Chicago Event: Gold Coast 57th Annual Fashion Awards Show 2012

For the past 57 years, Children’s Service Board, an affiliated organization of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has hosted the Gold Coast Fashion Awards Show and competition to showcase both current and emerging designers. Past award winners include Romona Keveza, Oleg Cassini, Bibhu Mohapatra, Bill Blass, Anne Klein, Donna Karan, Angel …

Today's Fashion Headlines: October 4, 2012

Hugo Boss Opens New Concept Store Hugo Boss opened, for the first time in the U.S., a new concept store that has been used in higher-end locations in China and Europe. Four more stores with this design concept will open internationally in Asia-Pacific and Scandinavia. The Manhasset store is planned to be the only concept store …

The Thing I Am Loving Today: Lanvin Happy Mini Pop Bag

I’m loving the Lanvin Happy Mini Pop Bag today, and you guessed it … it makes me happy! Just look at it. It is a perfect metallic mix of copper, silver and gold, and it’s just large enough for my cell phone, lipstick and wallet. I can carry it everywhere, but I just may want …

Today's Fashion Headlines: October 2, 2012

Wilhelmina Vs. IMG Yet another nasty catfight between rival modeling agencies: Wilhelmina Models has slapped a lawsuit against IMG Models for hiring men’s- model agent Kevin Apana to launch its men’s division. Wilhelmina filed a complaint against IMG last Thursday in New York State Supreme Court. IMG Senior Vice President/Managing Director Ivan Bart and Apana …

Fall '13 Trend: Oxblood Jeans

By now (unless you have been living under a rock) you know the hotter than hot color for Fall ’13 is Oxblood (wine, merlot, plum, bordeaux…whatever you want to call it). Basically if you buy anything in oxblood you are good to go, but today we are going to discuss my current obsession, oxblood jeans. …