Get the Look {fairly}: Capitol Movement Freedom Tour

One more of those stylin' Capitol Movement boys (this one is from Munich)

It's been really neat to see how everyone has interpreted our "all black all the time" uniform for travel during #freedomtour. Everyone has their own style, but the one consistent feature is a great leather jacket, which works for several climates and always looks pulled together, whether dressed up or down.

I love this vintage one from Etsy so much that I am hesitant to share, but I love you more, dear readers, and it is my gift to you.

Clockwise from right to left:

• Leggings are made in the USA from American Apparel.
• Earrings are handcrafted from locally sourced leather by marginalized women in Northern India. Proceeds from this collection go to fund literacy programs for the women artisans and their children in the community.
• T-shirt dress is made from modal, a sustainable fibre. The materials are biodegradable, free from chemicals, and on sale now!
• Jacket is vintage 70s era black leather, available on Etsy
• Three-quarters sleeve shirt is made of 100% recycled materials by Alternative Apparel
• Black and white patterned bag is made and dyed by community groups in Nepal, giving them a fair trade income
• Zipper bracelet made in Los Angeles from Reclaimed Brass & Fabric Cord
• Backpack is 100% recycled nylon, 100% vegan. I wish I bought this one for tour. It has a laptop pocket and everything.
• Vegan boots are and made in a factory which complies to eco standards in recycling and non-use of toxic chemicals, by Neuaura

Photography of Rachel is by Crishon Landers

A note on Capitol Movement: we are a non-profit dance company with a focus on making dance affordable and accessible to low-income youth in the DC area. Capitol Movement provides scholarship and outreach programming in partnership with DC Public Schools, while also maintaining both a pre-professional youth company and an adult company (some, like moi, are touring internationally right now!).  Though you can't see us on tour, you CAN support our youth programming by coming to see Movement of the People, an AMAZING show put on by our under-18 company. There will be hip-hop, contemporary, jazz, tap...something for everyone, and extremely talented dancers.

Lastly, to everyone on the East Coast at home-- our thoughts are with you and your loved ones. I hope you have found high ground, power, and water. Here is one resource for emergency information that can still be used even if you have no power: http://blog.twitter.com/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-resources-on-twitter.html

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Ciao, Baby…or….What’s up with all the #freedomtour on instagram?

Those of you who follow me on instagram or twitter may have noticed a few mentions of #freedomtour and some strange pictures of women in tights and men who are inexplicably vogue-ing in sync. If you don’t follow me in either of those mediums, stay with me here, I can explain.

Over the next three weeks, I’m joining 11 other Capitol Movement dancers on our brand new Freedom Tour in honor of Veteran’s Day. As I write, I am on a plane headed to Munich en route to the first stop on our tour.

We are all incredibly honored to be traveling throughout the Mediterranean and North Africa in order to entertain our troops and their families overseas, and we can’t wait to dance our little hearts out for them.

And never you fear, I’ve got plenty to share with you all while I’m gone, and maybe even a few surprises along the way. In the meantime, follow me at  @FairVanityDC on Instagram or Twitter to join us on our adventures!

And now, without further ado, I am pleased to formally introduce you some dancers that I feel incredibly lucky to know, let alone be performing with. Ladies and gents, please meet the talented—and stylin’—members of the Capitol Movement Freedom Tour…

The full cast and our company co-founder.


The Gents


The ladies

I will be posting a "get the look" as soon as I can, but in the meantime, for fair #allblackeverything, I recommend Black Leather Motorcycle Club.

Follow @CapitolMovement on Twitter and Instagram to receive instant updates on our progress.

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A Fresh, Minty Reminder

The fall style challenge & round-up deadline is looming, my fair friends. This is my fall color mood...what's yours?

My fair item is a bracelet made of sustainable materials by Mango Tree, and my inspiration is the Hint of Mint color mood board by Aaryn West (shown above).

Send me your outfit photo or style collage before midnight on Thursday, November 1st and you could be featured here on Fair Vanity (all entry details here, please read carefully).

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Photography by Victoria Corkhill. 

Spooky {and Fair} Halloween Style

This collection is for those of you that are "not into costumes," but still want to participate in the general Halloween spirit of things.  I am here to support you, and have provided some fun accessories to help you show respect for and acknowledgement of Halloween without donning tights and stage make-up.

Personally, I can't comprehend non-participation in a time of year that allows--nay--encourages ridiculous costume wearing, but I also grew up dancing competitively and wearing false eyelashes at the tender age of 11 (yes, like Dance Moms, though I wish I could say it were more like So You Think You Can Dance), so my experience of costume-wearing is probably not representative of the general population.

Either way, enjoy the skulls! I would wear them year round.

• Skull charm is made in the USA
• Gold skull earrings with sparkly eyes are made in NYC
• Cat and pumpkin earrings are made in the USA, and 20% of sales benefit Born Free USA. Also, if you buy two pairs, shipping is free. 
• Leather and skull bracelets are handmade in Los Angeles of 100% reclaimed metal. Leather is dyed with non-toxic earth friendly dye. 
• Orange bangle is made of sustainable mango tree wood.
• Crystal-encrusted skull earrings are made in the USA

If you'd like to go even more under the radar with your Halloween style, you could pick just one of these pieces below to create mystery as to whether you are openly acknowledging the holiday or just wearing really crazy trousers. Always keep them on their toes.

• Patterned trousers are fair trade
• Black skinnies with zippers are made in the USA
• T-shirt is AMAZING vintage Misfits from a local DC vendor on Etsy
• Bag is made in the USA
• Nail polish is manufactured in the USA, cruelty free, and DBP, toluene and formaldehyde free
• Orange 'converse' sneakers are fair trade, and made with organic cotton uppers and FSC rubber from sustainable forests

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