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Events. Henri Bendel to Celebrate in Style. Second City Style Fashion Blog

Henri Bendel is celebrating 100 years of its signature brown & white stripe. The store, owned by Limited Brands, has commissioned a selection of designers to create one-of-a-kind brown-and-white pieces to mark the milestone. Designs from Anna Sui, Alice + Olivia, Peter Som, Matthew Williamson, Josh Goot, Poltock and Walsh, Ghita, Pollini by Rifat Ozbeck, …

Street Style. Rain Boots Making a Statement and Staying Dry. Second City Style Fashion Blog

Bill Cunningham’s Splish Splash Photo from the New York Times How true. Last week while New York experienced some pretty soggy days and I some pretty soggy feet, I found myself noticing an odd trend here in New York. Colorful and childlike rain boots. What made it even more odd is that I found myself …

Events. Gen Art, Fresh Faces & BOTOX. Second City Style Fashion Blog

Gen Art Director Lee Trimble with Designer Kara Saun This last Monday night at D’or (in the Dream Hotel) was the launch of Gen Art’s ‘Kick-Off to Fashion Week.’ The party was sponsored in part by BOTOX which believe it or not, is also used to excessive sweating. Who knew? Back to fashion…The Fresh Faces …

Fall Style Forecast. Channeling 20's Glamour: The Flapper Inside. Second City Style Fashion Blog

Greta Garbo It’s time to channel your fashion sense back to another era. This time, it’s the roaring 20’s. The flapper style made a reappearance on the fall fashion runway and we couldn’t be happier. A tribute to femininity, the modern take on the 20’s style is really a combination of flapper deco meets clean, …

Vintage Vantage. Look To The Past for Fall's Accessories. Second City Style Fashion Blog

Lauren Dimet & Carol Calacci for Second City Style Magazine  From our vintage vantage-point, many fall ’07 fashions are retro inspired so, why not look to the past for your accessories? HATS Let’s start with hats. They made a big appearance at Fall Fashion week. Marc Jacobs, Giambattista and Roberto Cavalli showed felt fedora and …