the East Coast, to the West Coast

every-day stage that arrests your attention, almost as much as

and beyond. “We want to expand to multiple cities and provide

the vibrant colors and styles.

a platform for emerging and unseen fashion and beauty brands

June’s #CycleELEVEN also took over The Nelson Manor in

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echo the garden scene. “Everything correlated with the space...

is like its own religion. It’s never too late to get involved.”

details like that just take it up a notch.”

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OPEN HOUSE ARTICLE HANN LIVINGSTON

MICHAEL NASH DESIGN BUILD TRANSFORMS AN ASHBURN HOME INSIDE AND OUT. 50

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A MultiAward Winning Remodel is the Essence of Style

“ T he moder n st yle of th is f i n ished project is rea l ly compel l i ng to us as desig ners,” says Son nyNa zem ia n, master desig ner/remodeler.

AN ASHBURN COUPLE WAS FEELING CRAMPED IN THEIR SIN-

To make a better workspace in the kitchen, a new 48” profes-

GLE FAMILY HOME AND DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO REMODEL.

sional stove was relocated to the west wall, surrounded by beau-

“The kitchen was very outdated with wooden cabinetry that

tiful floor to ceiling cabinetry and a custom wood hood. The island

matched the floor, and old appliances with a cook top in the

is now home to a stainless steel farmhouse sink, dishwasher and

island,” says Sonny Nazemian, master designer/remodeler at

microwave to make cooking and clean up easy. The North wall

Michael Nash Design Build. “But even more important, the space

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and a tall unit of secondary oven and steam oven.

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“The modern style of this finished project is really compel-

some life and style to the area and make the kitchen more usable.”

ling to us as designers,” says Sonny. “The white cabinetry,

The first steps in the project were taking down a bearing wall

white tiled backsplash and light soapstone countertops bring

between the kitchen and family room and putting in a recessed

light and cleanness to the entirety of the living space. The dark

beam, adding a cathedral ceiling and extending the kitchen with

wide-plank espresso hardwood flooring and stainless steel

an 300-square-foot breakfast room addition. This created the open

appliances and hardware plays nicely and adds pop and con-

living space the homeowners were looking for and large sliding

trast. The small detail of putting thicker quartzite on the 10-foot

glass doors provide access to the new patio and bring in more light.

island adds elegance.”

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OPEN HOUSE (CONTINUED)

The new patio adds living space.

The new, spacious master bathroom.

The next elements of this whole-home renovation are a hall

In the hall bathroom, the old cramped bathtub is now a

and master bathroom and a new flagstone and stacked stone

walk-in shower and wood-look porcelain tile and pebble stone

patio space for outdoor living.

bring a spa feel to the area.

Two feet was excavated for the patio and the stacked-stone

“It’s amazing how a well executed renovation can transform

wall was created as a sitting bench for entertaining. This space

your life,” says the homeowner. “In day-to-day living and for

is easily accessed from the new breakfast room addition which

entertaining, it’s like being in a completely new space.”

means more use and brings guests outside when entertaining.

The master bathroom was enlarged by taking two feet from the bedroom which allowed for a new shower space. The old

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT

Francesca Holds Her Patent With Press Clippings in the Background

Francesca Maniff and Stormy the Shark

“ONE DAY THEIR DOG CHEWEY (SHORT FOR CHEWBACCA) WAS NOSING AROUND THE ROOMBA AND ACCIDENTALLY TURNED IT ON.” Chewey Takes His Job as Chief "Barketer" Seriously 56

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ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY MELINDA GIPSON

Francesca Maniff:

O U R LOVA B LE , LO C A L ‘ S H A R K’ AT FIRST GLANCE, FRANCESCA MANIFF DOESN’T LOOK LIKE

Someone suggested a shark and their most popular cover, Stormy

A SHARK. Yet, this perky brunette in River Creek has taken both

the Shark, joined the crew. Her latest addition is Edgar the Eagle,

Etsy and TikTok by storm with a series of plush, animal-themed

for whom “20% of each adoption fee for Edward will be donated to

Roomba covers that are selling like hotcakes. The idea to create

Mission 22, an organization ‘dedicated to healing America’s veterans

and manufacture something as simple as a plush cover for a robotic

when they need it most – right now.’”

room vacuum? It came from her and her husband’s addiction to the TV show Shark Tank.

Assuming you have a similarly great idea, how would you market something that made your robot vacuum look like a grinning predator?

“We always laugh and say, ‘what if we did this?’ Most of our ideas

Via TikTok, of course. Francesca’s natural sense of fun and frivolity lent

were bad or, when we Googled them, they’d been done before.” Then

itself naturally to the platform where her very first posting (https://

one day their dog Chewey (short for Chewbacca) was nosing around

www.tiktok.com/@roborascals) drew nearly a million likes! Now her

the Roomba and accidentally turned it on. “He was half on top of it as

Etsy store (https://www.etsy.com/shop/roborascals) boasts more

it was moving and it was so cute,” Francesca laughs. She remarked

than 6,000 sales, and – yes, she now has an overseas manufacturer.

that people often personify appliances when they refer to them, but was surprised to learn that no one had turned a Roomba into a pet.

Simple stick-on ears or a tail wouldn’t have any practical purpose, she reasoned. When she realized how often the Roomba nicked her table legs or dinged her floor moulding, the a-ha! moment came.

What if she could market a plush cover, that wouldn’t impede the

Not only that – as of February, she’s got a patent that protects “any kind of plush protective covering on a self-moving robotic cleaning device.” So, when robots expand to washing windows or doing laundry, there’s no telling what rascals may roam your future home.

So, you know... maybe Francesca is a shark after all? Just kind of adorable... like her Rascals.

sensors and switches, but still looked like a cute, fuzzy animal? Thus​ Robo Rascals® were born.

At first, Francesca was sewing the critter covers herself: Chester the Cow, Callie the Cat, Lucy the Ladybug and so on. Of course, they were cheaper by the pack – because, well, naturally you have to wash something that spends its days on a cleaning appliance.

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