The Thing I Am Loving Today: Alice + Olivia 'Beckett' Draped Dress

  I just returned from a breakfast event at the Alice + Olivia store on Madison Ave. hosted by Stacey Bendet and Jessica Seinfeld to kick off their annual toy drive. While there I noticed Jessica Seinfeld wearing this beautiful dress pictured above. Of course I had to try it on. I mean of course, …

Chicago Events: Celebrating The Future At The Burberry Flagship Store

The Burberry Flagship Store in Chicago was *the* place to be last Thursday night, with a grand opening party that included flowing champagne, blaring music and digtal projections of landmarks of our beautiful city and Chicagoans in The Art of The Trench campaign. Of course, there was much luxurious fashion on every floor. The Michigan …

Project Runway All Stars, Season 2 Episode 5: You've Got Male. Memorable Quotes from Last Night's Episode.

There are only nine designers left on Project Runway All Stars Season 2 and in this episode, both the guys and girls are on top; on the runway that is. After Carolyn Murphy announces an Avant-garde, androgyny challenge, Georgina Chapman stops by to throw the contestants a twist. Designers will design not one, but two …

Video: Lauren's Top 5 Best Kept Beauty Secrets

After nearly 8 years of editing Second City Style I have a ton of style and beauty tips. So I am all too happy to impart some of the knowledge I have gained when asked. So when Wella asked me to share my top 5 beauty secrets, the hardest part was picking just 5!  Now …

When Fast Fashion Kills

I have to admit, I did not know there was a factory fire in Bangladesh that killed more than 100 factory workers over this past weekend. I was in a Thanksgiving holiday all-consuming bubble (which is my family) so I was out of the loop for a few days. Last night one of our editors …