District Sample Sale news

I wasn't going to mention the District Sample Sale for a couple weeks because, well, tickets don't even go on sale for a couple weeks and there is always so much hype around it anyway... Well, organizers announced they have signed up Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton to DJ for the VIP hour. I thought that was pretty interesting.

Also on the menu for the biannual madness this September is DJ Frederico Aubele, food from Nage and Renaissance M Street, a fashion bloggers corner and cocktails created by Liquid Muse.

More to come, probably closer to when tickets actually go on sale Aug. 23.

Help support your local economy

There's a lot going on around town this weekend - and it all involves shopping!

The Mid-City Sale (aka the Dog Days Sale) is Saturday and Sunday, and involves all of my favorite 14th St. and U St. shops bringing their goods outside and having great big sales (check out Pop!, and you have no excuse since you don't have to climb the stairs). And, this is perfectly timed to my favorite holiday: the D.C. Sales Tax Holiday.

Shop tax-free in D.C. this weekend through Aug. 12 and in Va. this weekend only. Stock up on shoes, clothes, accessories - but they have to be less than $100 a piece, so shop wisely. But please, please, for your own sanity, make sure to avoid malls with American Eagle, Hollister, Abercrombie and the such if you don't want to fight packs of wolves...

For more second-source info, check out what Project Beltway has to say about the events ...

And save some mulah for next weekend (Sat. 1-5; still part of the Sales Tax Holiday) when Matt & Nat designer Inder Bedi will be at CUSP Georgetown to show off his line of animal-friendly and fashion-forward handbags. There will be food, gifts and, as always at CUSP, lots of fun.

Gore helps Benetton's "signature socially responsible fashion"

WWD reported today that the ex-Veep will speak about his favorite topic - global warming - on behalf of Benetton's fashionable fight:

Benetton's creative think tank, Fabrica, has brought its traveling multimedia exhibit to Milan's Triennale and is calling on Al Gore to help commemorate the occasion in its signature socially responsible fashion. The former vice president and presidential candidate will give a speech on global warming and the environment at the contemporary art museum on June 14. "Fabrica: Les Yeux Ouverts," inaugurated last year in Paris as part of Benetton's 40th-anniversary celebrations, opens today in Milan and runs through July 15. The exhibit, which examines issues such as multiculturalism, poverty and war, will move on to Palermo's Sant'Anna museum in August and Shanghai's Bund 18 in the fall.

The pic is courtesy of Benetton and is a shot of the exhibit in Milan. That was the whole piece, but to see it on WDD, click here...

I AM A DIVA

Wine and Fashion for a Cause
What: A fashion show with D.C. Divas (Women's Championship Football Team) and wine from Washington Wine Academy to support three local charities helping women and children: House of Ruth, Boys & Girls Club and College Bound. The players/models will showcase wares from local designers and boutiques.
When: Beginning at 6 p.m. Friday - 6:30 p.m. reception/silent auction; 7:30 p.m. fashion show; 9 p.m. documentary
Where: Arlington Cinema ’n’ Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington; 703-486-2345
Tix: $20 in advance; $25 at the door
Info: dcdivas.com