Chicago Event: Vogue and Amy Tara Koch Celebrate New Escada Store Opening

Amy Tara Koch of Bump It Up and Five Minute Fixes, and Vogue hosted a celebration of the new Escada store at 51 Oak Street in Chicago yesterday evening. The Jonathan Saunders for Escada Sport Collection (loved it!) was presented with informal modeling while cocktails (including martinis!) and appetizers were served. A DJ blasted upbeat …

Beauty Beat: Borghese's New Salermo Silking Hair Oil

I have been a fan of Borghese beauty products since the 80’s. Fango Mud anybody?  Now the company has just launched a new premium line of hair care products with Primary One Brands – a leader in the high-end professional salon branded product manufacturing and distribution industry. This new line of Italian-inspired products features a …

Mara Hoffman Swim Collection 2012. Something For Everyone

Mara Hoffman has officially launched her Spring/Summer 2012 swim collection. This season at Mara Hoffman, it’s all about her trademark prints! She has a variety of prints ranging from geometric, to a more bohemian feel, to a fun and flirty graphic print featuring techno colored animals. Hoffman did a great job appealing to everyone with …

Legally Yours. Gucci Wins Multi-Million Dollar Copyright Lawsuit Over Guess

The verdict is in – and it’s Gucci for the win. At least, to a small degree. After three years of throwing legal threats back-and-forth and over two months of  being in court, a US judge said today that Gucci may recover just $4.66 million in its lawsuit accusing retailer Guess of copying its trademarked …

Hanging With Costello Tagliapietra For The Launch of Their New C&T Line at Barneys Chicago

When we found out that Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra were going to be at Barneys New York in Chicago I jumped at the opportunity to meet them. Second City Style has loved the designs of mostly dresses by the two plaid clad designers season after season during New York Fashion Week, and I often declared …