A MIDRIFF CRISIS
I’ve reached another one of those stages in my life where I just want to do something crazy, perhaps even out of character. The return of the bare midriff just may be my ticket to the more thrilling lifestyle for which I temporarily yearn. Just as the embittered 50-year-old salesman rediscovers his forgotten zest through...
HOLIDAY STYLE: ALL THAT GLITTERS
What’s not to love about metallics, sparkles, and sequins for the holidays? Now that you’re in college and will probably be making some sort of holiday party rounds, you have an excuse to break out the big guns for all the pictures your friends back home are sure to take. Thanks to more modest cuts...
SUMMERTIME WHITE DRESSES
If my wardrobe had to be monochromatic, I'd choose the color white (and black, I guess, but only by association). Maybe it's because I've spent too many prepubescent afternoons daydreaming about wedding gowns, but I've always been drawn to white dresses. Now that the sunshine is hopefully here to stay, what's a better time to...
THE 2012 COSTUME INSTITUTE MET GALA
With the Met Gala’s dress code calling for conceptual, high fashion looks, I thought I’d do a rundown in a similarly cerebral fashion: instantaneous reactions. Here we go!
FASHION FORECAST
This weekend, we had to brave torrential downpours and enough humidity to make my hair hate the Midwest for a good long while. Tomorrow it cools down again just enough to give the wind good reason to kick up, as if we hadn’t seen enough of it already. My advice – avoid skirts at all...
FASHION FORECAST
Despite the fact that its been unseasonably and unthinkably warm for the past few weeks (thank God), the not-so-friendly Chicago “breeze” that gives us the name the Windy City has been in full swing, much to my chagrin. Not that I don’t love walking around campus awkwardly pulling my skirt down at every turn, but...
STREET TEAM: CASUAL NEUTRALS
Casey Hartley (Comm, ’12) epitomizes casual-cool campus style with her laid-back outfit. Despite being entirely composed of neutrals, the dueling textures, cozy knits, and leather jacket toe the line between effortless and put-together. Bag: Cheap Monday, Hat: Topshop, Gloves: Topshop, Skirt: J. Crew, Scarf: gift Like what you’re reading? Help keep Stitch...
CREDIT, DEBIT, CASH: THE FUR BAG
This past weekend, I went to London as a vacation away from vacation – perfect timing with the first appearances of Christmas lights, markets and general holiday season festivities. Of course, always being on the lookout for style, one of the first things I noticed was the winter fashion of London women as compared to...
LOOK SMART WITH OXFORDS FOR WINTER
As falling leaves turn to falling snow and winter quickly approaches, it may seem only practical to pull your fail-proof Uggs out of storage for everyday use. However, if snow isn’t coating the ground, why not try a pair of oxfords? This of-the-moment trend can easily be adapted for the winter season by choosing pairs...
COLLAR ME HAPPY
I’ve never cared much for accessorizing but lately, I can’t get enough of a bold neckline—not with necklaces but with snazzy collars. While the cable-knit-sweater-over-polo look is exclusively reserved for Tommy Hilfiger outlet store ads and golf wives, it’s easy to add panache and modernity to a simple outfit by highlighting any collar. Can’t get...
TOPSHOP OPENS IN CHICAGO
Paul Revere once warned us that the British were coming. Some two hundred years later I post here today to alert you that they’re here… and they’ve come to save our style. This fall marked the opening of Topshop Chicago, one of only two locations in the US (the other is New York). Cheesy analogies...
EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES (AND ALL OTHER FLORALS)
Take a look at these wonderfully floral designs to add to your spring wardrobe that'll have you looking just rosy (and all other floral sayings, too).
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