Proper Press

We had an absolute blast hosting a group of women at our new Georgetown showroom, where the group enjoyed a private shopping experience, raised money, and brought awareness to Metastatic Breast Cancer and donated towards continued research for METAvivor. The women's group got suited up in CMMP custom suits and shirts and part of the proceeds were donated to METAvivor, a group run by Mallory Day.  With METAvivor 100% of your donation goes to metastatic (Stage 4) breast cancer research. Stage 4 Breast Cancer is the stage that kills. It overarchingly is the least funded with most research organizations donating 2-3% towards...

Since 2008 we’ve been meeting people through our brand who share that same curiosity about the human experience. We created a series of interviews telling our collective story, a place where clothing and community intertwine. We present the fourth part of our video series, Clothing + Community with restauranteur & wine label owner, Sebastian Zutant. We spoke about his neighborhood staple, Primrose, in Northeast Washington DC. He is the consummate host, has an incredible appreciation and knowledge of fine wine, and is about to embark on a new venture that we all want to hear about - Parachute Pizza.  ...

While wholly unimportant to most, the recent Senate hiccup regarding its dress code - or lack thereof - was front page for us at CMMP. I traveled to Congress from our Georgetown Showroom to set up at DRYY who have the exclusive dry cleaning within the House and Senate. Being on the Hill during these interesting times gave me an unique opportunity to reflect on the Senate’s sartorial snafu. I came away understanding that this is an important inflection point to think about re-establishing an intentional standard for one’s own image. If not for their own sake, for the sake...

Since 2008 we’ve been meeting people through our brand who share that same curiosity about the human experience. We created a series of interviews telling our collective story, a place where clothing and community intertwine. We present the third part of our newest video series, Clothing + Community with Ken Sandy of DRYY Dry Cleaning. We ventured out to Ashburn, VA to visit DRYY Dry Cleaners' founder Ken Sandy to learn about his business and the man himself.

DC based artist, Timoteo Murphy takes over our Commonwealth Proper DC Showroom for a special night where he will present some never before scene artwork spanning multiple disciplines. "I'm exposing myself and my body of work to the public in an unprecedented way. This isn't a retrospective, but rather a snapshot of the cross-section of me as a multidisciplinary artist" says Timoteo Murphy about his "Overexposed" exhibit. Guests of the event were treated to the sounds of our resident DJ while sipping great drinks provided by Aberfeldy, while looking at amazing art and speaking with interesting people.