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CONTENTS 8.22.10 Features


COVER STORY 14 Off the runway, inside the Beltway


Three local labels offer a glimpse inside Washington’s independent fashion scene, where a do-it-yourself attitude is key By Holly E. Thomas


24 For the record s


When record lover Ian Nagoski heard a 90-year-old song by a Greek immigrant, he found his life’s calling By Jason Cherkis


Going Out Guide 4 Your Turn


Readers conjure memories of the District as it once was


5 First Person Singular What America looks like through the eyes of a visitor


6 Whatever Happened To


An architectural passion is still alive


7 Closer Inspection Why Wolf Trap sounds just


as good from the cheap seats 8 Date Lab


Some tables for two are better than others


10 Editor’s Query


His English was clear — but the ads weren’t


31-33 Art, Music, Theater & Movies Eccentric folk songs, edgy female theater and an overlooked architectural masterpiece get their due


34 Best Bets


Where to find lemonade with just the right pucker power 35 Tom Sietsema’s Dining


Reader dilemmas solved: how to figure out whether a chic restaurant is kid-friendly, avoid guns while dining and find purist-approved escargots


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editorial editor: Debra Leithauser deputy editor: David Rowell articles editors: Lisa Frazier Page, Amanda McGrath copy and production chief: Susan P. Williams copy & assignment editor: Elizabeth Chang contributing editor: Sydney Trent columnist: Gene Weingarten food critic: Tom Sietsema staff writers: Steve


Hendrix, Holly E. Thomas editorial aides: Kathleen Hom, Daniele Seiss creative director: Janet Michaud art director: Beth Broadwater assistant art director: Diamond James photo editor: Evan Jane Kriss production coordinator: Mark Giaimo advertising general manager: Jenny Abramson production manager: Julie Gunderson account managers: Anne Cynamon, Diane DuBois business analyst: James Robinson production coordinators: Mamie Belle, Kristin Kato, Tara Shlimowitz graphic designers: Amanda Crisp, Willie Joyner phones editorial 202/334-7585 advertising 202/334-5224, 5226


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37 Second Glance 38 Dilbert


39 Crossword


40 Gene Weingarten’s Below the Beltway Is Gene’s gross


generalization of female behavior actually right?


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On the cover: Photograph of Dana Ayanna Greaves by Marvin Joseph


PHOTOGRAPH OF IAN NAGOSKI, WITH NIPPER, THE RCA MASCOT, AT THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN BALTIMORE, BY BRAD DECECCO


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