April showers bring May showers in Chicago, and I know we can count on rain in June, too! So it is best to be equipped with a trench coat that you can throw on over just about everything. There are different shades of kahki, so try on a lot of coats and choose a basic trench that has a tone [...]

Earlier this week I attended a “Mommy” event, which I so rarely do. However, when Nicole Feliciano from Mom Trends not only invited me to her Trendy Travel Time event, but then asked me to wear a London Times dress of my choice, how could I say no? Besides, I have a couple of trips planned with my family this [...]

When L’Oréal Paris asked us to style outfits around their Colour Riche Eye Shadow Quads we thought it would be easy. Little did we know at the time that there were so many to chose from! L’Oréal Paris recently expand its Colour Riche franchise to include a new, curated collection of twenty eye shadow quads that have been customized with [...]

It looks like spring but it feels like winter. My solution? A spring colored coat (in this case, robin’s egg blue) with jeans, a blazer, turtleneck and boots. It’s still that cold in Chicago in April. Layer it on and go bright! Coat: Hanii Y, no longer available. See this Blue Ussel Leather Trimmed Coat by Sportmax, $681.45 or this Raspberry Double [...]

Some people say “If you keep it long enough, it will come back in style again.” I usually answer “Not always…exactly!” However, I’m glad I kept a few pieces from a trip to Italy in 1989. My sister, my best friend and I went on a journey which included finding “The Loehman’s of Milan” where I bought this silk jacket [...]

After scouring the racks this year at Kohls to purchase numerous Narciso Rodriguez for DesigNation pieces, I kept skipping over this boxy cable knit metallic sweater from the collection (Later I found out Lauren has the same one). Well, when I saw it in the clearance section, I took notice! It suddenly “looked cuter” (you know how that is?) since [...]

This Michael Michael Kors fur vest (I know, it’s from a few seasons ago…) has become my savior during these cold winter days. I wear it under my coat, over my coat, in the office or around the house … whenever I am freezing! It is amazing how it fits under coats better than some sweaters. And it goes with [...]

Excuse the iPhone photo, but I just couldn’t lug my camera around for a short day (for me). I was only going to a couple of shows and I was freezing so most of the outfits I had planned for the week were completely unappealing. It’s really not like me to wear jeans to Fashion Week, but I have a [...]

Today is National Wear Red Day, so coming up with what to wear was easy! I have only a few red dresses and this Sophie Thaellet Bow Detail Dress dress is special to me (very close to my heart) because I met the designer in person when I bought this dress. She was in Chicago at The Limited launch of [...]

A quick way to transform an outfit is with a statement belt. It’s also is a great way to make something that may be a bit big for you, more fitted. That’s right, you can just “Cinch it with a belt!” Saturday Night Live may have been making fun of the idea of pushing clothes that are too big, but [...]