If you haven’t been keeping up, Fashion Star on NBC, named its first winner on Tuesday night’s season finale. Kara Laricks is this year’s “Fashion Star,” earning her six million dollars in orders for capsule collections in Macy’s, H&M, and Saks Fifth Avenue stores. Laricks is known for her love of menswear and her innovative, …
Could the famous shoe guru make a mark on the beauty industry as well? Christian Louboutin, of the notorious (and controversial) red-heeled shoe, has confirmed he will set out on his first venture into the beauty industry. The footwear designer teamed up with Batallure Beauty to form Christian Louboutin Beauté, a line of luxury beauty …
For all of you Brian Rea lovers prepare yourself for Foulard Marni’s upcoming fall/winter collection. Consuelo Castiglioni selected Brian Rea’s illustrations to be placed on designs from tote bags to shirts. The famous American illustrator has become well known for his drawings, referencing metropolitan life through an ideal backdrop and using pieces of the world for each …
Thursday evening BHLDN, Anthropologie’s bridal store, hosted a shopping event and fashion show with Tracy Reese supporting Literacy Chicago. Tracy Reese’s beautiful collection is available at BHLDN. When I first walk in the doors at BHLDN, I was in awe of all the vintage-inspired items seemingly everywhere. For a quick second I thought I had …
It was wonderful meeting up with Yigal Azrouel in Chicago. Luckily, this was not the first time I met the handsome and charming designer. Second City Style first crossed paths and fell in love with him several years ago at a Spring ’10 fashion presentation at Saks Fifth Avenue. I found out that was the …
