Have you been bitten yet by the online luxury shopping bug? After all, nothing is sexier than great fashion that you got for a deal! Make It Better.net has taken a look at three of today’s most popular luxury online sites—Gilt.com, HauteLook.com, and RueLaLa.com—and broken down how they compare. Gilt.com The Scoop: Gilt founders […]
Once upon a time, older generations of women embraced young girls and taught them what it meant to be an adult woman. The grandmother or aunt would support the girl’s mother in her formation into adulthood. But according to Dr. Leonard Sax, a family physician and leading American psychologist in the field of single […]
When it comes to fall’s most fabulous boots, do you have champagne taste but more of a beer budget? Well, never fear. We’ve tracked down some of the season’s hottest trends at more affordable prices. Equestrian Nothing will take denim to the next level like this tall brown boot with brass studs. Cavalry boot […]
At about 9:15 p.m. Thursday night in Lake Forest, a crack of thunder and a bolt of lightening shook cable connections and dropped television signals. It’s as if someone above didn’t want us to witness Peach Carr’s final judging on Project Runway. In a challenge that seemed to have Carr’s name all over it—remaking […]
When Christian Dior opened his Paris showroom in the ‘40s, he was the first designer to create a beautiful place to showcase his collection. He understood the importance of women being able to experience his collections in a luxurious space. With this same intention, Kelly Golden, owner of Neapolitan in Winnetka, has designed her […]
If there’s a fashion element that has a leg up above the rest this fall, it’s the boot. We asked our favorite style gurus to pick their must-have boot for this season. You may be surprised at what they had to say. Tory Burch, founder and chairman of the design house Tory Burch “I […]
On Thursday night, Project Runway became a team sport. Captains were named. Designers were chosen. And our North Shore peach was the last one picked. “I didn’t let myself get down about this because I knew the strategy going on in April’s head,” says Peach Carr of her team captain, April Johnston. “April knew […]
Don’t worry. Project Runway’s Peach Carr was the first one to be named safe from Thursday night’s elimination—30 minutes before the show was even over. Talk about a different week for Carr, who last week found herself in the bottom three where two were ultimately sent home. “When I heard it was the party […]
Peach Carr could have been blown away by this week’s challenge on Project Runway. But instead, she held on to her hat, and (spoiler alert!) onto another week in the running for the show’s top prize. Philip Treacy, storied milliner to stars like Sarah Jessica Parker and Lady Gaga, asked the designers to create […]
Amish cocktail dress? Stepford wife? Animal climbing down the dress’ back. Did the Project Runway judges make cobbler of North Shore’s Peach? Not quite. But close. “It was a cacophony of bad fabric choices from the beginning,” says Lake Forest’s Peach Carr, who’s competing for the top spot on the Emmy-award nominated show, Project […]
