Five Ways to Freshen Your Look

Spring has finally come to Chicago and green leaves and peonies abound. Which means it’s time to jump into the season with a fresh new look.   We’re not talking about week-to-week hair color changes like you see in Hollywood, merely a few small changes to perk you up. So if you’ve always worn clean […]

What Not to Wear

We’ve all had those days. You wake up. Get dressed. Convince yourself that what you have on is good enough.   And while most days this is true, there are those moments when we just get it wrong. In our first ever Make It Better What Not to Wear feature, we’ll show you how to […]

What to Wear (and What not to Wear!)

A short video by Marjie Killeen and stylist, Kate Shifrin, shows you how real women can wear this season’s hottest trends and what to watch out for.     Be a fashion “do,” and avoid being the fashion “don’t.” There’s more—we’ve got more great tips on what to wear in place of tired fashion trends.

Fresh: Totes Adventurous

If you’re looking for the latest trend in North Shore fashion, we’ve found it in this Libertyville foursome.   Sex-&-the-City-style foursome Kim Struik, Debbie Broughton, Beth Kraft and Heather Scheuneman of Libertyville have channeled their woman power into the fashion company Revelari. Stylish shirts and totes are branded with empowering words like Courageous, Adventurous and […]

Kiddie Couture for Less

If you’re like me, you want your children to look like a million bucks this summer without having to spend that much. Lucky for North Shore moms, we have a number of great stores that fit the bill (literally!).   Florence Eiseman Sample Sale: Florence Eiseman is a Milwaukee-based children’s clothing designer that dressed me […]

What a Croc!

You can unfriend the “I’d Rather Be Dead Than Caught Wearing Crocs” group on Facebook now–check out these shoes!   Crocs, once thought to be on their way out the door, are making a comeback in a huge way with several new styles, including 4-inch wedges like the Cookie. Selling for about $100, the “Cookie” […]