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DC Designers: De*Nada Design
Check out our new style feature, DC Designers, where we highlight a local designer who has caught our eye.
By
Kellie Bramlet
Published Tuesday, August 12, 2008
What: Neon screen tees, brightly colored hobo bags, and unique knit accessories, such as hats, scarves, and gloves for the “casual, urban female.”
Who: Designer Virginia Arrisueño, a 28-year-old New Jersey native, and her husband Kelly Towels. The couple met at the University of Maryland and settled in DC soon after graduation.
Where to buy it: www.denadadesign.com and various stores in DC, California, and even Japan. Oh, it’s nothing: Arrisueño is a tricky last name, admits Virginia Arrisueño. It’s so difficult to pronounce, in fact, that she decided to opt for a different title for her clothing line. But she remained close to her Peruvian roots (her parents hail from the South American country) and decided on the well-known Spanish translation of “you’re welcome”: de nada. Quite the résumé: While in school, Arrisueño found a unique love—fiber arts. She won several awards for her work, including the Sadat Art for Peace Award, delivered by Nelson Mandela. Postgraduation, she won first prize in the Viridian Artists National Competition juried by Robert Rosenblum, curator at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. She also interned at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Numark Gallery in DC, and Vertigo Gallery in London before starting the clothing line.
All about Kelly: Raised as an Army brat, Towels spent much of his childhood moving around, but he spent most of his younger years living in Alice Springs, in central Australia. In addition to his role as a designer, Towels works as an artist and freelance graphic designer, catering to bands including Brand New, Senses Fail, Victory Party, Augustana, and Dashboard Confessional.
Arrisueño and Towel’s faves:
Place for clothes: H&M, Urban Outfitters.
Restaurant: Cork, Sushi U, Marvin.
Bar: Black Cat, DC9.
Ideal DC day: Start out with Sunday brunch, head to the dog park in Adams Morgan with pup Mia, then finish things up window shopping. Have a designer you recommend we profile? E-mail candrews@washingtonian.com. Related: DC Designers: Kristina Bilonick More>> Shop Around Blog | Style | Find a Spa
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Transsexual-loving soldier
Within the context of school activiities, baseball, etc. his son has earned a reputation for being "strange". Another word which could be used is "disturbed".
I’m afraid one day he’s going to "snap".
Soldier has been told in no uncertain terms to "keep your son away from my child".
They tell me some of these concerned parents have called Child Protective Services regarding this issue.
Dad has showed his 7 year old son hard pornography in an attempt to ensure he doesn’t become gay. Ironically, now the boy has a fascination with penis. Appropriate, because they say dad gets excited with trannys::::He wants to lift her skirt and fondle her penis.
He sure married the right girl.
Parenting classes would be in order. And a little psychoanalysis.
The Gods tested his attraction to transsexuals by sending people by, likely during the period where he felt he had to prove he was a "real man", ironically.
Fruit loop.
Posted by: Trannyman!!, Nov 05, 2009 08:09:01 PM
Hooray Virginia! Great shout out! I’ll be looking for you at the markets this Fall.
Posted by: Rachael Ahrens, Aug 12, 2008 10:26:33 AM
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