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 …

Chicago Macy's Brasil Kick Off Event With Carlos Falchi & Diego Rochas

Macy’s launched their “Brasil: An American Journey” campaign last week and Chicago’s State Street joined in on the festivities. Carlos Falchi was in town for his FALCHI by Falchi collection and Chicago handbag designer Diego Rocha our favorite Brazilian Chicagoan of Project Accessory fame, was host to a fashion show featuring looks by Calvin Klein …

Celebrity Style Smackdown: Featuring Beyoncé, Kate Middleton, Reese Witherspoon & Dianca Argon

Don’t you just love seeing celebrities wear the same clothes? We live for it. So grab a seat ringside… Winner: Chanel Iman. First let’s start with Jena’s expression. A scowl never looks good. It’s so annoying being famous. Who is she again? Then again, it just happens to be when she was snapped, so let’s …