We're moving to the Big Apple, baby! and we want you to help us say goodbye to our beloved home in the alley. Please join us at our DC showroom for a going away party and sale on Thursday, November 15, 6-9 pm.*

To help us celebrate the new venture, two of our top-selling labels--San Francisco's gr. dano and Verrieres & Sako--will be showing for the first time in DC. Come by to meet the designers and shop their latest collections.

gr.dano's fusion of fashion design and graphic design create a bold 'feel unique in what you wear' line of expertly tailored clothing. Their elegant Fall collection can be purchased at unsungdesigners.com.


Renowned for sophistication and unparalleled uniqueness, the Verrieres & Sako collection is at once modern and timeless. Come shop their gorgeous Fall collection at Unsung!

Everything in the showroom, excluding the trunk show, will be 40% off (including sale items!)

A special gift from Verrieres & Sako will be included with every $500 purchase.

Unsung is located at 2412 18th Street, NW in Adams Morgan. 202.234.1788.

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We're pleased to announce the talented New York design house Harriet's Alter Ego will show at Runway Africa on September 15. The event will take place at the French Embassy in Washington, DC. Details are below.

Featured African Inspired Designers: BEZEYMAILAN from Togo, SIKA DESIGNS from Ghana, RUBY from South Africa, BLOKES N' DIVAS from Nigeria and HARRIET'S ALTER EGO originally from Nigeria based in NYC

THE FACE OF RUNWAY AFRICA, MISS UNIVERSE GHANA - ANGELA ASARE


RUNWAY AFRICA @ THE FRENCH EMBASSY (WASHINGTON, DC)
Doors will open to the public @ 7pm | Show begins @ 8pm SHARP
TICKETS ON SALE ONLINE ONLY - WWW.RUNWAYAFRICA.COM
TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE - GET YOURS TODAY!

AFTER PARTY @ POSH RESTAURANT AND SUPPER CLUB
730 11th Street NW - poshdc.com for details

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We're turning 2 and we can't think of a better way to spend our birthday than with our friends and customers who have been with us from day 1. Food, drinks, music, and sales. And if that weren't enough, it's also Adams Morgan Day!


Where: Unsung
2412 18th Street, NW
(we're in the alley)

When: Sunday, September 9
noon - whenever

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All you need is love... and our first and truest love is shoes! Please join us when we host Gigi Favela's line debut, trunk show and cocktail party at Unsung on Thursday, March 8 from 5pm to 9pm.

Ain't love grand?

















Who: Gigi Favela Shoes
What: Line Debut / Trunk Show / Cocktail Party
When: Thursday, March 8, 2007, 5-9pm
Wear: cute socks, crazy tights and other cool legwear (for trying on the shoes!)
Where: Unsung Designers
Adams Morgan, DC
in the alley

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Join in the celebration February 8, 2007 @ New York's hottest nightspot The Grand located @ 41 E. 58th Street for New York Couture's Official Fashion Week Show and Party.

New York Couture splashes onto the scene in an array of vivid one of a kind signature pieces. Short frilly skirts, lace dresses and crop tops melt like a deluxe crayon box left in the sun.

Doors will open at 8pm with gift bags to the 1st 100 guests sponsored by: BUST Magazine, Venus Magazine, The Fashion Journal, MAC Cosmetics, Izze Sparkling Beverages, Working Girl Wines, Sea Breeze, Skin Milk, UTZ Snacks, and Crunch Gyms. Enjoy an open bar from 9-10 while DJ Boris spins the hottest tunes as anticipation for the Spring 2007 line begins. To top off the night there will be a special live performance at Midnight by Debbie (from Avenue D) and the Loconuts For more information and to RSVP go to http://www.newyorkcouture.net/.

Admission is FREE with flyer invite. You can pick up flyers for the show at the following locations:

• Apollo Braun- 193 Orchard Street NYC
• Femme Fatale- 578 Driggs Ave Brooklyn, NY
• Patricia Field- 302 Bowery NYC
• Tahir- 75 Orchard Street NYC
• or print the flyer and bring it the day of the show

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Kendall Nordin: A Brief Transformation

Church Street Theater (1742 Church Street, b/t 17th and 18th, one block from P St.)

Saturday, January 27, 2007 5:30pm-7:30pm libations, etc.

Come view artwork created with influences as diverse as life in Australia, the architecture of an historic theater, and William Shakespeare's "The Tempest".

Stay for a drink... and the 8:00pm performance of "The Tempest" - with discounted tickets offered to Astroturf fans! ($5 off each ticket when "astroturf" is mentioned at the ticket window).

Nordin's current and recent exhibits include:

A Reading (ArtRomp 19 at the Warehouse Theater)

















Flowers and Explosions (Studio 4903 Holiday Show, December 2006)













art. no real turf.

Astroturf Art is a new, independent art gallery with no one space to call its own. Astroturf is a community driven project that organizes shows for DC artists in unconventional locations around the city - laundromats, boutiques, theaters, alleys... Each show includes a selection of pieces by dc artists working in all different media.

Take a look at previous Astroturf shows to see what you're missing out on. Then get your tuckus over to the Church St. Theater on 1/27 and get in on this incredible underground art scene.

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