This month, we continue to celebrate the North Shore’s women of fashion while highlighting their stylish picks for the holiday season. From shoes to jewels, this month’s group of boutique owners can easily dress any woman from head to toe. Lori Miller and Brandi Secher Shirise was opened by Brandi Secher and Lori Miller’s mother, […]
The Lake Forest Shop has been bringing high fashion and international style to the North Shore since 1922. Ellen Stirling, the owner of The Lake Forest Shop and the granddaughter of the Chicago socialite that founded it, comes from a long line of fashion lovers. Her uncle Condé Nast built Vogue into the major fashion […]
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 […]
To say that we had fun picking our Best Dressed Women of 2010 is an understatement, indeed.
