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What to Wear: Where to Find Fall Trends Under $100

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Now that it’s September and “back-to-school”, I always seem to find myself in a little bit of a drab mood. It’s like the mini-depression you feel in January after the holidays when you realize: a) you’ve eaten too much b) you’ve spent too much and c) winter is too damn long. It’s after Labor Day, [...]

What to Wear: Wells Street Art Festival

Thursday, June 10, 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: Celeb Look for Less

Thursday, May 20, 2010

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Sometimes it can be fun putting together a celebrity-styled outfit, but their bank accounts are a teeny-weeny-bit bigger than most of ours. Plus if I’m going to spend on an outfit; I want it to be on something extraordinary, not a plain t-shirt or button down. Take this outfit worn by Kate Hudson while out with her son: Photo credit Her Elizabeth [...]

What to Wear: How to Wear Horizontal Stripes Without Looking Fat

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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The title says it all. Horizontal stripes, for better or for worse, are in big time for spring; but let’s face it: we all know horizontal stripes can make a girl look wider. Who wants that? Certainly not me! In today’s What to Wear, we’ll take a look at how to wear stripes, or at least [...]

What to Wear: Violet’s Favorite Spring Fashion Trends Under $100

Thursday, April 8, 2010

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Some of you have asked me about where you can pick up the latest spring trends for less. I get it…even though turquoise has been named color of the year (click here to read this article and get a refresher on other hot colors this season), perhaps you’re not quite sure turquoise is the color for [...]

Lookbook: Latest Handbag Styles

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

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Who doesn’t want a new handbag for spring??? I’ve noticed some new styles (or retro styles if you remember them) recently: wooden handle clutches, drawstring bags, and crossbody bags. Crossbody bags are becoming more popular lately, and thus provide a “hands-free,” more stylish way of carrying around your stuff; whereas before I only saw these in a [...]

Q&A: Must-Have Flats for Spring

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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Q: Flats are still my all-time fave shoes. What are some of the latest styles? A: This was a tough one for me as flats aren’t my favorite of shoes. However, if I were stuck on a deserted island, and HAD to wear flats, these would be my picks: Bedazzled ballet flats – I am [...]

What to Wear: Make a Statement this Spring

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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There’s nothing like making a statement when going out and about; although we tend to do this to a lesser degree in Chicago vs. New York, in Europe, or even L.A. It seems our conservative Midwestern values keep us from going out on a limb with our wardrobe choices. Take a look at these looks of [...]

Q&A: Black to Basics

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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Q: I know colors are in this spring, but black is still my favorite color. Got any spring picks in black? A: Whether you view black as a must-have color for spring or not, it is a basic color that never goes out of style. For the slimming effects alone, every girl must have some black [...]

Lookbook: Skirts No Closet Should Be Without

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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So say you have a tank top lying around in your closet. It’s comfy, but kind of ho-hum. You wear it with jeans a lot, but that’s becoming old news. How do you breathe new life into it again? Try pairing it with a skirt! Skirts, especially shorter A-line ones like the one pictured below from SHE Boutique, are popular [...]