Photo: Joshua Yospyn.

The fancy scales in D.C. were tipped this week by the arrival of legend Clint Eastwood. In town to promote his new film J. Edgar, Eastwood walked the (very short) red carpet for a screening at the Newseum.

The Fancy Feast hates biopics, but she loves red carpets. Sadly, TBD was pushed into reporter loserland four feet off the rug, but The Hill’s Judy Kurtz got close enough to ask the man about how he felt about his name being floated as a potential running mate for George H. W. Bush during his 1988 presidential race. “I didn’t know they were that smart,” was Eastwood’s cool reply.

The Examiner’s Nikki Schwab also got in a word with Eastwood, who told her that J. Edgar Hoover is “still a mystery to me.” Schwab got J. Edgar screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (that guy that got famous after the 2009 Oscars) to talk about hanging out with Leonardo DiCaprio at the Mayflower, where Hoover lunched daily. Super fancy.

TBD's photographer Joshua Yospyn captured all the fanciness on film here.

FANCY NOTES

Refinery 29 has photos from the local uber-cool warehouse-home of Virginia Arrisueno and Kelly Towles. No idea who they are, but Brightest Young Things says they’re a “power couple,” which makes them fancy in my book. (Refinery 29)

Rebecca Ritzel reports on crab cakes, bouffants, and more at Signature Theater's Big Hair Ball. (TBD)

Donna Karan turned up at the Embassy of France to watch some of her evening gowns walk down the runway. (Glitterazzi)

DC Cupcakes star and co-owner of Georgetown Cupcake Katerine Kallinis faints on her wedding day after Vera Wang gown proves too snug.(Examiner)

Washington, we shop too much. (Bundle)

Belle discusses the difficulties of choosing a shoe for a holiday party. (Capitol Hill Style)

No second-rate Missoni gear for Northeast D.C.--the quadrant's Target is a no go. (Capital Business)

But the District is getting another TJ Maxx! (DC BID)

Andy Rooney, you weren't fancy, but we loved you. (YouTube)