“Voltaire is a relatively recent writer for me to adapt,” says Tony Award-winning Director Mary Zimmerman. She was having lunch on the tiny outdoor balcony on the fourth floor of the Goodman Theatre during a rehearsal break for Goodman’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s Broadway musical “Candide,” based on the novella by Voltaire. The show […]
Some people dream of dancing. Others simply dance. And on one fall night for the last five years, anyone’s dream of becoming a dancer can come true. The Women’s Board of the Joffrey Ballet presents the Fifth Annual Couture & Cocktails on Friday, September 24 at the W City Center (172 West Adams, Chicago). Co-chaired […]
When Cynthia La Schiazza smiles, she could be wearing a baggy sweatshirt and she’d still look like one of the best dressed women in Chicago. Her sense of style and her enthusiasm flow from her heart. Whether talking about her home state of Indiana, or the many cities where she, her husband and two children […]
When Ellen Stirling’s grandmother returned to Lake Forest in 1922 after traveling through Europe with her husband, she was told by her husband—if you can imagine it—that her closets were much too full. So, she started what is now the 88-year-old Lake Forest Shop. “She was looking ahead,” Ellen says of her grandmother, who originally […]
Althea Walton is a busy lady. She’s the Finance Director for the ACLU of Illinois and an active supporter of many causes. With her son, Brian Stevenson, she founded e-scapeNOW.org, a not-for-profit dedicated to countering 21st century addictions, such as the Internet, videogames and Facebook. It works primarily with students in middle school through college. […]
Robin Doerge loves accessories. And when she came to the photo shoot, we all loved her accessories, too. (Check out her great shoes!) But even though her heels are high, Robin is practical and down-to-earth when it comes to her charitable causes. This past June, Robin chaired the Shedd Aquarium’s Beluga Ball for more than […]
For the past seven years, Jennifer Sobecki has been the executive director of Designs for Dignity, an organization that provides pro bono interior design services and in-kind donations to nonprofits that otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford to spruce up their spaces. The organization works with eight to 10 nonprofits annually and celebrated its 10-year […]
Fundraising—an activity consisting of equal parts of excitement and anxiety.
To say that we had fun picking our Best Dressed Women of 2010 is an understatement, indeed.
“My children are the loves of my life!” Highland Park’s beautiful, blue-eyed Eileen Bennin beams as she shows me photos of her sons, Stephen and Howard, as blond, bright-eyed toddlers.
