A few of you who land fancy-pants jobs upon graduating may need to upgrade from polo shirts with eagle insignias to higher-quality shirts with an insignia of a limp sheep hanging from some sort of ribbon getup.

I’m speaking of course, about Brooks Brothers clothing, and the impending opportunity to shop for it in Georgetown. Georgetown Metropolitan scoured the upcoming Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E agenda to find that the uppity clothier is applying for permission to make cosmetic changes to a storefront at 3077 M Street, which Smith and Hawken has recently vacated and Pottery Barn will soon abandon, too.

So, Brooks Brothers is coming to Georgetown. About the same time GM discovered this, Carol Joynt noticed that urban-chic favorite Up Against the Wall, located on M Street, is about to close its doors and become the latest of several recent business casualties in the Georgetown area. Up Against the Wall management did not respond to Vox’s calls about whether it was relocating, but those “Up to 80 Percent Off,” “Total Liquidation” signs in the window do not look promising.

With the Wisconsin Avenue Safeway out of commission, are your shopping needs just not being met by Whole Foods/Safeway Delivery/Trader Joe’s?  GUTS has your back!

According to Georgetown’s Director of Media Relations Andy Pino, GUTS will be offering runs to the Rosslyn Safeway on weekends.

The change will combine the Rosslyn and Dupont Circle routes; GUTS buses will go from campus to Rosslyn, stopping on North Oak Street near the Safeway there, back to campus and then to Dupont.  Weekday service will not change.

Last year, the Voice got excited by the prospect of Bloomingdale’s setting up shop in the Shops at Georgetown Park on M Street, but now it looks like it’s not to be: the department store has pulled out of the project, according to a recent article in the Georgetown Current [PDF].

According to the Current, Bloomingdale’s—which was going to be the main attraction in a revamped Georgetown Park complex—backed out because of on-going litigation over the ownership of the development:

A Bloomingdale’s spokesperson declined to comment on the change, but an attorney for Western Development, which owns the retail-residential complex, confirmed the news.

“It is our understanding that given this litigation, Bloomingdale’s will not be proceeding as the anchor tenant,” said attorney Scott Morrison.

Economic hardship: not just for the common folk anymore!

This weekend the Washington Times reported that the poor economy is having and impact on everyone—even chic Georgetown boutiques! Disbelievingly, they tell tales of outrageous, unprecedented retail behavior, like sales starting in July rather than the end of August and napkins retailing for a mere $35 rather than $125. The horrors!

They have some sad stories from Nakita McLelland, the owner of The Dutch Lady, a linen store on M Street, who has seen her “sophisticated” loyal customers stop coming in because they’ve lost so much money in the stock market, as well as some quotes from consumers bragging about all the good deals they’re getting.

The most absurd quote of the article, though, comes from Sharon Amar, the manager of Celine de Paris, a boutique on M Street:

“I am normally against sales. Americans go crazy for them, though. I have always felt that if a woman waits until a product is on sale to buy it, she has lost months where she could be wearing it and loving it,” said Mr. Amar, a native of France.

Photo by Flickr user ehpien, used under a Creative Commons license.

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Hardy party!

RRL is gone, and Apple is in limbo. But it looks like prep and funk aren’t going to be without their respective champions in Georgetown for long: blogtalk says we’re getting The North Face and an Ed Hardy store!

Ever astute, East Side blogger Georgetown Metropolitan noticed that this month’s ANC 2E agenda includes a design proposal for a store at 3333 M Street. He notes that this “huge space” was formerly the site of Artefacto furniture, and the week-long event Foto Week DC after that.

Meanwhile, “D.C.’s Arbite of All Things Lush and Lovely” Capitol B says Ed Hardy is coming to 1250 Wisconsin Avenue. On Saturday, a grand opening party which EH designer Christian Audigier plans to attend (and maybe Hardy himself? B hints) will inaugurate the store’s opening, the first D.C. location (we can’t but inaugurate here in D.C.).

Photo taken from Flickr user ross.grady using a Creative Commons license

Good news for those Georgetown students who want to rock a pair of shiny gold lamé leggings: American Apparel is opening a new store on M Street.

Best known for T-shirts and hoodies – as well as their opinions on immigration – American Apparel also offers a wide array comfy pants, dresses and sweaters that fit perfectly into any hipster’s wardrobe. As of now, they’ve only given us a tantalizing “Coming Soon” sign in the window, but you should prepare for more Hoyas going skintight when the store opens at 3025 M.