STYLE FEATURE | TRENDSETTERS
GEORGETOWN Preppy style rules at the nexis of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue. For the boys, its a cheeky play on tradition – for ladies, colorful dresses that are always pretty ... and pretty sexy.
GET PEPPER’S LOOK! Shirt (Ralph Lauren), blazer (Pierre Monhan), jeans (Levi’s), shoes (Johnson & Murphy), and scarf (Dior).
Recently engaged to Shannon Delaney, venture capital exec LINDSAY STROUD exemplifies the “breezy summer cocktails” look. Bright pants are a necessity; socks, a no-no.
Twin brothers OTIS and CURTIS OFORI have some of the best style in Georgetown. Away from several charitable pursuits in D.C., Otis will graduate from UVA Law in May and begin working at a major D.C. law firm, while Curtis works as a CPA at O&A before business school next fall. Here, each of them effortlessly pulls off a look they describe as “JFK meets Denzel Washington.”
M STREET PRINCE Historic preservationist and urban planner PEPPER WATKINS wears “classic [clothes] with an edge and peculiar colors that work. I tend to be affected in my dress and I know it,” he says. “It’s part of the fun.” The result? Perfectly balanced old-school cool. (Photo Jospeh Allen)
WHERE TO HOB-NOB • Wednesday night Supper Club dinners at RUGBY (1065 Wisconsin Ave. NW) • Birthday parties at THE ROOKERY (2519 Pennsylvania Ave. NW) • The Capital Club’s annual SINATRA SOIREE (See WL’s September ‘08 issue) • Saturday night pre-party at NATHANS (3150 M St NW) or THE DAILY GRILL (1310 Wisconsin Ave. NW)
SIGNATURE ITEMS
VINEYARD VINES (1225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-625-8463)
ÑVINEYARD VINES printed silk skis tie ($75);Vineyard Vines, 1225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-625-8463.
BROOKS BROTHERS (1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-659-4650) LACOSTE (1127 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-223-5390) SHERMAN PICKEY (1647 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-333-4212) THOMAS PINK (1127 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-223-5390) CHURCH’S ENGLISH SHOES (1820 L St. NW, 202-296-3366)
Ç GUCCI moccasin with horsebit and leather sole ($545); Gucci, 8075 Leesburg Pike #140,Vienna,Va., 703-506-6804.
• And, of course, after 11:00 p.m. every Thurs.-Sat. night at SMITH POINT (1338 Wisconsin Ave. NW)
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