I love the combination of blue and white. Especially when it’s more than stripes and colorblocking. I favor blue and white patterns. Just ask anyone who knows me. I had to have blue and white Spode for my daywear china and I never tire of it. So why shouldn’t I wear it? Luckily blue and …
Amazon Makes a Fashion Push Can Amazon be an online fashion giant? That is the question the online company has been asking themselves. Amazon’s members only flash-sale Web site, MyHabit, may be revealing major brands and fashion partnerships in the near future. In February, the site launched a designer tab along with the women’s, men’s, …
Don’t you dare put ketchup on your hotdog! Only mustard will do, especially in Chicago. I learned that the hard way. I was at my a Chicago street fair my first week living in Chicago (it was July) and I went to put the red stuff on my hot-dog and screams of horror came from …
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 …
Until recently we thought jacquard was a bit old-fashioned and stuffy. Old-ladyish if you will. However, for Spring 2012 we have noticed embellished jacquard…jacquard mixed with metallics, sequins, lace, beading, etc. Guess what? Now we are crazy about it. Fresh and innovative embellishments to the otherwise stuffy material is brilliant! Here are 10 embellished jacquard …
