Showstopping Holiday Gifts: 2015 Shop For Good Gift Guide

Make It Better Founder and Publisher Susan Noyes is joined by family fun expert and frequent Today Show guest Donna Bozzo to talk about great Shop For Good products to give as gifts. Buy these products now! Chelsea Carry-All from Vintage Nest, $18 Kohl Children’s Museum Bangle Bracelet from Burdeen’s Jewelry, $40 Pleece Jacket from Skandal, $295 […]

Shop the Runway: Autohaus LAUNCH 2014

The 2014 Autohaus LAUNCH: Driving Fashion Forward Fashion Show was filled with fun looks for spring. Whether you scored a seat along the runway or are simply in a shopping mood, you’ll enjoy our exclusive buyer’s guide to shop for the looks you loved. This year’s event raised $15,000 to benefit the Auxiliary of Highland Park […]

Party Time: The Hottest Holiday Fashion

Who better to recommend this year’s hottest holiday looks than the fashion experts, North Shore boutique owners and employees? We wanted not only to showcase their festive outfit picks, but also the women behind them, from proprietors of multi-generational, nearly century-old shops to the founder of a year-old boutique. Lillie Milovanovic Lillie Milovanovic has been […]

Shop the Runway: Autohaus LAUNCH 2013

The 2013 Autohaus LAUNCH: Driving Fashion Forward Fashion Show was filled with fun looks for spring. Whether you scored a seat along the runway or are simply in a shopping mood, you’ll enjoy our exclusive buyer’s guide to shop for the looks you loved. Congratulations to the Columbia College Emerging Designer winner Ashley Reed, who was […]

Fill Your "Found" Time

That strange noise? It’s called silence. Those few blessed hours between the school bus pickup and dropoff. And now that they’re here, you may find yourself in the position of having or needing to fill them. Here are several suggestions that will at least get you brainstorming: Exercise Are you having a hard time committing […]

Fresh: "Skandal"-ously Stylish!

Katie Cory combines her two loves, fashion and Scandinavia, with the opening of her new store “Skandal” in downtown Winnetka. Beginning with her store opening on a Thursday, a day of good luck for business, Katie incorporates her richly Scandinavian background into her new, fashion-forward boutique. Offering outerwear, handbags, household goods, scarves, shoes, jewelry and, […]