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Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Elizabeth Brotherton and Alison McSherry
Posted January 28, 2011 at 5:08pm

“You there, in the harem pants with the sparkle tube top and platforms … cute outfit, not appropriate for the Hill, even on Friday.”

— Fashion blogger Belle of Capitol Hill Style in a Joan Rivers-esque Friday afternoon tweet.

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