Under A Peacock Moon

Last night was the Fly Girl Blog 5th Anniversary Party at Anthropologie's new location ( 950 F ST NW Washington, DC ). While I definitely anticipated a good turnout (the Fly blog is pretty awesome), nothing could have prepared me for the scene I walked into last night.

I have to admit that while I love DC, it's definitely not high on the list of "Most Fashionable Cities". It's a business and college town where you're more likely to see black and blue suits in one neighborhood and hoodies with jeans in another. Even in ritzy Georgetown you rarely see fashion forward ladies living out their Sex and the City wardrobe fantasies. And who would blame them - those cobblestone streets are NOT made for stilettos! I never would have know this however when I walked into Anthropologie. Ladies were in their fashionista finest from head to toe. I'm not sure I've ever seen that many digital SLRs out at one time outside of a sporting event.






Notably, while I'm sure Fly has readers of all age ranges, ethnicities and backgrounds, the crowd was noticeably dominated by African-American women with natural hair, all of whom looked beautiful! And while I don't sport my natural do, (I've had my hair relaxed since I was a child), I am in awe of those ladies who have taken the plunge and said no to relaxers, extensions and braids, and let it all grow out. The range of hairstyles, colors and lengths were too numerous to count, but I was amazed.



Andrea of Fly was looking lovely as well in her party wear, and made sure to play the perfect hostess, mingling with everyone and making sure there were plenty of yummy snacks and sangria for her guests, with a little help from the Anthro. staffers.





Overall it was a wonderful time of mingling, meeting new friends and checking out the new store. It made me hopeful that more DC bloggers will party it up come their blogiversaries, it's too good of a time to pass up!