Chicago Events. Maven Presents The Diva Series: Fashionistas

(from left) Sarah Vargo of Maven, Annie Wasserman (Diva), Carol Calacci (Diva) Last Thursday night, Second City Style's managing editor, Carol Calacci, was the toast of the town as a fabulous honoree of The Diva Series. Hosted by Sarah Vargo of Maven, The Aparecio Foundation, Today's Chicago Woman and Jbar, the monthly event celebrates influential …

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Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen Building New Fashion of the Month Club

MK (left) and Ashley Olsen Having successfully built an entire fashion empire by their early 20's, the Olsen twins are at it again. The dynamic duo has partnered up with MySpace co-founder Josh Berman to launch a fashion of the month club called StyleMint, a fashion-based version of Berman's bauble-centered JewelMint (which Kate Bosworth designs for), …

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Retail Detail. Vera Wang's Lavender is Back

After over a year on hiatus, Vera Wang is bringing back her Lavender label. This time the collection will shift its focus as a capsule evening dress collection, which was how the line started in 2005. “This is very focused,” Wang told WWD. “There will be dresses that are evening-ish and some that will go …

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