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Dear Manolo | Fashion
Loafing Around
What would you recommend for a 32-year-old stay-at-home mother of three preschool boys who doesn’t want to seem old? I’ve managed to avoid mom jeans with running shoes, bu...
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Dear Manolo | Fashion
Shoes Fit for a Ball
As you know, next week is a big deal here in D.C. I’m on the organizing committee for one of the inaugural balls, and will need to look my best. I’ve already got the gown,...
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Dear Manolo | Fashion
Hollywood Heels
In March, I’m going to Los Angeles to the wedding of my college roommate. I’m an East Coast girl who’s not spent much time in Los Angeles; my roommate is a native Califo...
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Fashion
New Shops, Old Hood
People have been shopping in Georgetown since colonial citizens bought tobacco and powdered wigs here in the 18th century. But these days, the District’s oldest hood (circa ...
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Fashion
Proven Gilty
Excess to impress in festive frocks, sparkly skirts and rich accessories inspired by the Baroque era. First Lace Headband and Byron Lars Beauty Mark lace dress ($72 and $635, ...
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Fashion
Face Time: Joey Wolffer
If Joey Wolffer looks a little familiar, it might be because the glam New Yorker made a pit stop in D.C. back in May on the Styleliner — her 20-foot potato-chip truck turned...
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Dear Manolo | Fashion
Holiday Heeling
I survived Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now I’m faced with the ultimate holiday test: My husband’s office Christmas party. Not only will my husband’s b...
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Dear Manolo | Fashion
Holiday Heels
We’re having Thanksgiving at my house this year. I’ve ordered the turkey and tried out various pumpkin-and-Indian-corn centerpieces, but now I need some shoes, something c...
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Fashion
Wild and Woolen
In BBC’s “Sherlock,” actor Benedict Cumberbatch plays a hip, modern version of Arthur Conan Doyle’s sleuth who notably spurns wearing one of those infamous flapped twe...
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Dear Manolo | Fashion
Happy Shoes
For reasons that would be very familiar to approximately 50 million voting-age Americans, I woke up Wednesday morning feeling very depressed about the current state of affairs...
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Fashion
Face Time: Sara Blakely
No, undergarments don’t have the power to smooth over political differences or rein in the federal deficit. But thanks to Spanx — the mega hosiery company founded by Sara ...
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Fashion
Raking in the Shoes
Next week, Americans will choose between two guys in the presidential election. Luckily, when it comes to autumn shoes, women don’t have to ponder such a stark choice. With ...
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Dear Manolo | Fashion
Fancy Feet
I’m having a hard time deciding on a Halloween costume. My choices: Morticia Addams (in a short skirt), a sexy librarian or Sarah Palin. Which would be the best? What shoes ...
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Fashion
Face Time: Marisa Lynch
To call Marisa Lynch “resourceful” is an understatement. Upon losing her magazine job on the verge of her 30th birthday, the recreational seamstress busied herself with a ...
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Fashion
Last-Minute Halloween Costumes
It’s Halloween night and you’re stranded without a costume. The horror! Rather than staying home and dishing out Kit Kats in shame or — worse — going as a default sexy...







