Chicago Events. Goorin Brothers Opens New Store In Lakeview!

On Wednesday night Second City Style was in attendance as Goorin Brothers, the "Bold Hat Makers", cut the ribbon for their new store opening in the lively Lakeview neighborhood. Guests were treated to cocktails by 'Death's Door', beer by 'Goose Island', and hors d'oeuvres. As the live band played, guests tried on various styles of …

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All the World's a Hat: A Conversation with Philip Treacy

  Amanda Aldinger 
for Second City Style Magazine London-based couture milliner Philip Treacy has worked with some of fashion's most iconic designers, and has held positions as the chief milliner for Chanel, Alexander McQueen and Valentino. The creative mind behind the butterfly-adorned plant hat atop Sarah Jessica Parker at the Sex and the City movie premiere …

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Christian Dior Pre-Fall 2010

John Galliano reintroduces the oldies warzone gear for women’s fashion. With the olive green shades and hard caps, this collection exemplifies a feministic, battlefield wardrobe. The structured yet flirty suits, along with the feather and ruffle accented dresses, creates this sense of irresistible seduction. Touch a long cigarette holder to a pair of glossy red lips …

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