We love a lookbook that’s all Chicago, and you can’t get much more local than this. Nathan Michael, a local photog you should be familiar with, recently shot a stunning set of spring fashion photos. What awaits you is Strikes & Gutters, the latest lookbook from Chicago-based online retailer TwentyThirtyFourty. Each sweetly styled photo is …
We expect nothing less than amazing from one of New York’s finest dressers, Olivia Palermo, and that’s just what she gave us Monday, rocking a black Emporio Armani jacket trimmed with Mongolian lamb’s wool trim. Never overdressed (even for London Fashion Week where anything goes right?), we think this actress/model/blogger/fashion phenom is bound to make …
We’re always on your side when it comes to keeping your wardrobe fresh and fun all winter. Today’s challenge? All of those bright, tempting spring skirts staring at you through the windows on Michigan Avenue, as you trot by in your down parka, your layers, and your shearling-lined everything. It’s cruel. We’re putting a stop …
With the Oscars literally right around the corner, most of Hollywood is at Defcon 2 trying to get themselves primped and primed for the film industry’s biggest night. It’s no secret that celebrities go to great lengths to look their best on the red carpet, but even we were surprised by some of the cray-cray …
You might have LOLed at our previous post about Cat Breading, aka making your cat a yeasty and fashionable accessory out of a slice of bread. But while some of us have cats that won’t sit still long enough to give them a doughy mane, or we simply don’t have an occasion to deck our …
Greece’s mysterious Keep Shelly In Athens have become critical darlings this past year for their sultry take on Mediterranean pop, so it makes perfect sense that they would be tasked with remixing Italy’s similarly lush Welcome Back Sailors. “Stronger” in its original form was a beautiful, if lugubrious torch song — a slow burner for …
First Kristen Bell went ballistic over sloths on Ellen, and then, last night, Amanda Seyfried “blew her mind” over Conan’s taxidermy raccoon — what’s with these chicks and their odd animal fetishes (and feeling compelled to share this particular brand of peculiarity with talk show with hosts)? Last night, the Lovelace starlet admitted to owning …
Winning caption: “Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been three months since my last hair appointment.” — Ffyona Dolman Runner-up: ”Kate finally realized that listening to ‘Like a Virgin’ and ‘Like a Prayer’ back to back on repeat was influencing her sense of style.” — Micheline Duterte Ludwick See the rest of …
We’ve been counting down to the premiere of Mad Men with an almost obsessive level of anticipation, but waiting for the March 25 premiere has pretty much been torture. As if we needed something else to get ourselves excited for the forthcoming return, Estée Lauder is releasing Mad Men-themed makeup this March: The two-piece collection …
By now, you’ve met the competitors in our little footrace: Meghan Donovan of Wit & Whimsy, Becka Diamond of Slowly Goes the Nite, and Ann Colville of Holier Than Now. But for you to pick a winner in this contest, you’re going to need to know what makes them tick. To help you out, we …
If you’ve been out on the shopping circuit lately, you may have noticed that spring shoes have already arrived, even though the spring temperatures haven’t quite caught up. Our toes are tingling to come out and play in the new styles, but… frostbite, you know? But there’s a way around that. Why not take a …
Ah, thrifting — it’s our weakness. We love the challenge of pawing through rack after rack to pluck out a gem, plus it’s a great way to score unbelievable pieces for a song. And that’s the premise of today’s $ 40 Fashion Challenge over at Brightest Young Things. Bringing back a concept that pairs local …
Looks like stale Cheetos and Snickers aren’t the only things popping out of vending machines these days! Testing out their cheeky (no pun intended) new concept at our fave innovation station, Confederacy, MeUndies now delivers skivvies straight out of a cafeteria-style container. No, really. Whether you’re a boxers, briefs, granny panty, or G-string peep, with …
Joan Rivers’ Upper East Side closet houses an unsurprising array of baubles, furs, sequined blazers, and black basics that are as fossilized and she claims to be. That’s not to say that we’re not secretly intrigued by the peek inside her wardrobe tomb, but it’s pretty much exactly what we’d expect. She adds fur to …
With the party moving over to the other side of the pond, last week’s hottest spot for New York Fashion Week have probably lost a bit of their sizzle. But we can’t let the thrill of NYFW just fade into oblivion. To properly say goodbye to the Lincoln Center madness, we decided to stop and …
It might be a little late to the Marilyn mania, but MAC is releasing a Marilyn Monroe-inspired collection. With 30 products in limited-edition colors, the range will include eye shadows, lipsticks, nail polishes, and eyeliners to ostensibly give you that red-lipped, kohl wing-tipped look that The Blonde Bombshell was so well known for. The products …
In the Bay Area, it’s hard to tell which came first, the tattoo or the hairstylist. But hey, we’re not complaining. We like a girl with a little edge! Our colorful city is chock-full of interesting gals who are not only known for their amazing shear-wielding and dye-slathering skills, but also for what’s going on …
As Chicagoans, we’re notoriously bad at leaving the comfort of our own neighborhoods — those little microcosms where everything we could possibly need — food, friends, bars, shops — are all within walking distance. Once in a blue moon, we might travel to an adjacent ‘hood if someone offers to drive, but generally, we’re pretty …
The season’s must-try lip shade is beachy and hot — sound familiar Miami? While we’re guilty of constantly reaching for our signature red, we’re switching gears for spring and embracing a coral kisser — inspired by the pretty puckers we were obsessed with after scanning J.Crew’s latest catalog. But, before you get all pouty and …
If you’ve been in D.C. for much time at all, then you know we’re lucky to live in a wildly diverse metropolis — people from all over the world call our fair city home, whether it’s just for a short stint with an embassy or a long-term gig with an NGO. It’s one of the …