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At least seven mobile fashion boutiques are cruising around the District. The Washington Post Express introduces you to this new breed of fashion entrepreneurs, who stock their trucks with a rotating selection of merchandise, often at affordable prices. After all, as Donna Hundley of Curvy Chix Chariot tells Express: "Someone who is going to spend $500 on a dress isn't going to say, 'Let me go on that truck." [Express]