#EverydayStyle - Model Sunday

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We try to grab a new photoset every Sunday and one of the best places to do that in DC is still Malcolm X/Meridian Hill Park. In fact, if this Sunday is any indication good weather is all you need for a true look at the many styles folks in this town are known for. In todays photoset some of the people are actual models. They were there for a photo shoot, produced by @OldNewCollectiv for @souleilvintage, rocking some very classy vintage clothing. Can you tell the models from the folks just chillin’ with their Everyday Style?

#ThoughtfulThursday - It Ain't Loving If You're Losing

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It ain’t loving if you’re losing
Pieces of your soul
It ain’t smart to keep holding on
When you need to let go

No matter how you turn it over
Brass ain’t the same as gold
And anyway, half the time, what we’re
Trying to find is basically unexplainable

They say pain is the other side of joy
It’s not
And arguing is healthy
But what makes that true?

They’ll tell you love is unconditional
Then brief you on their rules
Keep a scorecard on you
Have you feeling like a fool

It ain’t loving if you’re losing
Emotional stability, time, or your health
Just something you tried to do...
Turned out not to be the right love for you

#FashionFridays - Penthouse Clothing Pop-Up

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Yes, you are currently reading a #FashionFridays post.  How exciting is it to be back with all the OnStage readers! We have a great line-up of interviews, so let’s get right into our first feature!

I had the pleasure of meeting Hakeem one day in Adams Morgan.  For our international readers, that is an awesome area here in Washington D.C.  Hakeem is the owner of Penthouse Clothing and recently held his second pop-up shop event, hosted by Skynear Designs and sponsored by Kamasutra Vodka. Check out our interview below.

(Pictured: Myself and Hakeem)

Introduce yourself to our readers. How and why did you start Penthouse Clothing?

#SophisticatedSunday - Fund Your Passion With the Humanities Council

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By Natasha T. Brown

Browse the DC Digital Museum, and you’ll surely find historic gems of Washington that you may not have known existed. This web-based archive powered by the Humanities Council of Washington, DC documents the most interesting grant projects of DC culture created by residents. The DCDM will inspire self-reflection of your own passion projects, just by learning more about Washington, DC’s lesser-known history and niche communities, such as:

• Historic “Testimonies from Military Road School Alumni,” who tell the story of the school in the Brightwood neighborhood of Northwest;

• DC’s growing urban agriculture community is documented by several gardeners who were selected for a project that tells its oral history; and

• “African-American Pioneer Muslimahs in Washington DC,” is a documentary film that uses oral history to examine the lives of African-American Muslim women in Washington, DC primarily during the 1940's and 50's.

There is an interesting collection for humanities enthusiasts in the DC Digital Museum, and 2014 presents a new opportunity for creative types throughout the city.

The Humanities Council wants to fund your passion.