>> Open City, the coffeehouse, diner and bar in Woodley Park, is celebrating its 2nd birthday tonight by offering diners their choice of a free cup of Tryst blend coffee, a glass of champagne, or a piece of chocolate birthday cake. >> Homegrown online fashion purveyors Unsung Designers are heading to New York, but tonight they’ll be hosting a final D.C. trunk sale from 6 to 9 p.m. at 2412 18th Street NW in…

Mayor Fenty is getting attention from all sorts of media these days. An alert tipster sent us an interesting article from Friday’s Women’s Wear Daily, the fashion world’s top industry publication, detailing his initiative to lure retail dollars back to the city. Last week Fenty commissioned a $270,000 study to find new ways to boost local businesses. Most of the article is subscription only and we suspect you’re not a regular reader, but it goes…

By fashion contributor Rachel Cothran. See more of her writing and street photography at her web site Project Beltway. Tucked in an alleyway off 18th Street in Adams Morgan, an off-beat shop hides behind ugly metal double doors, but the clothes you’ll find inside are often diamonds in the rough of D.C. fashion. At Unsung Designers, polos and pearls are tossed aside for one-of-a-kind dresses in original prints and killer heels you won’t ever see…

Not really – it just makes DCist giggle to say that. Actually, online indie boutique Unsung Designers on Saturday will open its Adams Morgan showroom for its first trunk show, which will feature local designers Barefoot Czarina and Oovoo. Barefoot Czarina designer Maria Fyodorova will feature her spring jewelry line, which includes items like cherry necklaces make from hammered wire and dyed seashell beads, and square wood earrings adorned with peridot “leaves.” Pauline Lewis of…