Halloween is long over, and Thanksgiving is still weeks away. But we’re in the thick of fall, which means it’s officially time for another Tweed Ride. Put on by the Eric Channing Brewer–led social club Dandies & Quaintrelles, this annual bike ride and afterparty is a great excuse for Washington’s vintage lovers to show off their best heritage looks to the rest of the city. This year’s event takes place this Sunday, November 13; the ride happens between noon and 4 PM, and the post-ride celebration at Smith Commons goes from 4 to 10. Tickets ($15 for the afterparty, free for just the ride) are available here.

To get into the spirit of the event, It’s Vintage Darling’s Elise Peterson paired up with photographer Katie Warren of Go Kate Shoot to produce this stellar 1940s-inspired photo shoot. Get ready for some serious vintage fashion envy!

There’s nothing we love more than watching Washington’s creative types team up to produce something bigger and better than their already fantastic work. So when we saw that Carlis Sanchez and Katya Ananieva, the hipster-chic fashion bloggers behind Spicy Candy DC, had partnered with local vintage maven Katherine Martinez to produce a killer fall lookbook for Martinez’s La Petite Marmoset consignment collection, we knew we had to share.

Shot and styled by Spicy Candy DC, Martinez, and Sebastian Marin of SMfoto at Battlefield Park in Manassas, Virginia, the images are a fun, free-spirited look at the boho-glam offerings of La Petite Marmoset. We love that every piece is a statement item in its own right, and that there’s a focus on sweaters, jackets, and long sleeves—just in time for fall.

We're big fans of Hugh & Crye here at Washingtonian—the Georgetown-based men's shirting company turns out some seriously GQ-worthy products. At a recent photo shoot at an Alexandria studio, videographer Brandon Bloch was transfixed by the way light filtered through an old window in the space.

"I asked the model if he'd step over to the area so I could shoot him putting each shirt on," says Bloch. "I shot it in slow motion to be able to focus on little details that would otherwise pass by too quickly."

The resulting video, which features the brand's latest collection, is a machismo-filled ode to a guy putting on his Hugh & Crye shirt as he gets ready for the day. And that sexy, swagger-filled song in the background? It's "Hollywood Hollows" by U.S. Royalty (who makes an appearance in the people to watch section of our Fall Arts Guide). Chiseled model aside, there's just so much DC love in this thing that we had to share.

Wear Your Shirt (Hugh & Crye) from Hugh & Crye on Vimeo.

Lacey Maffettone didn’t plan to have a personal style blog. When she started A Lacey Perspective last June, she was simply looking for a place to vent her frustrations about Washington fashion choices. Then one day, a reader e-mailed her an eye-opening question: “You have so much to say about DC style, but what are you wearing?”

“I took that as a challenge,” says Maffettone, who balances blogging with a full-time job as an account executive at Salsa Labs. “And never being one to back down from a challenge, I began posting outfits.”

Nowadays, A Lacey Perspective is one of our favorite sites for local fashion inspiration. We love the way Maffettone, who lives in Dupont Circle, smartly incorporates trendy items into a wardrobe of carefully selected basics. In addition to blogging, she cofounded Capital Area Fashion and Beauty Bloggers last February with Liz Fassbender of So Much to Smile About. The networking group, which now has roughly 200 members and meets for monthly mixers at local boutiques and spas, is living, blogging proof that DC style has come a long way from navy suits and pearls. The Washingtonian recently caught up with Maffettone to talk about her blog and what’s happening with CapFABB these days, and tossed her some either/or questions on the latest looks.

We know work shopping can be seriously unfun sometimes—there’s only so many black skirt suits a girl can be expected to own. But professional basics don’t have to be boring! While obsessing over neons at New York Fashion Week, we realized the look was totally translatable to the 9 to 5 world, and way more versatile than you’d think. If you only make one investment in your work wardrobe this fall, we highly recommend a punchy-hued pencil skirt (J. Crew’s $120 popsicle orange wool option is our fave). Not sure how to style it? Here’s five cool outfit combos to get you started.

Outfit 1: I Love the ’80s

For our annual Style Setters feature, thirteen of the area's most fashionable people met for al fresco dining and good conversation. View our slideshow for pictures from the evening, colorful fall fashion, and wardrobe words to live by from the Style Setters themselves.

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