Fashionable New Yorkers are abuzz over the long awaited arrival of the remake of The Great Gatsby. While the Baz Luhrmann directed visuals are surely stunning, Mrs. Luhrmann AKA Catherine Martin is the name on everyone’s lips. Her collaboration with Miuccia Prada on the film’s costumes was the topic of a well attended 12-day exhibit at the Rem Koolhaas-designed Prada [...]

Global warming may have made March come in like a lamb and go out like a lion (rather than the other way around), but April is already living up to its soggy reputation. Faced with a month of bad hair days, what is any self-respecting fashionista to do? Bravely face the weather with the latest fashion! Staying dry may mean [...]

When I first started writing for Second City Style, I had some rather high minded ideas about serving as some sort of modern day Prometheus carrying the light of New York fashion to our Chicago readers. My recent stay in Chicago has truly opened my eyes to the current state of fashion – and style – in the area. I’m [...]

The absolute “must-have” accessory of the season for the Ladies Who Lunch is – of all things – a Ladies Maid. The mania for all things Downton Abbey has reached such a fevered pitch in New York that domestic staffing companies are being deluged with requests for qualified applicants. For my part, I have spent the better part of each [...]

We are a few weeks out from New Years’s Resolution time and the maddening crowd at the gym is already starting to thin out. While the rest of the world clamors for the latest edition of the flu shot, folks in the fashion world are looking for a little something to boost their resolve. At this time of year, most [...]

Having survived the Mayan Apocalypse, fashion types everywhere are now setting about the task of drafting their New Year’s resolutions. While the rest of the world resolves to “join the gym” or “eat healthy”, we in the fashion world make similar resolutions, except we base them on our fashion choices. For instance, instead of resolving to just “drop a dress [...]

Fashion conspiracy theorists take a break from expounding upon such important topics as vanity sizing at this time of year when the ultimate fashion puppeteer, the Pantone Color Institute, announces the Color of the Year for the following year. This year, the color cabal has pronounced that Emerald Green is THE color for 2013. Apparently, the use of all shades [...]

The holiday season is fully upon us with its endless swirl of chic cocktail parties and black tie galas. Right around the middle of November when black velvet chinchilla chubbys and golden Russian sable stroller coats are coming out of cold storage, women everywhere are are staring at stacks of invitations and lamenting that they have “nothing to wear.” What [...]

No matter what your political affiliation is, one thing is undeniable. We are about to embark on another four-year term of First Lady fashion. Despite an early first term rebuke by Diane Von Furstenberg, as President of the CFDA, for wearing a gown by British designer Alexander McQueen to the state dinner in honor of their visit to China, Mrs. [...]

With the autumnal equinox firmly behind us, you have surely switched your closets over to fall. By now you should have a clear idea of what can carry over from last year for this new fashion season and what simply “must go” to either consignment or charity. Now – how to make your old wardrobe look fresh again? Fear not, [...]