Washington, D.C. Face to Face December 19th
By Plumcakeat 6:00 p.m. at Off The Record, the bar at the Hay-Adams. You know the Hay, right? It’s the posh hotel right next to that big White House.
You’ll have to forgive me for my lack of posts, it’s a gypsy life for me in the last few weeks of the year. Ooh, speaking of which, hoop earrings…trashy or no?
December 12th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
Hoop earrings? Trash factor increases geometrically with increases in the diameter and the amount of “chiffoneria” that has been plastered on them. To wit: less than an inch across, 24K gold is nice and fairly tasteful. Two inches across with rams heads kissing at the bottom…not so much.
December 12th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Someone once told me that if they are bigger than a 50c piece (about 2cm in diameter) then they are trashy.
I proceeded to ignore that advice.
December 12th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
definately NOT trashy (in the absence of the rams, love birds, initials, cursive writing, etc) but the very definition of ‘confident’, ‘understated’ and ’sharp’.
December 12th, 2007 at 10:23 pm
Hoops are wonderful! Giant chola silver hoops, classic quarter size narrow gold hoops, bohemian hand cast gold hoops with Sleeping Beauty turquoise, fat Italian gold serious business hoops - I own hoops for every single occasion.
December 12th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Silver hoops, graduated sizes from quarter to dime for the three piercings in my right ear, which I’ve had since 1977.
December 13th, 2007 at 10:24 am
hoops? trashy? never that. ill take a silver or white gold set, big enough to be a bangle, thanks. it’s uber funky and quite the lovely way to adorn one’s lobes.
December 13th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Hoops are only trashy if you have matching platinum jackets with dollar-sign cut-outs on your front teeth. Or if you’re Victoria Beckham, who makes everything trashy.
December 13th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Hoop earrings, by themselves, are not trashy. To the contrary, they can look quite classy — even the really big ones.
December 13th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Depends, depends. I tend to take heed of the “bigger the hoop, bigger the ho” maxim, a la Lindsay Lohan and her trashy, trashy earrings, but small hoops are OK. Big hoops could be fun for a party, could be cute or pretty, but are NEVER elegant. They’ve been sullied.
December 13th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to make it! BTW, if anyone is Metro-ing, McPherson Square seems to be the closest stop.
Are you going to have a sign or something? Because knowing me, I’ll be totally lost.
December 13th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
PS: What’s the dress code going to be?
December 14th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
From my XY chromosomal perspective: Hoops are extraordinarily sexy on a lady.
December 17th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Since I’m not released from my non-Metro-accessible NoVA office till 6, I’m not sure I could make it in time. The hotel’s website only mentions valet parking for overnight guests. Does anyone know what other parking options might be available?