{"id":2579989,"date":"2026-03-15T09:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pink-tie-party-gives-platform-for-local-dc-designers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T09:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:38:39","slug":"pink-tie-party-gives-platform-for-local-dc-designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pink-tie-party-gives-platform-for-local-dc-designers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Tie Party gives platform for local DC designers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpink-tie-party-gives-platform-for-local-dc-designers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579989&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Washington, D.C.-The Pink Tie Party,the fundraiser that opens the National Cherry Blossom festival,drew guests to Union Station in pinks and florals to celebrate the theme \u201cArt of Fashion.\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >immersive evening featured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-15-most-anticipated-albums-of-2021\/\" title=\"The 15 Most Anticipated Albums of 2021\u00a0\">live music<\/a><\/a>, a scent bar for personalized perfumes, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/okinawa-sunny-island-of-the-immortals\/\" title=\"Okinawa: Sunny Island of the Immortals\">cherry blossom<\/a> or Japanese-inspired tasting samples from local restaurants. DC\u2019s emerging fashion scene was highlighted on the runway by designer Asma Yu of ASY Intimates. Festival leaders emphasized that proceeds from entrance fees and silent auctions support free festival events accessible to residents and visitors alike. The event also ties to ongoing cherry blossom efforts,with saplings growing for potential planting at the tidal Basin next year after Japan donated 250 trees; a Stumpy paddle boat race on March 19 will benefit the cherry-tree fund,while peak bloom is forecast for March 29 to April 1.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pink Tie Party gives platform for local DC designers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2532841\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; <\/strong>It&rsquo;s the event that kicks off the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcherryblossomfestival.org\/\">National Cherry Blossom Festival<\/a>. People attending the annual <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcherryblossomfestival.org\/event\/pink-tie-party\/\">Pink Tie Party<\/a> on Friday came donning their best pink and florals to enjoy this year&rsquo;s theme, the &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mIaXUKVWUUo\">Art of Fashion<\/a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The immersive event, held in Union Station, was meant to explore all the senses. Attendees were treated to live music and a scent bar, where attendees could sample and create their own personalized perfume to take home. Local restaurants were sampling cherry blossom or Japanese-inspired creations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4491570\/campaigns-influencers-exposure-alternatives-traditional-ad-buys\/\">Campaigns reach for influencer megaphones for &#8216;organic&#8217; media strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492144\/news-coverage-distorting-success-guy-benson\/\">News coverage &#8216;distorting&#8217; Operation Epic Fury success: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4492102\/university-shooter-should-have-been-denaturalized-guy-benson\/\">Old Dominion University shooter should have been denaturalized: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Asma Yu, fashion designer of ASY Intimates, created the look modeled by Phantasia Mason at the Pink Tie Party in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 13, 2026 (Amy DeLaura\/ Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>got to speak with one of the local designers whose creation was featured on the runway during a fashion show.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is great because I&rsquo;m one of the D.C. emerging fashion designers, I just started last year,&rdquo; Asma Yu, of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asyintimates\/p\/DV3vHOMDTPj\/\">ASY Intimates<\/a>, said. &ldquo;To be part of D.C. cherry blossoms, it&rsquo;s an honor to be here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/videos\/4490623\/cherry-blossom-pink-tie-party-washington-dc\/\">Pink Tie Party<\/a> is one of the few events that cost money to get in. The money raised from the entrance fees and silent auction helps fund all the free events throughout the rest of the festival.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are so grateful for this fundraiser,&rdquo; Diana Mayhew, President and CEO of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, said. &ldquo;Most of our events are free and open to the public and accessible. That&rsquo;s what we really want to maintain. So the proceeds from this event helps us do that, and as well as the sponsors that present each of those events help us bring it free to local residents, visitors and people from all over the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pink Tie Party held at Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 13, 2026 (Amy DeLaura\/ Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Everyone&rsquo;s favorite <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2924362\/dc-cherry-blossoms-saying-goodbye-to-stumpy\/\">cherry blossom tree, Stumpy<\/a>, may be gone, but not forgotten. Mayhew tells the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>the saplings are growing well and could be planted in the Tidal Basin as early as next year.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4466426\/japan-gifts-250-cherry-blossom-trees-tidal-basin\/\"><strong>JAPAN GIFTS 250 CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES TO BE PLANTED ON TIDAL BASIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re growing! They&rsquo;re small, but they&rsquo;re growing,&rdquo; Mayhew said. &ldquo;If you are interested in Stumpy and honoring Stumpy, there is a Stumpy paddle boat race that&rsquo;s happening on March 19. You can sign up, and those proceeds &mdash; 50% of those proceeds &mdash; actually go back to the cherry tree fund.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While waiting for Stumpy&rsquo;s saplings to return to the Tidal Basin, people can still catch the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/videos\/4482033\/dc-cherry-blossom-peak-bloom-announced\/\">peak bloom<\/a> predicted for March 29 to April 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pink Tie Party spotlights DC designers at kickoff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2745,"featured_media":2579990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pink-Tie-Party-Feature-image.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[75831,75832,75830],"class_list":["post-2579989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-dc-designers","tag-local-designers","tag-pink-tie-party"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pink-Tie-Party-Feature-image.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2745"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579989"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579993,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579989\/revisions\/2579993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}