Their long lean limbs, clad in luxurious garments glide up and down the runway. We see them in photos and video footage. If we’re lucky enough, we’re already in the audience watching all the fashion magic happen. These people are the presenters of fashion and we sit in awe at the beauty of the designs and the design of those [...]

She went from shy school girl to Vogue model by the time she was a teenager. She made the leap from model to fashion editor in her twenties, and has been impacting the fashion world in the decades since and will surely continue in the decades to come. Her flaming locks and porcelain skin have always set her apart. But [...]

We’re human, and there is very little we can change about that. It’s hard enough to remember what we had for dinner two nights ago, but even so, our minds are very tricky organs. There are some things, like images, that are forever etched into our memories. These iconic images have shaped the way that we view specific events or [...]

She loved clothes, and it got her very far in life. Diana Vreeland was nothing short of a revolutionary. When it came to the world of fashion and style she was all-knowing. Vreeland, who worked as a fashion editor at Harpers Bazaar (1936–1962) and later as Editor-In-Chief of Vogue (1963 until 1971), catapulted the industry into a modern period. ”I wasn’t [...]

The New Year is a time for new beginnings, new resolutions (maybe this year they’ll actually stick!) and new trends. While I’m ready to kick my bad habits to the curb in order to adopt new ones, it may be fun to take a trend or two from 2012 into 2013 before we say “so long” for good. I’m alright [...]

‘Tis the season to be merry and bright. And what better way to show-off bright than by donning a garment with a little bit of sparkle courtesy of jeweled and beaded clothing. While the look could be achieved by running to the craft store and adding the bling yourself with the use of a Bedazzler (that oh-so inventive gadget made in the [...]

Chambray, plaid, skinny denim, pointy boots, and leather accessories; it’s a bit hard to pinpoint the exact trend that has city girls feel like saying, “I’m a little bit country” but with so many western-style fashions seen on the street lately, it might very well be all of the above. It’s not the most reoccurring trend in history, but the [...]

If you haven’t already read about collar necklaces on Second City Style, we have had more than a few things to say about them, but simply put, we love ’um. They come in varying colors, styles and materials and make the perfect statement piece. They’re ideal for simple outfits, but once the necklace is donned, gone is the simplicity. They’re [...]

Spring has sprung, or at least the spring 2013 ready-to-wear collections made their debut during last week’s New York Fashion Week. Among the bright colors and festive prints that graced the runways, a fresh take on brocade looks is an updated trend to look forward to next spring. Designers including Jill Stuart, Suno and Helmut Lang featured brocade-made garments in [...]

The Discovery Channel just finished up commemorating its 25th anniversary of Shark Week. A week, much like its moniker suggests, that honors the king of the ocean – the shark – by airing a slew of television shows depicting anything and everything shark related, including clips from the movie Jaws and building a functioning, life-like and life-size, prehistoric shark robot [...]