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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Shopping The New Henri Bendel Store At Old Orchard Mall Chicago

Henri Bendel New York recently opened an outpost at Old Orchard Mall, just north of Chicago. The city welcomed Henri Bendel back with open arms at Watertower Place last fall, since closing its doors 14 years ago on Michigan Avenue. Now what could be better than having yet another Bendel’s to shop? (And parking is free …

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