Washingtonian Fêtes DC's Style Setters On A Starry Starry Night!

Washingtonian's 2010 Style Setters Party at The Phillips Collection celebrated the magazine's annual best dressed list. Honoree Cheryl New pictured.

Be sure to check out all 76 of our photographs from this event HERE and tell us what you were wearing that night!

NORTHWEST -- One of the magazine's most popular feature stories every year, the Washingtonian's "best dressed" list always manages to create a buzz within the city's fashion circles when it is published at the end of summer.

This year's pictorial followed the theme of a "Starry Starry Night" with the publication's photographer capturing the year's honorees as they hit the town for a fashionable night out. Shot entirely on location at the plush W Washington D.C., the photographs were unique in that they captured the evening as it unfolded, from a 9 p.m. arrival with blogger and luxury consultant Aureta Thomollari to a 4 a.m. last call with the Corcoran Gallery of Art's Kristin Guiter.

Last night, Washingtonian celebrated its September 2010 issue with a blowout bash at The Phillips Collection. Upon entering the museum's much-admired walls, guests were treated to complimentary cocktails courtesy of the W Washington D.C.'s gorgeous rooftop lounge and terrace, P.O.V.

Mixing Madagascar vanilla bean-infused Cruzan rum with fresh pineapple juice, the hotel's mixologists kept the attendees' drinks full as they mingled and admired the pageantry of fall fashion on display Wednesday night.

With many of DC's fashion forward residents in attendance, a sea of slinky dresses, glittering jewels and watches, tailored suits, and skinny ties flowed through the museum's lobby and into its courtyard throughout the evening.

As guests nibbled on small bites of sambuca-cured salmon, Washingtonian President and Publisher Catherine Merrill Williams and Fashion Editor Jill Hudson Neal acknowledged all of the issue's honorees and presented them with "swag bags" from Saks Fifth Avenue of Tysons Galleria, posters of their respective photographs, and bottles of champagne.



The Washingtonian's best dressed list for 2010 featured:

• Aureta Thomollari: Blogger and President of D&A Luxury Consulting
  
  
• Michael Kahn: Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company
  
  
• Kay Kendall: Advisory Board Member of The Washington Ballet
  
  
• Michael Pickrum: Chief Financial Officer of BET Networks
  
  
• Cheryl New: Founding Partner specializing in divorce law at New & Lowinger
  
  
• Katsuya Fukushima: Chef of José Andrés' Café Atlantico
  
  
• Shirley Gordon: Hair Stylist and Owner of Strands Hair Studios
  
  
• Johnny Wright: Hair Stylist at Immortal Beloved Salon and First Lady Michelle Obama's stylist of choice
  
  
• Eric Felten: Jazz singer and Trombonist
  
  
• Betsy Lowther: Digital Strategist at Ogilvy Public Relations
  
  
• Shom Chowdhury: Management Consultant Director at Navigant Consulting
  
  
• Mori Taheripour: Managing Director at Innovative Health Solutions
  
  
• Joshua Cogan: Photographer and Videographer
  
  
• Naomi Davis: Dance Instructor and Blogger
  
  
• Josh Davis: Banking Associate
  
  
• Paula Mendoza: Jewelry Designer
  
  
• Branko Bošković: Midfielder for DC United
  
  
• Lindley Thornburg: Public Relations Consultant for Heather Freeman Media & Public Relations
  
  
• Kristin Guiter: Director of Public Relations at Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design
  
  

It was a fun fete of fall fashion to be sure. Congratulations to Washingtonian and all of the honorees!


Be sure to check out all 76 of our photographs from this event HERE and tell us what you were wearing that night!