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What I Want to Wear this Labor Day Weekend

2. September 2010

This Labor Day weekend, I just want to relax. I went to France (and Spain) this time last year; which by the way, is a great time to plan a vacation to Europe. Their holiday/vacation time is over, it isn’t exorbitantly hot, (although it was warm), and you can bank a vacation day because of [...]

What to Wear: Best Accessories for Summer Concerts

15. July 2010

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If you saw my recent What to Wear post, you’d know my Top 3 Summer Concert clothing picks. But what about shoes and accessories? Shoes. First let me say that I don’t understand it when I see women wearing dressy heels to a concert. I just want to say, “What are you thinking???” First, these [...]

What to Wear: Top 3 Summer Concert Outfits

1. July 2010

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If you missed my post from last week about perfect outfits to pack for a weekend getaway, you could apply some of these clothing and accessory picks to a concert as well. However, there’s a little more leeway to get creative with concert attire. Whether trekking up to Alpine Valley in Wisconsin, or kicking back [...]

What to Wear: Perfect Items to Pack for a (4th of July) Weekend Away

24. June 2010

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For the 4th next weekend, some of you may be heading out of town to a friend’s lake house in Wisconsin, Indiana, or north or west in Illinois (Galena, Round Lake). That’s what I usually do for the 4th, and despite that it’s a low-key weekend; I still struggle with what to bring with me [...]

What to Wear: Wells Street Art Festival

10. June 2010

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Even if you can’t stand weaving through that bottleneck of people that always occurs around the food, you can’t miss out on going to the Wells Street Art Festival. Not to be confused with the Old Town Art Fair (which is held the same weekend further north, winding around the side streets in Old Town), [...]

What to Wear on Memorial Day Weekend

27. May 2010

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Memorial Day Weekend – perceived by all Chicagoans as a segway into warmer days to come. That being said, sometimes our weather doesn’t cooperate and make us feel like that will ever happen. If you saw my Lookbook earlier this week, it has a sunny, inviting disposition in mind. But what if we’re not so lucky? Violet knows…she’s [...]

What to Wear: To a Wedding

6. May 2010

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I recently covered what to wear to a bridal or baby shower, but with wedding season right around the corner (and if you’re going to a bridal shower, you’re probably going to the wedding), you’ll need to explore some options. I have seen some women sport a dressy suit to a wedding — maybe with [...]

What to Wear: Best Outfits for Bridal/Baby Showers

15. April 2010

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To me, attending a bridal or baby shower is all about wearing something fun, whimsical, and ideal for spring but still appropriate for the occasion. What do I mean? Just because the dress you wore out to a bar last week is fun and whimsical, doesn’t mean it’s suitable for a shower. I’ve been to [...]

What To Wear: Valentine's Day Outfits

11. February 2010

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If you’re planning on celebrating Valentine’s Day this weekend (as I know some people who have stopped celebrating it all together), have you planned what to wear? I find people make one of the three types of plans: fancy night on the town, casual night out, or romantic night in. What type of night are [...]