This might sound a tad unpatriotic, but last night I was really hoping to do something—if even for a second—that didn’t have anything to do with the inauguration. Not because I’m not as excited about Barack and Michelle as the next guy (Because I am! I love Obama! Remember I’m the one that campaigned for [...]

In D.C. this weekend, the Mall and Balls didn’t have a complete monopoly on the action. Shutterbug Elizabeth Lippman snapped young Washington at hot spots like the Black Cat, Saint Ex, and L2 looking not unlike, well, wannabe Williamsburg hipsters, with an Upper East Sider or two in the mix. “It seemed every girl in [...]

There will be leather. McQ Alexander McQueen for Target’s lookbook looks like another faithful dilution.
“The era of first lady-as- rectangle had ended,” declares The Washington Post’s Robin Givhan of Michelle Obama’s form-fitting inaugural looks, while The New York Times‘ Cathy Horyn calls the First Lady “not your average fashionista.” Prepare yourself for four (or [...]

We just got word that Michelle Obama’s ivory, one-shoulder gown was made for her by young New York designer and CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist Jason Wu. The one-of-a-kind silk chiffon dress is embellished all over with Swarovski crystals, floaty bits of organza and silver thread embroidery and was custom made by Wu. According to WWD, [...]

The Creative Coalition, the entertainment industry’s nonprofit advocacy group, hosted a day-long brunch in honor of the inaugural festivities. It was the perfect spot for the famous among us to celebrate the swearing in or warm up after having done so alfresco. A bundled-up Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, and Anne Hathaway popped in for a [...]

It doesn’t just seem like every celebrity and requisite hanger-on is currently being part of history in Washington, D.C.,—they really all are there. Of course, there are exceptions. Some very famous people have other things to do, like work to promote their Oscar-contending films. Still, not being a Mall rat didn’t stop Meryl Streep from [...]

The sheer number of boldfaced names flooding into Arianna Huffington’s inaugural eve ball last night created a near riot. Desperate Housewife Dana Delany and creator Marc Cherry were smashed against one another as the crowd outside surged forward. Early arrivals like Ben Affleck and Diane von Furstenberg hid under coats and behind other guests in [...]

Michelle Obama chose yet another New York name she’s worn before for this morning’s events. Mrs. Obama is currently wearing a lemon yellow tweed coat, cardigan, and dress from industry darling Isabel Toledo. (Memory jog: The soon-to-be first lady wore a fashion-forward black tunic and pants from Toledo for last summer’s New York fundraiser hosted [...]

When you’ve tousled the tresses of everyone from Demi Moore to Angelina Jolie, it’s hard to get starstruck. But when we talked to celebrity stylist Ted Gibson over the weekend, he was positively giddy over his next appointment: prepping Caroline Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy for a Vanity Fair shoot. “Is that not political royalty [...]

And the information keeps rolling in from what we’d now like to start calling the Best Inauguration Ever—especially for fashion wonks like us. It seems that Michelle Obama has another Maria in her life in addition to her longtime go-to Pinto: Maria Cornejo. Mrs. Obama has apparently been wearing pieces from Cornejo’s avant-elegant line for [...]