August 19, 2011

Fall Fashion Fix: Real Women, Real Chicago Fashion Show

On September 1, The Drake Hotel, The 900 North Michigan Shops and Mario Tricoci are hosting an event to celebrate more than 40 influential Chicago women as they walk the runway in fashions from Bloomingdale’s, Mark Shale, L.K.Bennett, Karen Millen, Club Monaco and more.

There will be fabulous raffles including a $250 Gift Card to the 900 North Michigan Shops, a wardrobe consultation with juliewatsonstyle ($450 value), and The Drake Hotel’s ‘Shop ‘Til You Drop’ and ‘Spa’ Packages (value exceeding $300 each).

What are you waiting for? Get your ticket now!

August 17, 2011

Ann Taylor Necklace Giveaway

Looking for a new piece of jewelry to spruce up your accessories collection? I might be able to help! To celebrate their new concept store, I’m giving away this sweet Ann Taylor necklace that will work perfectly into any wardrobe.

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I’d personally wear it with high-waisted wide leg jeans, a cropped blouse and chunky heels for a boho chic look…how would you wear it?

Let me know in the comments section below and you could win it! Just be sure to use a valid email address so I can contact you if you’re the winner. You have until this Saturday at 12pm (central time) to enter. Good luck!

**UPDATE: Congrats to Dana Cassier who won this giveaway. Thank you to everyone who participated!

August 16, 2011

Dana Rebecca Designs in InStyle’s September Issue

I recently found out that one of my favorite jewelry lines, Dana Rebecca, was featured in the September issue of InStyle!

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I posted about the Dana Rebecca trunk show last month, where I purchased the gorgeous Orna ring, and guess what was showcased in this “Meet The Jeweler” feature?

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The Orna ring!

I am so happy for Dana Levy, designer and owner of Dana Rebbeca Designs, and it’s so cool to have a local Chicago designer be featured in the September issue of InStyle. It hits news stands today!

August 10, 2011

Chi City Closet: Oliver Peoples Limited Edition Chicago Sunglasses

After my wonderful experience at the Oliver Peoples press breakfast last month, I was beyond pleased to get a hand delivered package from Skirt PR the other day.

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Yes, it’s the Oliver Peoples ♥ Chicago limited edition aviators!

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Thank you Oliver Peoples for contributing to the latest addition to Chi City Closet!

August 9, 2011

Prabal Gurung’s First Ever Online Only Ads

One of my favorite designers, Prabal Gurung, released his first ever online only ads yesterday. I thought this was such a great concept to only release certain photos for online advertising and I’m really looking forward to seeing more innovative ideas like this with Prabal and in the fashion industry as a whole.

Check out the images from Prabal Gurung’s first ever Fall 2011 digital ad campaign.

I’m going to be honest, it takes a lot for me to really love an ad campaign. We see so many online, in magazines, etc and it can be very redundant. However, this literally gave me chills when I looked through these images. It really brings a whole new level of power to these clothes and this truly blew me away.

What do you think of Prabal’s first ever online ads?

Photos courtesy of Elle.com