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Street Style: Babe In Blue

A Benefit Shop-In-Shop Arrives At Cake Plate Next Month

Katie Hintz-Zambrano

Knock-Off Brooches In Iris Apfel For HSN? Sea Of Shoes Thinks So

Yves Saint Laurent Makes Chic Bags Out Of Recycled Goods

Yves Saint Laurent has teamed up with female artisans in Burkina Faso, West Africa to produce the Muse Two Artisanal—60 limited-edition, hand-crafted

Save On Faves At The Steven Alan Sample Sale

Our summer wardrobes may be incomplete without a few easy, chic pieces from Steven Alan that we'll slip on, well, just about as quickly as we can do l

by Gina Marinelli

Lock Down Your Summer Style With Cuffs We Love

by Gina Marinelli

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The Best Summer Wines In L.A. For Under $14

DomaineLA's all-star sommelier dishes on the seven best bottles of wine for under $14.

by Claire Thomas

Fiber-Art Food Looks Good Enough To Eat

It's usually best not to look at food between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., a.k.a. how-much-longer-until-work-is-over-and-I-can-have-dinner-time. We'll make

Yves Saint Laurent Makes Cigarettes, Who’s Going To Smoke T...

Looks like Yves Saint Laurent is getting in on the cancer-chic game with their new line of cigarettes, marketed towards women in Asia and Russia. We honest

Guiseppe Zanotti And Chopard Jewelry Make Luxe, Jewel-Encrusted H...

Back in April, we posted about the world's most expensive shoes, which are solid gold, have more than 30 karats of diamonds, and will set you back a c

Your Favorite Labels, Now 20% Off At Metier 

Want to knock a little off those pricetags at Metier? Then you’re in luck! The Union Square shop is discounting select items, including pieces by Rag

by Katie Hintz-Zambrano

Caption This: Eniko Mihalik for Vogue Italia

Winning caption: “The smurf Eniko ate is seeping through her pores!” —Wynne Peters Runner up: “Eniko Mihalik as the blueprint for b

Turn Your Friends Into Swimsuit Models With Ben Watt’s New ...

Use Ben Watts' new Hipstamatic lens,"Bondi Hipstapak," to make your summer body pop!

by Willow Lindley

This Is Our Jam: James Blake, “Give A Man A Rod (Second Ver...

James Blake’s self titled debut LP was perhaps needlessly polemical. Hyperbolic praise of Blake’s cavernous soul-searching was met by dance pur

by Nathan Reese

Tasty Vampire Lounge Opens In Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills may not be the ideal vampire-friendly location (they're not fans of sunlight, if you remember), but that hasn't kept one couple fro

by Gina Marinelli

Ultimate NARS-issist: Francois Nars Pays Chicago A Visit

Looking for some fresh beauty tips? Maybe you should ask a professional, or dare we say, a makeup GOD? Here’s your chance: Legendary makeup artist Fr

by Jessica Sheft-Ason

Summer Beauty Favorites From One Of Chicago’s Hottest Style...

We've got summer on the brain, and we're not alone. Jena Gambaccini, local style blogger at ChiCityFashion and member of The Style Tribe, chatted

by Jena Gambaccini

Fashion And Film’s Finest Come Out To Beginners Screening

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Score A Pair Of Tickets To The Gala4Good Hosted By Coco Rocha And...

Tomorrow night is going to be good, real good, with the second annual Gala4Good, sure to be one of the hottest events on this year's charity circle. C

by Kristian Laliberte

Get Your Tickets For Farmers Market Happy Hour

Indulge in the tastes of the season next Wednesday at the springtime edition of the Farmers Market Happy Hour, sponsored by the Center for Urban Education

by Katie Hintz-Zambrano

Straddle A Hog In Kiehl’s New Motorcycle Photo Booth!

Holy anniversary! Kiehl's is celebrating the 160th year of their neighborhood apothecary vibe and they've decked out the New York flagship accord

by Betsey McLain

Score Up To 80% Off At Shotwell’s Moving Sale

As we reported earlier, Shotwell is moving back to its Mission roots over the next couple of months. To make their load lighter, the shop, now located in U

by Katie Hintz-Zambrano

Celebrity Beauty

How Hot Was Anderson Cooper With Brown Hair?

Love us a silver fox, but Anderson Cooper—who's hosting the CFDA Fashion Fund Awards this year—looked just as h-a-w-t sporting a brown man

by Kristian Laliberte

Do You Like Free Music? Yeah, Neither Do We

Photo via ironandwine.com OhMyRockness, perhaps the greatest comprehensive resource for live show info ever, wants to make sure you're well-aware that

by Shani Silver

Rad Or Bad: Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Cannes-Do Look

We will always have a corner of our hearts devoted to Charlotte Gainsbourg’s pitch-perfect Parisian style, but when it comes to the actress' lat

The DIY Trend Catches On With Hanky Panky

We have often caught ourselves surfing around P.S. I Made This, maybe finding some gusto to pick up a glue stick and spray paint, but usually, admittedly,

by Gina Marinelli

A Midnight Sale For Vintage Hunters Who Never Sleep!

Lincoln Square vintage wondershop Krispyfringe is hopping on the spring cleaning bandwagon. We suggest you take advantage of their purge by shopping a midn

by Shani Silver

NARS Writes The Book On Makeup And Launches An Interactive Website

There's all this hubbub about the new NARS book and its interactive website, Makeup Your Mind (the very cool creative team at Ceft & Company did t

by Betsey McLain

Where the Wild Things Are: Check Out Sephora for OPI’s New ...

Sephora for OPI's new Safari Luxe collection includes three stick-on nail polish patterns to help you hint at your wild side—we're talking

by Betsey McLain

Madewell’s Fall 2011 Lookbook Makes Us Look Forward To Fall

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Score Pre-Access To Sigerson Morrison Lab Boutique’s Final ...

Talk about bittersweet—after two decades of designing insane booties, gorgeous sandals, and stilettos to melt our hearts, Miranda Morrison & Kari

Inside Christian Audigier’s Tacky L.A. Home

“Fashion” designer Christian Audigier, the man behind all those painful Ed Hardy trucker hats, has just put his Hancock Park mansion on the mar

Video: Beyonce + Oprah = Love

As predicted, the taping of Oprah's final show was a true Chicago spectacular. For those of us who were saddened (okay, devastated) by our lack of tic

by Shani Silver

20 Awesome Festivals And Fairs To Celebrate Summer In San Francisco

Even though it’s been gloomy lately, San Francisco’s summer is right around the corner. And where there’s summer, of course, there’

by Katie Hintz-Zambrano

Mondo Guerra’s Primary-Colored Jewelry Collection Confuses Us

Like many (or all) Project Runway fans, we were rooting for Mondo Guerra last season, and his subsequent loss to Gretchen Jones still leaves a bitter taste

Head Case: whiteCHICAGO And Lori London Team Up!

With so much focus surrounding your wedding dress (naturally), you might find that you're not as adept as you'd like to be in picking the perfect

by Shani Silver

Can’t-Miss Trunk Show: Body In Metal At Eskell

You may recall our mention of Leah Ball and her fine art pasties last year. In case you were wondering, yes, we're still obsessed. This year, she'

by Shani Silver

3 Summer Eyeshadow Looks To Try Now

Three of the coolest and easiest new summer eyeshadow looks rely on the basics, but this season, the basics are getting some unique twists that are (yes!)

by Betsey McLain

10 Up-And-Coming Artists To Buy Before They’re Famous

Art Production Fund Director Casey Fremont has curated a list of 10 up-and-coming-artists to collect now!

by Kristian Laliberte

The Perfect Outfits: Our Editor-in-Chief’s Favorite eBay Fi...

The Sun Dress by Derek Lam + eBay is pretty much the epitome of sweet summer romance. In the coolest shade of indigo, this simple yet deceptively chic litt

5 Things To Know This AM — May 18 2011

Hers has been dubbed “The Rear Of The Year,” and now it looks like Pippa Middleton’s bum is inspiring women to get plastic surgery. (Huff

5 Things To Know This AM — May 18 2011

The BYOBandits want to have dinner with you. We wish you luck. (BYOBandits) J.Crew does Chicago right on a recent visit, making us crave a serious stay-cat

by Shani Silver

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5 Things To Know This AM — May 18 2011

Paula Abdul Looks Fantastic, James Franco Graduates, And The Pillow Fight World Cup!

by Kristian Laliberte

5 Things To Know This AM — May 18 2011

A little inspiration for wearing brights in summer. (Cup Of Joe) Alexander Wang's top NYC cheap eats. (Vogue) No lie—we've played Lady Gaga

5 Things To Know This AM — May 18 2011

Ah, yes, another food truck-themed headline. This time, it looks like mobile food festival Off The Grid might be coming to Berkeley. (Eater SF) Nineties an

by Katie Hintz-Zambrano

Big Time Benefit: Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence

Party with Chicago's fashion fabulous this Friday at the 10th Annual Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence. That's right: They're back to c

by Shani Silver