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High above the stylish crowds on Oak Street in Chicago, designer Victor Alfaro looks out the windows of Freds, the restaurant on the top floor of Barneys New York. A lunch in Alfaro’s honor, hosted by creative ambassador to Barneys Simon Doonan, is well underway. Impeccably dressed men and women roam around the sun-drenched restaurant […]
Talented, bright and successful, Lourdes Chavez is a fashion designer who crafts beautiful, timeless clothes for her eponymous fashion line based in Los Angeles. Every year, Chavez produces a fall and a spring collection, highlighting her creativity and craftsmanship. Her originality and artistry trace back to her childhood. “I knew what I wanted to do […]
Just knowing where to begin can be the trickiest part of a design project. When you’re starting from scratch, every decision feels monumental, the myriad options are dizzying, the possibilities endless. But the secret to starting strong, any designer will tell you, is to first find your inspiration. “Art is an incredibly rich source of […]
Join Boston designer Sara Campbell to celebrate the opening of her store’s newest location in Lake Forest!
Paint is one of the cheapest ways to make a big design impact in your home. It’s also one of the easiest to mess up. Interior design experts and self-proclaimed paintaholics Julia Buckingham Edelmann of Buckingham Interiors + Design and Julie Fleps of Fleps Designs give us their thoughts on the power of paint. […]
Chicago’s Oak Street, just off the main drag of the Mag Mile, is the city’s premier destination for designer finds. Here’s a quick guide down this glamorous avenue and a few of its neighboring streets. First stop: lunch (and parking). Ditka’s Restaurant You’ll need sustenance for your afternoon shopping expedition, so stop by this outpost […]
Who needs an interior designer when you can just shop from a designer’s collection? Cindy Galvin, a designer on the North Shore for more than 20 years, has stocked her new store, Maze Home in downtown Winnetka, with all of her favorite furnishings, including one-of-a-kind finds from Paris flea markets, Oriental rugs and her […]
Denim is at an all time high in price and prestige. The price of jeans reflect this. Sure you can still buy a decent pair of Levi’s at some discount department store for under $25, but the jeans that are turning heads can cost hundreds of dollars. High fashion jeans cost $300-10,000. These jeans […]
Unfortunately for the average woman (5-feet, 4-inches tall), standard-length inseams measure 34 inches or longer, this means that many buyers of premium denim must go directly from the store to the tailor to cut off the fancy distressed hem that they just paid so much money for. As every fashionista knows, one cannot scrimp […]
