D/CITY WHAT’S NEW, WHAT’S NOW, WHAT’S NEXT ISSUE No .13 Welcome to The Pattern Issue! The holiday season can be overwhelming and chaotic, 14th &Shaw but check out these pages to get an insiders guide to surviving (and conquering!) Washington D.C. the coming season the smart way. From business tips from artist Maggie O’Neill, to FREE purchasing the perfect gifts for everyone on your list with DC shop owner Amanda NeighborhoodReport HAPPENING McClements, let our Pattern Issue be your trusty companion. Go ahead… read on! NOW !!! Cherry Blossom Creative After being closed for renovations, Cherry Blossom Creative is back in action in Shaw! This boutique studio THE thrives also as a storefront where you can buy art supplies and their created prints. D/CITY EATS Just Opened: Shaw’s Eurasian cuisine heaven, Supra!! This new Mediterranean-influenced menu from Malkhaz Maisashvili, former chef of the Embassy of Georgia in Washington, kicks off with a lineup of small plates including vegetable paté-like pkhali made of spinach, green beans, or beets minced with walnuts and Georgian spices, as well as a variety of khinkali PATTERN soup dumplings. Nocturne Located beneath the Sugar Shack, this new spot opened with a bang! It has already been known for its hidden set-up, boozy doughnuts, and an eclectic “tapas-style” cocktail menu. With only 17 seats, this place is sure to be the mysterious gem of Shaw. ISSUE In these pages, you’ll find everything you need for a smart, and successful holiday season. Check out our amazing curated gift guide, and let us help you check off everyone on your list! From holiday parties, to family gatherings, we’ll also show you the best wearable fashion trends for the season. Find everything you need to enjoy the holidays here. Think Pattern! ANTONIO MOSTAJO @THEANTONIOMOSTAJO SYLVIA AMAYA @MUA_SYLVIAA ANTONIO DILLARD @DESERTEDINURBAN Get your fashion fix & more @DCITYstyle IN THIS ISSUEIN THIS STUDIO SHAW CREATIVE THINK SHAWLIDAY TOURS GIFT GUIDE CONVERSATIONS SMART ORNAMENTS PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 10-11 PAGE 13 AESOP Tell us about Superfierce. I began SUPERFIERCE because I wanted Aesop’s chic packaging to create something that I couldn’t find CHERRY and quality natural products when I started my career. I collaborated are always a treat! You will with my network of fearless female BLOSSOM want to sneak a few of creatives whose common goal was to these in your stocking. expand our network. We came together @aesopskincare to create a pay-it-forward platform of CREATIVE connectivity, solidarity and mentorship This unique space is a What are some of your for other female artists. We want to What difficulties have colorful feast for the eyes favorite paintings you’ve change the statistics in our field. We are creating a support system and you faced in pursing a with a beautifully curated ever done and why? foundation for female artists to grow creative career and how selection of stationary and I have several paintings that have as both creators and business owners, gift options. Pick up some and giving back to other women in their did you overcome them? these local favorites for become prints after the original was sold and a percentage of the proceeds professional communities. I face them all the time! 20 years into a little creative inspiration. benefits charities and organizations owning my own company now, being my @cherryblossomhq that really matter to me. I love the own boss just means the difficulties or pieces that have a legacy and are able challenges are different. The common to continue to give back. threads with most creatives stems from confidence in your own value, your own idea and creating boundaries. It is very easy to get taken advantage of, or to be misunderstood. MAKER LETTIE & GOOCH From furry accesories to cozy sweaters, Lettie Gooch offers up some fabulous chic statement pieces for those ARTIST not willing to go unnoticed. STUDIO @lettiegooch TOUR SHAW Artist, designer, and entrepreneur Maggie O’Neill is one of DC’s exceptional creative talents. Her work is inspired by local BONOBOS landscapes, cultural icons, travels and fashion. Currently, O’Neill At the Bonobos Guide Shop you lives and works in the Shaw neighborhood of DC where she’s will find their signature pants that come in four fits, however that’s GIFT become known as a fine artist for her iconic pop impressionistic not all they have to offer. You can paintings of the city she calls home. find anything from ties, to pocket squares to their new boxer briefs that are getting rave reviews. An inspiring creative business woman, she also focuses on giving @bonobos GUIDE back to her local community through founding Superfierce — a national traveling art exhibition that highlights female artist, Shaw is a truly creative Finding the perfect gift is tough. Secretly Gifting, benefits local charities and mentors aspiring artists. We sat down part of DC. Do you find it a gift concierge company owned and run by with her to discuss all of her creative ventures, what inspires her art inspiring to create art there? professional style setters, is curating an eclectic mix forms, and successful business tips that she’s learned along the way. Yes! It's impossible to walk down the street of items from the retailers of Shaw. Featuring an array and not run in to a person or a space that of items like on-trend, hard-to-find fashions from local doesn't get me thinking or inspired. We are a neighborhood of many, many designers favorite Lettie Gooch to natural products from Aesop, you and artists and a fabulously curated will surely find something for everyone. collection of restaurants. See the full guide at DCityStyle.com/shawgiftguide You’re on the board of Shaw’s Main Streets and work to create historic preservation. Tell us more about this and You live and work in Shaw. why you’re partnering with What do you like most MINISTRY the Shaw retail community? about being part of the OF SUPPLY Creating a legacy of preservation comes with local community? a commitment to knowing the neighborhood's Who knew comfort could be past and understanding the collective goal of I love this neighborhood. It is filled with so stylish? Ministry of Supply where we are headed. Connecting, collaborating a rich history and a fabric of families, ARGENT creates work wear that wears and creating with each other, for each other creatives, and a very hardworking and Being a girlboss has never looked feeds this effort. I'm honored to be part of this committed mains streets organization. like activewear. Their no iron retail community and hope to contribute to This neighborhood embraces new so good. ArgentWorkwear takes necessary fabric is a dream. everyone's success. businesses in a way that few others do. the standard office uniform to a new These comfortable and quality It takes a lot of risk and gumption to open level. Pro tip, ask for Liza and you pieces will be a staple in a business in this town, and to have the will walk out looking like a million anyone's wardrobe. support of your neighbors is paramount. bucks. Also, can we talk about how @ministryofsupply this blazer is reversible!? @argent 2 D/CITY D/CITY 3 HAPPENING NOW @ SHAW #PATTERNVIBES From colorful patterns to hip fashion-forward shops, Shaw has become one of DC’s most vibrant and lively places in town. With the help of our hip readers, we’ve captured some of the area’s latest and greatest in the photos below! Share your new discoveries and keep everyone in-the-know Q: What do you love most about the freedom of curating your own shops? by tagging #DCITYSTYLE. You never know when your own A: I love opening up my home to friends and family, and I @ohlolablog wanted to create a shop that would offer the inspiration and photos might be featured on our pages! goods for others to do the same. Hospitality is at the heart “There’s a new post on the of my shops, and we fill our shelves with items that support that — from small batch cocktail ingredients to the table blog, talking about my tips and linens, dinnerware and glassware you use to enjoy them. tricks when wearing animal print" We hope to break down the intimidation of entertaining. #DCITYstyle ♥ 209 likes Q: What’s the most challenging part of your job? A: There are never enough hours in the day to accomplish ♥ Like all the ideas we have buzzing in our minds! Comment CREATIVE • • • CONVER- SATIONS As the owner of Salt & Sundry, one of DC’s most beloved home goods @traceena and accessories spots, Amanda McClements decided to set out on a new @policyandfashion “Be bold and intentional“ adventure. Sister shop Little Leaf, located in 1401 S St, was born out of #DCITYstyle “Issa photo shoot with @ a passion for nature and bringing green indoors. Filled with everything ♥ 394 likes crystalaegeanb <3 Can’t wait to from potted plants, to gorgeous paper goods, prints, notecards, succulents share my new pics!” and even seed packets – Little Leaf is the perfect extension of her retail Q: You have an amazing team of professionals working @Starboyluka ♥ Like ♥ 136 likes with you. Tell us more!? concept shopping experience. Her overall goals haven’t changed – “Dad is all “stay stay stay stay stay”and Comment A: My team is incredible. Getting to work with so many ♥ Like McClements still seeks to connect customers and vendors by telling the creative, talented women (and a few men!) has been really I’m all “I do what I want.” • • • unique and personalized stories behind the brands she carries.