The Wedding Salon Launches At Sofitel Chicago Water Tower

The Sofitel Chicago Water Tower was the perfect place to hold a million dollar bridal event for the recent launch of The Wedding Salon in Chicago. They needed the ample space, since crowds of women came out for the event. Besides brides-to-be could see how beautiful their own wedding might look! Well actually, they could …

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Designer Dish. Zac Posen Chooses to Show in Paris

Zac Posen American designer Zac Posen has confirmed that this year he will in fact be moving his Fashion Week runway show to Paris. Since the Spring, Posen has publicized his desire to show in Paris, claiming people understand him there more so than in New York. This statement followed Posen getting called out by …

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Fashion Columbia 2009. Columbia College Chicago Fashion Week

Fashion Columbia 2009, Reginald Ilagan Design, Photo: Bob Kusel On Tuesday Michelle Alegria of ABC’s 190 North (Columbia College alumnus) and Susanna Negovan, editor in chief of Michigan Avenue magazine hosted Fashion Columbia 2009: The Best Of Ready To Wear at the Harold Washington Library Winter Garden. Proceeds from the fashion show and lunch benefited …

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Retail Detail. Dangerous Game: Has Saks Ruined Luxury Retail?

Has Saks ruined the luxury market, forever? Saks Fifth Avenue slashed prices by up 70% on designer clothes last November before the holiday season even began…and all fashionista hell broke lose? Manolo Blahnik shoes going for $160? It started a stampede. According to an in-depth article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal, Saks's deep, mid-November markdowns …

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