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Sydney McNiff Ferguson, 50

Ten of Washington’s best-dressed women share their fashion advice, their favorite shops—and their fashion disasters. Read about one of them.

By Kim Forrest , Melissa Herald Published Wednesday, November 01, 2006

This article is from 2006's Best Dressed Women package. To see 2007's Best Dressed Women package, click here.

President of Lockhart Strategies International, a government-affairs and public-relations firm

Photograph by Matthew Worden

Where do you like to shop? Hermes. I got a saddle there when I was 12. It’s always been my dream store. I also love Sassanova in Georgetown, and when I’m in San Francisco, Wilkes Bashford. Also Henri Bendel in New York and Neiman Marcus here. I’m in Seattle a lot, and there’s this boutique there called Mario’s; they have everything from Oscar de la Renta.

Fashion advice? Don’t wear diamonds to work unless they’re around your finger.

A fashion disaster? I did have a pair of shoes break at an inaugural ball. Luckily I had an extra pair with me.