Rochelle Behrens Trunk Show NEXT Thursday

Have you heard the buzz about local designer Rochelle Behrens around town and even on NBC's Today Show? Come meet Rochelle next Thursday, 2/26 from 5pm-8pm and check out her beautiful collection, including the famed button down shirts that won't gape at the bust. We'll have cocktails and we'll be offering a discount on her collection. You can also view details, get updates, RSVP & invite your friends on our facebook event invitation!

Crystal Couture Begins - See us tomorrow & Sunday!

Like fashion shows? Like trunk shows and sample sales? Like seeing what will be "in" for the season before everyone else? Like it when you don't have to go into DC for all of the above? If you answered YES we think you'll LOVE Crystal Couture, a series of fashion shows, trunk shows and sample sales all in Crystal City. And, we know you'll love that we're participating!

Each day or evening event has its own theme, and tomorrow's theme is all about Valentine's Day & SPRING! So, we'll be there from 11am - 3pm for the afternoon portion and again from 6pm-10pm for the evening portion. We'll have a selection of spring & Valentines Day merchandise all at 30% off. And, Sunday we'll be there again from 11am - 3pm when the theme is First Ladies of Fashion. In addition to spring merchandise we'll have some additional pieces befitting a first lady.

The event is located at the new Crystal Center at 2450 Crystal Drive, near the intersection with 23rd Street. You can get all the details on the Crystal City website. Oh yeah, and it's all FREE - no tickets necessary. We'll also be participating on the 25th for Work Wear Wednesday and the 28th for Cocktail Dresses. Hope to see you out and about at one of these fashionably fun events!

Periwinkle Valentines Day Party This Thursday!

New Spring Dresses!

Spring Dresses from left: TIBI Pink Paisley, Shoshanna Pleated Neck in Teal and Shoshanna Square Neck Flowy Dress in Magenta and Ivory.

Recession-Friendly Ruth Barzel Jewelry for Valentines Day

Dearest Valentines: Don't despair! You may be a bit more monetarily cautious at this year's holiday for sweethearts, but that doesn't mean you can't give or receive a beautiful gift. Ruth Barzel, a jewelry designer from Arlington, VA, makes wonderfully chic pieces of sterling silver and gold-filled jewelry with semi-precious stones and freshwater pearls. And, most of her pieces that we have in the store right now are in the $50-$75 range and some under$50! As a retailer, we love carrying local designs and we hope that you can all remember how important it is to buy local these days. Stop in to check out this delish jewelry line, or better yet, ask your sweetie to stop in for you!

Ruth Barzel Necklaces, all $66.00 or less.

Ruth Barzel Femme Fatale Earrings with pink CZ & Long Flirt Necklace with pink jade.

(L-R) Ruth Barzel's Gold-Filled Soulmate Bracelet $59, Gold-Filled Sophisticate Bracelet with purple CZs $66, Sterling Silver Heartbreaker Charm Bracelet with mother of pearl $121, and Oxidized Silver Soulmate Bracelet $55.

Ruth Barzel Princess Earrings with amethyst, peridot & CZs $77 and Heiress Earring with serpentine and pink quartz $59.

DC Scout Agrees - Come See Us At Boutique Warehouse Sale!

Tuesday's DC Scout, a Washington Post e-publication, included details about the upcoming Alexandria Boutique Warehouse sale, and more importantly, our Beverly Feldman Dynamo Shoe! We still have 2 pair left in sizes 7 and 10, and note that Beverly Feldman tends to run a 1/2 size big. And get this, they're just $68.25 (with 30% off sale items applied) from the original price of $195! This is such a steal that you don't need to wait until the Warehouse Sale, and something tells us they'll likely sell before then anyway.

An Old Spanx Fave & A NEW one, too!

We know that so many of you LOVE the Spanx Higher Power Panty, so we wanted to let you know that we got more sizes in yesterday. New to this awe inspiring Spanx product? Allow us to enlighten you! First, as with describing every Spanx product, it's important to note that this is NOT your grandma's girdle! This bad gal features soft hosiery-like fabric with a super-tight weave that does a fantastic job sucking you in and smoothing you out from boobs to mid-thigh. And there's no binding leg band, so it's invisible under clothing.

We also got in another marvelous Spanx product, the Hide & Sleek Half Slip! Have a pencil skirt that you can just almost zip all the way but not quite? This Slip should do the trick - we know from experience! Again, no binding band at the waist here, and it's made of a double-layer compression fabric that slims and smooths tummy, hips and booty. It's worth every penny of the $52.00 price tag!