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CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2013
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SPECIAL FEATURE
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THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO OBAMALAND
Bradley Dinner ....................................................
AROUND TOWN Winter FĂŠtes .........................
Latino Inaugural ..................................................
Choral Arts Society Holiday Concert and Gala.............
EDITOR'S LETTER ................................ Cafe Milano Inaugural Bash ................................... INAUGURATION ROUND UP
Washington Ballet Nutcracker Tea .............................
FYIDC
Insider access to the best of Inauguration.......................
INSIDER'S GUIDE ..................................... SOCIAL CALENDAR ................................
AU COURANT Roland Flamini on 'The Menteng Kid' ............................................
INAUGURATION SPECIAL FIRST LADY FASHION First lady Michelle Obama's inauguration wardrobe ...
Downton Abbey Reception ....................................
DISSECTING DOWNTON A Q&A .............
OVER THE MOON Hunt Breakfasts and Scarlet Tails ..............................
LIFESTYLES POLLYWOOD
EMBASSY ROW Second Acts ..........................
Peace Players .......................................................
FASHION EDITORIAL "My Fair Lady" ........ PERFECT PITCH NSO first timpanist Jauvon Gilliam .......................
GLITTERATI Green With Envy........................
TREND REPORT Lovely in lace ......................
HOME LIFE INSIDE HOMES Rooted in Tradition with the Lanczes ........................................................ REAL ESTATE NEWS
Welcome to Art Basel Miami ..............................
Record-breaking Condo Sales ..................................
British Embassy Tea and Champagne Reception ..... Saks Jandel Fashion Show .................................
OPEN HOUSE February Finds........................... MY WASHINGTON
EVENTS A Bipartisan Inaugural Celebration ................... "Midnight Underground" Inauguration Concert .. "Plan to Rock" Concert ........................... IMPACT Dinner .............................. Chevron's Parade Party ..............
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Huffington Post Inaugural Parade Watch Party ................... Newsweek & Daily Beast Brunch ...............................
Assistant Secretary of State Ann Stock's favorite spots.......................................................
WASHINGTON SOCIAL DIARY THE MAKING OF YGL A look behind the scenes of WL's 7th annual Young & the Guest List soiree .........................
HOLLYWOOD ON THE POTOMAC Political Thrillers .................................................. Kennedy Center Honors......................................... George and Liz Stevens Brunch ............................... Sackler 25th Anniversary Gala.................................
ON THE COVER President Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Delray, Fla., Oct. 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza). TOP FROM LEFT Kelley Richards and Lauren Dowdy at The Young & the Guest List party (photo by Tony Powell); Capricia Marshall and Valerie Jarrett at the British Embassy Inauguration Reception (photo by Kyle Samperton); Cynthia Steele Vance and Peter Marx at the Saks Jandel Fashion Show (photo by Tony Powell); President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Sunday's swearing in (photo courtesy of AP Images); TIFFANY gemstone rings ($185,000 and $30,000), Tiffany & Co., 8045 Leesburg Pike, Fairfax Square, Vienna, Va; CHARLOTTE AND OLYMPIA "Minerva" lace and satin ankle boots ($1,160), www. charlotteandolympia.com.
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