Baltimore teen creates bold life in fashion

Stephanie Green

Baltimore native Bishme Cromartie, 18, has launched a precocious career as a designer that has garnered the attention of Washington and New York style-industry insiders.

Top Stories

• Partners refurbish shoes, save clients money

  4 AM John P. Krudy THE WASHINGTON TIMES

  

  In a recession, people are more likely to keep their old shoes. The SpiffyKicks proprietors think that's a good idea, but they don't see why old shoes need to look old. It's better, they say, ... Continue reading »

• Mother Earth's fashion friends

  4 AM Stephanie Green

  

  Eco-friendly style trends are sprouting up in the form of quirky accessories, nature-inspired jewelry and organically made wardrobe basics that leave a light carbon footprint on Mother Earth and your wallet. Continue reading »

• GREEN & GLOVER: George in jeans

  4 AM Stephanie Green and Elizabeth Glover

  

  Quite a lot comes between George Will and his Calvins, it seems. The conservative commentator owns only one pair of jeans, he admitted in a column last week decrying America's love affair with the sturdy ... Continue reading »

• GREEN & GLOVER: Fashion and Mrs. O

  4 AM Stephanie Green and Elizabeth Glover

  

  The fashion elite will gather June 15 for the Council of Fashion Designer Awards (CFDA), the fashion-industry "Oscars" where insiders and celebrities pause long enough from their air-kissing to toast their designing friends. Continue reading »

• A dog's day in fashion

  4 AM Stephanie Green

  

  The Washington social scene since 2007 has been raining cats and dogs with an event that blends felines, Fidos and families for the Washington Humane Society's fashion-show fundraiser, Fashion for Paws. Continue reading »