Editor´s Letter
All You Need is Love...
There I was sitting in Maté in Georgetown kicking off 2006
surrounded by our Washington Life extended family, and it
dawned on me: I love my job! Where else can one collaborate
with Washington’s finest political, social, media, business,
entertainment and lifestyle minds while at the same time sampling
divine sushi and Matétinis...And that’s when it really hit me (no, not the
martinis), but the true source of my lovely epiphany: People. Pick up a
magazine, flip through the pages, save it on the nightstand, read it in the
bathtub, what have you, and the thread that binds a great publication is
not the binding itself, but it¹s the people...and at WL we get to meet and
cover Washington’s finest.
Speaking of love...this issue is filled with it! From beautiful Lower Lavey,
County Caven in Ireland to Santa Fe, to right here in our backyard,
WL was privileged to be invited to the weddings of Chris Murray
and Carlotta Hester, Toby Constantine and Julia Moffett, Henry
Von Eichel and Monika Apponyi, and Angela McGlowan and
John Venners and the Malek family celebrated
two weddings: Michelle Malek Dupont wed
Christopher Olson in Sante Fe, while her brother
Fred W. Malek married Britlian Gorse in Saint
John’s Episcopal Church in Georgetown.
If you happen to be thinking about taking the big
step into marriage, not to worry, our Wedding
Spectacular is filled with bridal fashions from Saks
Jandel, Neiman Marcus, Vera Wang, Tiffany and
many others (Special thanks to The Four Seasons
for providing the perfect backdrop for our fashion
shoot.)You can also peruse our Wedding Hot List
and search for local wedding photographers, stylists,
venues and more.
The Young & The Guest List 2006 special feature takes note of many
emerging leaders and social players in Washington but
don’t mistake
“young” for “green”...those listed are at the leading edges of our city’s
revitalization.
As fellow Washingtonians were busy falling in love, we were busy swooning
over some of our residents amazing Aspen retreats. A warm thank you to
those who graciously opened up their homes and hearts to us: Stuart
and Wilma Bernstein, Mel and Suellen Estrin, A. Huda and Samia
Farouki, Bill and Anne Nitze, and from the Aspen Institute, Walter
Isaacson. Their beautiful residences had us all wanting to hop the next
private charter jet Telluride Flight to Colorado.
For something a little closer to home, be sure to check our Calendar of
Events and Ten To Do and kick off the New Year by getting out there and
having fun . . . which is exactly what we did as we invited our readers and
helped support the opening of the new Cartier store at The Collection
at Chevy Chase, a fundraiser for So Much Comfort at Ann Hand,
and other events with The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The
Renwick Gallery, The Washington Ballet, and Starlight Starbright
Children’s Foundation. Mark your calendar for future WL-sponsored
events: The Washington National Mid-Opera Gala on February 11,
and the Best Friends Foundation Gala and Corcoran 1869 Spring
Gala both
on March 4th.
We were also on the scene at fashion shows for Escada, Ducati and Kai
Milla, who BET Chairman Debra Lee interviewed this month for our
Fashion Section (Debra, congratulations on your promotion).
Our Media Spotlight section is filled with lots of tasty tid-bits this month.
For Dine & Dish, we take an Italian spin on media gossip as Craig
Crawford, Harry Jaffe, John McCaslin, Danielle Decker-Jones and
Chuck Conconi digest access to the White House, media
sourcing, and pasta from Teatro Goldoni. And as part of
our expanded coverage, we also feast on the latest from
the arts, philanthropy, entertainment and literature world
with WL’s-insider coverage of the 28th Annual Kennedy
Center Honors and literary contributions from Willee
Lewis and Leslie Cockburn of Penn Faulkner and Bitsey
Folger’s interview with Albert Beveridge on his recently
published book.
In our ever expanding Real Estate and Design section you’ll
read about the latest trends driving the city’s continuing
property boom. For those in the market, you won’t want to
miss our Real Estate Roundtable with developers Michael
Dubick, Jim Abdo and John Mason.
On a side note, we are happy to announce the addition of Managing
Editor Michael Clements to the WL team. Michael brings reams of
publication experience from Hong Kong and Los Angeles (along with a
few guitars and paint brushes).
Lastly, we hope that it’s been a little easier for you who do not subscribe or
receive home delivery to find WL now that we can be found throughout the
city at Whole Foods, Faber newsstands at the airport and train stations,
Books-a-Million and more. Check out www.washingtonlife.com to sign
up for the Digital Edition and for a complete list of locations where you
can purchase WL. So, spread the love and tell your friends to pick up a copy
or subscribe today!
Wishing everyone a lovely 2006,
Nancy Reynolds Bagley
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