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The Bulls(and I) Have A Few #RUDE Thoughts on the 2013 Met Ball (and a Couple of Nice Ones)
Last night was the 2013 Met Ball, a gathering of models, a-list actors, goddess Anna Wintour, fashion designers, and anybody who’s anybody. And, Psy. Attendees traditionally come dressed is their most gorgeous yet…
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Trendspotting: The Coach Spring Shoe Collection is Unbe-weave-able
Woven details have a way of saying, “I’m relaxed.” without ever having to utter the words. Beach hats. Ethnic decor. Picnic baskets. All just chillin’. Even the most structured of handbags feel less…
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Shopping: Drinks, Dancing, and 20% Off at American Apparel’s Spring Fling This Saturday
April showers bring May flowers and – if American Apparel has anything to do with it – tap shorts, chiffon blouses, and disco pants. Oh, yes, y’all, Spring has sprung! Celebrate this weekend…
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Get Drunk: We Found Your Summer Drink – The Tart and Tasty Hemingway Daiquiri
The first thought that always came to mind when I saw the word daiquiri on a drink menu was of a leather-skinned granny sitting poolside with one of the sugary concoctions in one…
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5 Must Haves Under $100 from Madewell’s New Gold Coast Store
I could’t have been sadder when my favorite Starbucks on Rush Street in the Gold Coast closed down. My frown was quickly turned upside down when I found out it was replaced by…
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Days #3 – 5: 30 Days of Being 30 – The Juice Is Loose: How to Survive the BluePrint Cleanse
Days 3, 4, and 5 of being 30 were spent on the Blueprint Cleanse, a 3-day juice fast comprised of 6 drinks per day. I had done this in 2009 but was not…
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Day #1: 30 Days of Being 30 – Reality Check
When I was little girl I couldn’t wait to be 30. 27, actually. That was my magic number. Regardless, I wanted to grow up as fast as I could. In my naive, little…
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Bear Down! Victoria’s Secret PINK Helps Make Game Day Girly
“How can I look cute AND talk sports…without wearing a baggy jersey?!”…that’s a question I find myself asking every time someone invites me to watch a Bears game. Sure, that’s not often but…
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Movies: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
For the next week, blackout a couple of hours in your schedule to check out the new Diana Vreeland film at the Music Box. The flick is about OG fashionista and her fifty…
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Chicago Street Style: Dr. Marten x Pendelton Boots in the Gold Coast
BUY: Pendleton for Dr. Martens Boot, $184.95
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NYFW | Beauty Mark: 5 Trends to Try From Spring ’13 Fashion Week
If keeping up with what’s going on with NYFW is making your head spin – don’t worry! We’ve been keeping tabs on all the amazing new SS’13 fashion week beauty that you have…
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NYFW | Tour Up: Wild Belle’s Natalie Bergman Takes on NYC
This past week, Chicago-based band on the verge, Wild Belle took a roadtrip East to play a couple of shows for the NYFW crowd. If you don’t know them yet, we promise you…
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Push Play: Tame Impala’s “Elephant” Remix Gives Us A Kick in the Aus’
Decades of classic rock construct the bones, while a futuristic sonic arcade creates the flesh that is Aussie band, Tame Impala’s musical body, “Elephant,” which was released earlier this summer as the first…
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NYFW | Creatures of the Wind, Spring 2013
Kicking off NYFW with a bang, was Chicago’s own, Creatures of the Wind. The Cubs, go-figure, have been losing lately, so this was just the news we needed to restore our Chi-town pride….
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Babes | A$AP Rocky + Diplo + Penn Badgley’s Man Bun x Alexander Wang. Boner City in Video Form.
Presented without comment. Except, 8=======D~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. But, I think that’s implied. [via Style.com]
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4 Style Steps to Keeping Up with KimYe (or What to Wear to a 2Chainz Concert)
Yeah, we luve dem strippers, but we don’t need to look like them, so in lieu of 2Chainz’ performance at the Metro this Friday tickets we urge you to channel your inner Kimye. We promise,…
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Chicago Street Style | Prada Leather Oxford in the Gold Coast
Cool Story, Brogues! Awesome Chicago Street Style snap of Prada Leather Oxford in the Gold Coast. BUY:Prada Wing-Tip Platform Espadrille Oxfords, $950
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Nail File | Ciaté Velvet Manicure
This fall, several designers caught George Costanza’s fever for velvet. Think Gucci’s Fall 2012 collection or Comme des Garçons to-die-for velvet blouses. Then, for Ruffian’s fall 2012 show, Keri Blair for MAC created custom velvet…
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Hennessy VS x Futura Chicago Launch
Last Wednesday afternoon we went on hand’s down the best excursion of 2012. The eight hour venture, sponsored by Hennessy,was in celebration of their newest bottle collaboration with famed street artist, Futura. A…
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Ever Wonder What Internet Memes Look Like IRL? Well, You Don’t Have To Anymore…
Thanks to a new Vitaminwater commercial starring the splendors of the internet, you can see your your viral obsessions come to life. The 30 second spot is chock full of all the memes…
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5 Tips To Wearing Boyfriend Jeans(…Even If You Have Big Hips)
In 2008 when “boyfriend jeans” started to trend, we secretly wished we could pull them off. Even though celeb poster girl, Katie Holmes wasn’t doing a very good job selling them, street style…
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5 Steps to Living Like…Zelda Fitzgerald
Modern woman owe a lot to OG party girl, Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of F. Scott, and mega-muse for “The Great Gatsby”. Breaking through the mold in the 20′s, when ladies were still all…
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What Street Style Looked Like in the 90s…
While perusing my old Sassy mags on the snow day last week, I stumbled upon some original street style. The pics were taken in January 1993 in Copenhagen, Denmark. That’s some serious OG…
BABES | Jimmy Fallon Lip Sync-Off with John Krasinski
If I could do it to one celeb for the rest of my life, it would be Jimmy Fallon. I don’t know, man. He just does it for me. John Krasinski on the…
The Bulls(and I) Have A Few #RUDE Thoughts on the 2013 Met Ball (and a Couple of Nice Ones)
Last night was the 2013 Met Ball, a gathering of models, a-list actors, goddess Anna Wintour, fashion designers, and anybody who’s anybody. And, Psy. Attendees traditionally come dressed is their most gorgeous yet…
Trendspotting: The Coach Spring Shoe Collection is Unbe-weave-able
Woven details have a way of saying, “I’m relaxed.” without ever having to utter the words. Beach hats. Ethnic decor. Picnic baskets. All just chillin’. Even the most structured of handbags feel less…
Shopping: Drinks, Dancing, and 20% Off at American Apparel’s Spring Fling This Saturday
April showers bring May flowers and – if American Apparel has anything to do with it – tap shorts, chiffon blouses, and disco pants. Oh, yes, y’all, Spring has sprung! Celebrate this weekend…
Get Drunk: We Found Your Summer Drink – The Tart and Tasty Hemingway Daiquiri
The first thought that always came to mind when I saw the word daiquiri on a drink menu was of a leather-skinned granny sitting poolside with one of the sugary concoctions in one…
5 Must Haves Under $100 from Madewell’s New Gold Coast Store
I could’t have been sadder when my favorite Starbucks on Rush Street in the Gold Coast closed down. My frown was quickly turned upside down when I found out it was replaced by…
Fest Dressed: Our ULTIMATE SXSW PACKING GUIDE on StyleCaster.com!
Festival season 2013 has arrived. We picked 10 must-haves when traveling down to Austin this March for one of the country’s biggest music conferences. Check out our ULTIMATE SXSW PACKING GUIDE on StyleCaster.com!…
High to Low: 3 Sexy Swimsuits In Every Price Range
Chicago was just named the #4 most miserable city in the US by Forbes. YIKES! It’s really not so bad. Though, the six inches of snow outside of our window and the gray…
Beauty Mark: 7 Day Clear Scalp & Hair Challenge
Recently our friends at Beauty High and Clear presented a challenge we were more than happy to accept. They dared us to take the 7 day Clear Scalp & Hair Challenge and…
Lifestyle: I Got 5 On It…
I thought that getting an iPhone meant the torment of being a lesser individual(…Android user) would be over. But, then the 5 came out and there I was with a 4. I told…
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