It all began with a phone call one week before the kick off of Fashion Week, Leah Le had been spotted in “Little Black Book” and chosen to work with The Sebastian team on the Charlotte Ronson show and Rad Hourani. I am not going to lie there was great excitement. I begged for pictures, thinking sadly, none would come… but they did! So, here is a look of backstage at Fashion week.
The Location, Bryant Park
Leah adds extensions and soft curls for an after party hosted by Little Black Book
Loose luxe pony tails at Charlotte Ronson
Charlotte Ronson back stage
Back Stage
Charlotte Ronson Runway Show
Leah Le with Thomas Dunkin Editorial Director for Sebastian
Go Leah! Give me a shout if you ever need someone to hold your bobbi pins, hair spray whatever…

Wow- has it already been a year since we last teamed up with Fashion Fights Poverty for DC’s premier fashion event? Again, we are delighted to be a part of this event providing hair and makeup for the Runway event, as well as, The LOOK BOOK click here to see the full shoot.
To share a little bit of gossip, James Cornwell our now famed Makeup artist and stylist is pumped to be providing makeup and hair services for the elite guest of the evening, Parker Posey.
For tickets to the event and more information: Fashion Fights Poverty

Here are a few tips on how to wear the hottest trends for Summer 2008:

FULLNESS-Everything is BIG this summer! Dresses, pants, sleeves… But, unless your body mimic’s that of a runway model, your best bet is to still give yourself some shape by adding a belt. Skinny, wide and corset belts are all being used to accentuate parts of the body. Remember to enhance your best features with close fitting volume and distract your body kinks with carefully placed volume.

THE FULL LEG/OVER-SIZED TROUSER- Best when worn with a fitted top or blazer. Do not, I repeat, do not wear oversized trousers with a voluminous top, unless of course your 6 feet tall.

HI-WAISTED- The opposite will go for the hi-waist. When there is little volume around the torso, go for more volume on top. If you want to do a slim & sexy look with your hi-waisted bottoms, wear a shirt with voluminous sleeves. 

THE MAXI DRESS- My fave! It’s bigger this season…literally! You’ll see the maxi in beautiful flowing fabrics and bold colors. The silhouettes vary from A-lines, to very straight to larger than life volume. For us, vertically-challenged women, stick with the straighter maxi or slight A-line. Taller women can get away with the big-volume maxis without looking like they’re going to float away. To really add some umph to your maxi, wear lots of chunky, ethnic-inspired jewelry. It really gives a goddess feel. Wedges are great to add some height and elongate the figure. To play-down your maxi, throw on some sandals.

BOLD COLORS- The more in your face, the better was the verdict for this year’s summer palette. The biggest colors were bright yellow, kelly green, electric blue and orange-red. Almost any color is in this summer. So, you love the color, but don’t want to over do it… pair it with a neutral to tone it down. Black, white or gray work great for this. 

BLACK & WHITE- for a sleek and sophisticated look, this is a great combination. But, try giving a splash of color with a yellow bangle or an over-sized kelly green bag. This will give the look a fresh feel!Have any questions about a trend that your dying to try this season? If so, email (Stylist @ Love Rocks Boutique .com) 

So, you’ve seen Katie’s bob, and of course you’ve seen the now famous POB, and now you’re thinking - hey wait I want a bob! Here are nine bobs created by our team all on local Washington area women. Ready for yours? Here’s some things to know about bobs.
If you don’t want to spend a lot of time styling your bob, let your stylist know, so he/she can create a lower maintenance shape that works with waves or the natural volume of your hair. Bobs come in many lengths, if you’re nervous to go short, opt for a longer length. Stylists can always take length off but they have yet to figure out how to add length. The bob you want may not be the best shape to suit your face shape, so even if you have a picture in hand the finished product may vary to flatter you. Lastly, don’t let your new bob start without a picture, the best way to get a bob you love is for you and your stylist to review pictures to ensure it’s the exact shape you expect.

Love one of the these nine bobs let us know! Leave us a comment, judging for our photographic competition wont be complete until April 30th, 2008 and we’d love to know what you think.

Are you ready for a makeover? Need some ideas? Check out our latest gallery of Makeovers HERE All the featured makeovers are part of our annual photographic competition. Do you think there’s a special makeover that should win? Let us know leave us a comment. Need to find a special stylist to create your makeover send me an e-mail I’ll work with you to find a stylist that you love.

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Weren’t able to make it to the opening of DC Fashion Week at the IFC/World Bank Fair Trade Fashion Show? Here’s what you missed… a Beautiful photo documentary of a recent trip to Kenya, bright, bold and beautiful clothing by Asian, Latin American and African designers. There were over 500 guests all their to support this cause. All of the designers work with microfinance initiatives and fair trade in their developing countries. The models were gorgeous. And the crowd had lots of fun…(especially when the guys came down the runway-but you didn’t hear that from me!) Our K Street team (Jacqui, Mac and Monica) were proud to provide Hair Styling for the show and can’t wait for another opportunity like this to support such a great cause! Thanks to Photographer An Van de Wal of Lumiere Photography for the great pics.

Do the words “Bryant Park”, “Mercedes-Benz”, “7th on Sixth” mean anything to you? If so, you may be one of thousands who dream of attending one (or any, for that matter) of these fabulous shows. As most all ready know, these shows are not easily open to the public. If you are not a member of the press, a celebrity, socialite or buyer – good luck on trying to get tickets. Well, good news for the fashion-hungry…DC Fashion Week, in its fourth year, is a Fashion Week Exhibit held twice a year (February/September). . It is planned by a non-profit organization whose goals are to “increase economic development” in fashion design, clothing merchandising and modeling and to “enhance the visibility of the nation’s capital as a cultural center of international fashion.” In other words, to create an opportunity for DC to be respected as, at the least, a fashionable city. New York, Paris, London, Milan, Tokyo…DC? Maybe not yet, but we’re sure headed in the right direction. Here’s a list of the main events for DC Fashion Week:
February 28: Fair Trade Collections Intl. Finance Corporation @ The World Bank Group
March 1: The Betsey Johnson Collection @ Club Avenue
March 3: The Washingtonian Menswear Collections @ Holiday Inn Capitol at the Smithsonian
March 4: International Couture Collections @ The Embassy of France
For more info visit www.DCFashionWeek.org

We would like to congratulate James Cornwell (Pretty by PR Educator and Stylist at our Mclean location) for a fabulous job on hair and makeup for the cover of GO Mag’s Winter Issue. Of course he used all Pretty by PR Makeup! Photography taken by one of our faves Tim Coburn. They were asked to do the Kimberly Kouture shoot for the mag. Special shotout to Alexia the hot newcomer to the modeling scene pictured here.

Before	After

In Columbia beauty pageants are a big thing, so we were totally thrilled to meet Talia, a true Columbian beauty queen. Talia had super long hair, you know the kind we all dream of, yet only seems to happen in Shampoo commercials. Not only long but thick, glossy, wavy and healthy. Still even beauty queens can use a FRESH LOOK. Tammey, from Old Town, enriched Talia’s color with a velvety warm brown, covering over old highlights and adding warmth to Talia’s complexion. Next sexy short bangs and face framing layers, to sculpt Talia’s face. Talia’s hair is still long and lush but now it has a shape and lots of sex kitten style.

A big THANK YOU to Kory, from our Tenleytown location, for the naturally lush makeup (all PRetty by PR) and to Sean for the great pictures.

DC designers, photographers, models, makeup/hair artist, what do they all have in common? They are all part of the DC Fashionistas Meetup Group. This is a very eclectic group of individuals in the Fashion industry or who just plain love Fashion. Their goal is to make DC the next Fashion Capital! They will be hosting a “Behind the Scenes” event at Panache, located at 1725 Desales Street, NW DC on December 9th from 2-6pm. Come to see live and behind the scenes action of how different forms of fashion are created. There will be a live photo shoot, live hair and makeup, designers creating their actual designs from sketch pad to sewing machine, complimentary makeup refreshers and mini facials along with great music, food and drinks! For more information contact Abigail de Casanova at (703)447-9205. fashionista.meetup.com/95