Top Model Update: Tyra's Statement to Paulina and a Look Back at ANTM Judges

Remember the good old days of America's Next Top Model? Think: the horrid, cable access-like set of the first season with the houseplants and Chicago native Adrienne not being able to pronounce the word "passion" without that nasal, Midwestern drawl. Luckily, Adrienne went on to become the series' first winner and the show went on …

Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence Gives Back More Each Year

The Winners Circle: Miriam Cecilia Carlson (second from Left), Danielle Wyman, (third from right) and Hector-Javier MonArrez pose with models wearing items from their prize winning collections at the Eighth Annual Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence. Photo: Allen Bourgeois This is the fourth year I have attended the Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence and it …

Retail Detail. Edition by Banana Republic Accessories Store Opens in San Fran

The new Edition by Banana Republic shop opened in San Francisco on May 15th The Westfield San Francisco Center was lucky enough to have first peek of a new shopping enterprise last Friday. The Bay area shopping mall is hosting the first independent accessories boutique from retail powerhouse Banana Republic called Edition by Banana Republic. …

Beauty News. C.O. Bigelow Planning To Close Six Stores This Summer

Pause for a moment today and shed a tear for the six C.O. Bigelow shops that will soon no longer be with us. According to WWD, the announcement was made today that six out of the eleven retail outposts of the beloved apothecary chain would close by the end of July. This news follows the …

Chicago Fashion Show Featured America's Top Model Jaslene Gonzales

The Edge, 1700 West Divison Street, hosted by charming owner Anastacio Gonzales, presented a fashion show produced by MGO Salon where designs by Freddie Rocha, Wanda Cobar, and Michelle Gomez were presented on a rose petal strewn black runway featuring the beautiful Jaslene Gonzales, winner of the 2007 America's Next Top Model alongside her equally …