november picks.

you came, you saw, you voted. and to celebrate? you shop. check off the boxes as you accomplish each thing on this list of november picks. you can guarantee your choices will count.

shopping RX.
pharmacist-turned-boutique owner nancy hughes has the right prescription for success. her luxe men's and women's boutique imagine is holding a johnny was trunk show. you know you can't get enough of his boho-chic tees. november 13th. washingtonian center. 208 boardwalk place. gaithersburg. 301.527.1694. www.imagine4you.com


sole seekers.
women no longer have to burn bras to make a statement. mingle with the ladies of NEW (network of entrepreneurial women) at go-to shoe shop simply soles. november 19th. 1438 park road NW. at 14th. 800.909.3679. www.simplysoles.com


bling's the thing.
never mind tiffany's. the david yurman sculptural baubles were your first love. listen as the designer dishes on his artistic process, vision and branding strategy during an exclusive chat at the corcoran. november 18th. tickets $25. 500 17th street, NW. at new york. 202.639.1753. www.corcoran.org


oh say.
after more than two years of renos, the museum of american history is finally ready to re-open its doors to the public. stop by for three days of festivities and get a glimpse of old faves like dorothy's ruby red slippers and julia child's kitchen, plus the new home of the original american flag. november 21st. national mall. 14th street and constitution avenue. 202.357.1729. www.americanhistory.si.edu


cake love.
main street's been making big news this year. this month, the word is out that nostalgia cupcake, annapolis' most recent addition to the cupcake craze, makes its debut with flavors like hot chocolatecake, old fashioned spicecake, and PB&J. opens november 17th. 188 main street. near conduit. annapolis. 410.280.0660. www.nostalgiacupcakes.com


ms. manners.
napkins on your lap, elbows off the table. even if you didn't read ms. post's famed tome, basic manners should be second nature. but there's more to this local (she lived in baltimore) beauty than just her knowledge of etiquette. hear author laura claridge dish about emily post's scandalous past (her husband had an affair with a stripper) in the first-ever bio of the icon of proper behavior. november 8th. politics & prose. 1505 connecticut avenue. at nebraska. 202.364.1919. www.politics-prose.com


don't be blue.
denim whiz mauro farinelli has captivated the masses with the aptly-named denim bar. now check out his first foray into mainstream apparel with farinelli's, which stocks men's and women's lines like kasil and what goes around comes around. hit up their grand opening party saturday on clarendon, or suburbanites can visit their second location in reston town center later this month. november 8th. 2839 clarendon boulevard. arlington. 703.647.9856. november 16th. reston town center. 11874 market street. no phone yet. www.farinellis.blogspot.com