What happens when a prep couture line tries its hand at grub? Food and waifish models side by side? Only in Georgetown. The month-old Rugby is the first of Ralph Lauren’s six hip international stores (no, they don’t sell their wares online) to open a bistro next door—the oh so creatively named Rugby Café. Like the clothing, the prices are slightly steep for what’s actually presented—a scrap of tank top here, a bowl of spinach…

Break out the AmEx black card – Barney’s Co-Op has moved in. Barney’s Co-Op yesterday opened at 3040 M St. NW, welcoming fashion conscious shoppers with discerning taste and deep pockets. The Co-Op’s M Street location was the temporary home of the Ralph Lauren store before it moved into its new digs on Wisconsin Avenue, and it has since been transformed into a modern space with a loft-like atmosphere. On previous trips to high-end stores,…

Keeping tabs on the Ralph Lauren store in Georgetown over the past few years has been like trying to follow a polo match (or so we imagine). After bouncing around various locations on M Street, Ralph’s legion of tiny polo players have settled into their new, rarefied residence at 1245 Wisconsin Ave. NW. From Pink Pony to Purple Label, it’s your source for all things Polo…even if the monied store leaves you feeling decidedly minimum…

The Wisconsin Avenue building once occupied by Britches is slated to become the new home for Ralph Lauren and luxury lofts above. The properties in question are 1245 and 1247 Wisconsin Ave., near Prospect Street. It was the flagship store for Britches, the locally owned mens clothing retailer that went out of business last year. (Just to be clear, Ralph Lauren hadn’t signed a lease yet, but it was fully expected that it would, the…