Fashion. Forget About the Runway: Lessons from Fashion Week's Front Row Seats

Anna Wintour Averyl Oates Elizabeth Walker Gala Geddes Nicola Rose Paula Reed Sam Conti Sarah Clark Sophie Neophitou Suzy Menkes Trish Halpin People have odd ideas about fashion editors– that they are all a size 2, that they look perfect all the time and that they have an entourage of people making sure they look …

Accessories. Scary Bags and the Marc Jacobs Effect on Louis Vuitton. Second City Style Fashion Blog

It seems the line between Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton has blurred and I for one am NOT happy about it. I like Marc Jacobs, but I also like Louis Vuitton. What I used to like was telling the two apart, and now I can’t. I admire designers who can make their own distinct brand …

Gen Art Fresh Faces In Fashion. Bring On The Midwest Designers! Second City Style Fashion Blog.

Joy Noelle (left and right) and Shane Grabier (bottom center) 2006 Fresh Faces (Photos: Brian Choi) Kicking off Chicago’s Fashion Focus Week, the Gen Art Fresh Faces In Fashion Runway Show will be held on Tuesday, October 9th at 7:30pm. This is the event’s fifth year in a row and will take place at The …

Paris Fashion Week Spring '08. A Saturday By the Seaside. Stella McCartney

I could emphasize the floral elements of Stella McCartney’s spring ’08 collection but that would somehow be missing the point. While her colleagues in Milan and Paris (but especially Milan) were infatuated by the dramatic colors and flashy Mediterranean hues McCartney took a simpler but much more seasonal and savvy approach. Charming and hopeful her …

Shopping. The Second City Style Store. Update Your Fall Wardrobe With Easy Pieces That Fit By Vika.

The thing I absolutely love about Vika’s new fall line is how easy the piece are to wear, and how beautifully they drape and fit. You won’t have a care in the world when you can just throw on one of these dresses. Second City Store is featuring two Vika black wool dresses with black …