Asian-American Designers on ABC 7 News. Cyndi Chan Among Featured Fashion Designers at CASL 19th Annual Corporate Dinner Benefit.

We were pleased to see four designer featured on ABC 7 News yesterday, including Michele Tan, Medini Joshi, Anna Fong and one of our Second City Store designers, Cyndi Chan. Cyndi’s spring version of her signature trench coat in tan with white piping was modeled on the show. Since women asked for it, she designed …

Events in NYC. A Rose for You!

If a stranger approaches you with a rose at Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal next week — don’t say no! The rose is part of a new promotion by the "A Diamond is Forever" campaign, with each of the 1,000 roses handed out daily from next Wednesday to Friday tagged with a number that could land …

Designer Interview. Brian Reyes at Simone's

Simone at her boutique wearing the Brian Reyes 4 Pocket Dress A good reason to take a Lakefront road trip north from Chicago is Simone's in Winnetka. Another good reason to trek out of the city is when Brian Reyes is at Simone's for a weekend trunk show, highlighting both his Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter lines. …

Rocker Bling. Loree Rodkin's New Pieces for Spring.

Celebrity jeweler Loree Rodkin has designed some rocking new pieces for Spring 2008. The designer, who previously has created jewelry for Madonna and Mary J. Blige at The Grammy’s, for Virginia Madsen at the Academy Awards and Golden Globes, and for Cher‘s Believe and Farewell Tours, is taking on a more organic approach, and uses …

Beauty News. Gucci Westman: From Lancôme to Revlon

This just in: According to WWD, Revlon has named Gucci Westman as the brand’s new global artistic director. She last held a similar position at Lancôme as international artistic director from 2003 through last December. Westman will provide the company “with expertise on new products and shade development and work on-set with Revlon’s leading global …