11/28/11
Local Plunder
How to Look Good at the Holiday Party
There are myriad ways to stand out at a holiday party. Some of them involve your head in the punch bowl. But other, better ways involve shiny accessories and conversation pieces like these.
BLAZE OF GLORY
The Tom Ford Velvet Blazer
There are dinner jackets. Then there’s this: a torso’s worth of thick, shiny velvet, lined in silk with
peak lapels and a ticket pocket. Oh, yeah: you can get it made to measure as well. You wouldn’t let any
velvet without a perfect fit touch your chest.
- 411:
- Tom Ford Velvet Blazer, $3,295-$3,590, available at Neiman Marcus, Tysons Galleria, 2255 International Dr, McLean, VA, 703-761-1600
GLOVELORN
White Leather Gloves at Brooks Brothers
Anyone can wear a tuxedo. You, however, can wear a tuxedo with this set of white formal gloves. They’re
Italian, of course. They’re lambskin, of course. And you’ll wear them with your finest spats and
monocle. Of course. Surely what Hannibal Smith would wear with his tuxedo.
- 411:
- White Formal Gloves, $98, available at Brooks Brothers, 3077 M St NW, 202-298-8797
HYPER LINKS
Pearl-and-Leather Cufflinks
Oysters: great for slurping. Also for stuff like this: German-designed, Tahitian-pearl cufflinks fused
together with thin strands of black leather. Try to keep cocktail sauce off of them.
- 411:
- Cufflinks by Gellner, $650, available at I. Gorman Jewelers, 1133 20th St NW, 202-775-8544
CANE MUTINY
Your Walking Stick Has Arrived
You’re the able-bodied sort. Doesn’t mean you can’t add your own twist on Dr. House’s go-to
accessory. Like a walking stick topped with a silver puma or a carved-wood rabbit’s head. Made in Italy,
these sturdy sticks are great for defending your honor. Also: leaning on.
- 411:
- Concord Lane Walking Sticks, from $45, available at Georgetown Tobacco, 3144 M St NW, 202-338-5100
GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT
Ski Chalet Sweaters at Jack Wills
Here’s how to cheat at an ugly-sweater party this year: wear a less ugly sweater. Like this bright-red
lamb’s wool sweater that would be more at home in Killington, VT, than Adams Morgan. It still works for
impromptu snowball fights and hot cocoa pursuits.
- 411:
- Whitington Jumper, $169, available at Jack Wills, 1079 Wisconsin Ave NW, 202-333-7980
Only what you need to know.