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Words and photos: Britt Elyse Nelson
There is no doubt that the District will never be a Paris, Milan, Berlin or NYC. But we have to give credit where credit is due. The District hails a variety of people from the young to the beautiful, to the intelligent and all that’s in between. These unique people bring a vast variety of style and fashion that ultimately fuel the culture of the District. This column is here to document the unique style of the amazing individuals who walk the city streets. As the great Alexander McQueen said himself, “It’s a new era in fashion – there are no rules. It’s all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and-coming designers all together.”
You can’t deny that this guy has his own unique style. Mixing denim isn’t particularly a prevalent trend on the streets of DC, however the mix of his grey denim pants paired with a light blue denim shirt made for a stylish combination. His accessories however are what made his outfit really stand out to me. I loved the rings, cowboy hat and quilted backpack.
Frances Glessner Lee crafted her exquisitely detailed miniature crime scenes to train homicide investigators to “convict the guilty, clear the innocent, and find the truth in a nutshell.” These dollhouse-sized diorama composites of true crime scenes were the equivalent of virtual reality in their time, and helped to revolutionize the emerging field of forensic science. Constructed in the 1940s and 50s, they are still used to train homicide investigators today.
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Madame Gandhi (DJ Set)
Barber Streisand (DJ Set)
and more TBA!
Ticket includes open bar, featuring:
Beer from Denizens Brewing Co. and speciality cocktails featuring SKYY Vodka by:
Big Chief / Highline
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limited qty small bites from our friends at:
Franklin Hall
+CREEPY BONUS STUFF+
Face painter / OM Digital Photobooth / Caricature Artist / Special Appearance by the #BYQueens / Tarot Card Reader / Music Perfomances / Contortionist and more!
Plus access to the entire museum including the new exhibition
Rick Araluce: The Final Stop
Transforming a gallery into an abandoned underground subway platform in the artist’s first large-scale installation on the East Coast. Stepping on to the platform, visitors are enveloped in the illusion of an eerie subterranean world where flickering lights and distant rumblings suggest the comings and goings of trains that never arrive.
COOL.
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October 20th, 2017 8:30pm-12:00am
Renwick Gallery
Pennsylvania Avenue @ 17th St NW
Farragut West or North
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Early bird $55 tickets ON SALE NOW
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$65 day of - but we'll for sure sell out before then!
This is a 21+ event
As always, there is no dress code, but we recommend:
Kid n' Child's Play / Cereal Killer / Jack the Ripper? I hardly knew her / Sherlock Holmes/Katie Holmes / The Zodiac Killer / The Chinese New Year Killer / The Tarot Card Killer / The Light as a feather stiff as a board killer / Jeffrey Dahmer Judi Dench / BTK / OMG / LOL / The Son of Samwell Tarly / Charles Manson in Charge / Death, The Destroyer of Worlds / Bloody Mary (the person) / Bloody Mary (the drink) / Vlad the Tame Impaler / Ivan the Everything's Terrible / Elizabeth Bathory/Elizabeth Showery / Baron Munchausen by Proxy
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Just like any other ticket you buy, we are not able to issue refunds unless the event is cancelled.
Talent and attractions subject to change.
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To contact Britt, email her at [email protected].
the last two are good, the rest are awful and look like they smell
WUT
Can’t wait till next weeks!
Love the vintage pieces!
Kind of a horrible representation of DC fashion. The third pic for the win based purely on personality. In all fairness, I think think the pics are more of a reflection of the photographers lack of fashion sense rather than Washingtonians in general.