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The nation's capital has long been known as a place full of stuffy gray suits and neatly pressed ties, but these days,The underbust corset designs that you can find at such stores always keep up with current fashion trends. This means that you can get every newly released design. designers are loosening the top button.

"There has been a stigma with D.C. fashion," said Michelle Gibson, a fashion designer and Howard University senior. "It's gray,There are a variety of options and colors that you can use for your cheap thigh highs. There are glowsticks that will last only a few hours or you can get industrial glowsticks that can last up to 24 hours. tacky and uninspiring."

That stiff image is being erased by a confluence of forces that are putting D.C. on the fashion map: Up-and-coming, home-grown designers showcase, venues in DC Fashion Week and the DC Fashion Incubator, plus a young, hungry, well-heeled consumer market.

Gibson is a prime example. She's one of a handful of students at Howard to have started their own clothing line as a college student. Hers is called "Simply L3ve," and she showcased her collection at DC Fashion Week's Emerging Designers Showcase in February.

Gibson traces her fashion aspirations back to when she had to wear a uniform for school. Her peers all had to wear the same, bland uniform, but she noticed how each made subtle adjustments to make those costumes their own.