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WIN one of eight fantastic pieces of neck wear – including ties, bow ties and pocket squares – from The Tie Bar, collectively valued at $100. Click to find out more.
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The annual Pitchfork Music Festival was last weekend in Chicago, and great indie music wasn’t the only star of the show. As with every festival, there was loads of amazing street style worn by people from all over the country. It was difficult to choose, but here we have our favorite Pitchfork Music Fest looks for you to enjoy and be inspired by.
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Nuru Siriano Kimondo. A name that some may recognize but many, MANY people of the fashion industry in Chicago, IL know of her talented fashion photography work. As a makeup artist & light hair dresser, I’ve been fortunate to be able to work with models from ELITE modeling management…
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I am so lucky to have a jetsetting mom who is able to stop in New York in between Edinburgh and Chicago to have birthday brunch and a girl talk.
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Link Love:Oak Street Bootmakers
Secret Forts give us a preview of Oak Street Bootmakers: Founder, Designer and Chicago-native George Vlagos grew up the son of a cobbler. As an apprentice at his father’s shop, he learned the ins and outs of the trade at an early age. With Oak Street, George’s goal is to honor the craft of fine shoe making while continuing the family trade and traditions passed on to him by his father. Designed in Chicago, handmade in the US(Maine to be exact) by craftsman with over twenty years experience, the Oak Street line is made exclusively with Horween leathers(a Chicago institution, founded 1905) including their Chromexcel(which incidentally, smells amazing right out of the box). Each pair is designed and manufactured with the utmost attention to detail, fit, construction and durability. The inaugural line is a straight forward selection of the classic and iconic shoes you want on your feet from a blucher to a boat shoe to a penny loafer to a chukka to both a hunt and work boot to my personal favorite, the trail oxford.
More pics from Secret Forts after the jump.
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Link Love:Etsy Store: r e d d o l l
In my continuing quest to find the best Etsy stores out there, I came across this gem! r e d d o l l by Tatyana Merenyuk has beautifully constructed pieces in fluid, feminine shapes. She works with lots of luxe fabrics, silk organza and chiffons, and has a sweet, romantic aesthetic that manages to be classic and unexpected at the same time!
The designer grew up in Ukraine, had been living in Chicago for awhile, but is relocating to NYC to pursue her dream, mayhaps we’ve discovered the next big designer??? I can’t help but think of Leanna Marshall, I hope Tatyana tries out for the next season of “Project Runway” and I think the judges would be crazy not to immediately see her talent!
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SOURCE:VS Pink Gets Drafted
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SOURCE:Relationship Advice from Lollapalooza
Reliable relationship advice is hard to find, but if anyone knows how to sustain a spirit of love and trust between two people, it’s the wives of hair metal stars.
We’re going to say that again: the wives of hair metal stars.
To that end, we found our way to the Lollapalooza media tent in Chicago for a chat with Angela Celi, Josie Stevens and Susan Holmes-McKagan—the respective consorts of Billy Duffy (The Cult), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol guitarist) and Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses). Though none of their significant others were actually playing at the fest, the trio were trailed by a camera crew shooting—what else?—E!’s latest chronicle of the heavily mascaraed longtime companions of even more-heavily-mascared rock stars. The wisdom of the ladies is enclosed below:
Angela:
It’s a lot of nurturing, and taking care of the home front. Taking of the home front.
Josie:
Traveling together. On the days we’re not, there’s a web cam.
Susan:
Patience. Trust. Don’t go to bed mad? lots of blow jobs?as long as we’re the ones giving them.
Truer words were never spoken.
—R.B.
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I bought this dress when we were in Chicago a few weeks ago. I was eyeing it a few weeks before that.. but decided not to buy it because it was a little expensive. It’s Urban Renewal – which is recycled, remade or vintage. I believe this dress is recycled – which means it was made from vintage fabrics to create a new modern design. (Not positive though!) but the fabric seems very vintage. I absolutely love the floral pattern and colors in it. Plus, the cut out back was another thing I couldn’t resist. Of course. I’m so predictable.
(dress – urban renewal // urban outfitters | heels – dsw warehouse)
So I am officially registered for the Chictopia event and am planning my trip to NYC for fashion week in early September! I cannot wait, you guys! I’m so excited to be reunited with so many of my blog friends and meet any of you going! Details are so scarce on the IFB event, but I plan on going to that too when I hear more! I need to start researching hotels for a few girls going. I’m staying with Elizabeth from Delightfully Tacky and I’m trying to recruit more girls to make the 13-hour drive out there with me! Any nearby bloggers going?
