Varin Salon: The Best Cut & Color of My Life

Yann, Lauren (me) and Teresa after my hair experience I have been having my hair colored and cut for as long as I can remember (OK, cut more) and I have usually found I have to go to two different salons to achieve the best results. Well that all changed yesterday. I spent the better …

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Designer Dish. Vivienne Westwood Designs Eco-Friendly Jewelry Line

Vivienne Westwood Vivienne Westwood picked the perfect time to launch her latest venture. The designer couldn't be more in the spotlight this week, after being repsonsible for Helena Bonham Carter's eccentric Golden Globe gown which sparked many a fashion discussion. Some applauded the actress for sticking to her signature quirkiness in the ensemble, complete with …

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New Year. New You. Hair Trends For 2011

Carol and I have been having our hair cut and colored at Sasoon Salons pretty much since the beginning of Second City Style. Carol goes to the salon in Chicago at water Tower and I have been going to the one in downtown Manhattan ever since I moved here almost 4 years ago. Hamid Latif, …

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Fashion Focus Chicago 2010. Dress Code 2010: Off The Grid

The Dress Code stage featuring Seth Mayerink-Griffin from SAIC One of the main highlights of each year's Fashion Focus Chicago is the Thursday night show, Dress Code. The stage is set exclusively for students, the next generation of design talent and innovation hailing from four of the city's premiere art and design institutions: School of …

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