June 20, 2011

Thread Lounge & LaundryMagazine present West by Midwest

This Friday June 24, LaundryMagazine and Thread Lounge invite you to celebrate West Coast fashion in Chicago. In honor of the return of San Francisco based Thread Lounge owner Colleen Schmidt, Friday’s West by Midwest festivities will showcase the fashion sense influenced by these two cities.

Models will be wearing designs provided by Thread Lounge, styled by LaundryMagazine’s Fashion Director Kyle Spicer and Features Editor Samm Mackin. There will also be a new art display by Jon Vohr.

So head over to Thread Lounge (918 W. Armitage) from 6-9pm this Friday for an evening of style, design, and shopping (and of course drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and discounts).

See official event page for more information.

June 17, 2011

Refinery29 Chicago Brunch Crawl

What’s better than a day of shopping? A day of shopping accompanied by delicious treats, discounts, manicures, oh and COFFEE! Refinery29 Chicago is hosting a brunch crawl this Sunday, June 19 at Chicago’s hottest boutiques.

Enjoy sweet discounts at Clever Alice, Una Mae’s, Roslyn, Eskell and p45, plus other fab perks. So grab a friend, RSVP here and have a lovely Sunday!

June 10, 2011

Scoop NYC Opening in Chicago’s Gold Coast

One of my favorite stores, Scoop NYC, is opening their second Chicago location this summer! The new boutique is set to open June 23 among the stylish stores of Gold Coast. Located at 1011 N. Rush Street, this is an amazing location for both tourists and local shoppers.

This is Scoop’s first store opening in 4 years and this will be their 15th location in the US. So why Gold Coast you may ask?

Susan Davidson, President and CEO of Scoop said, “Scoop has a robust client base in Chicago, and this second location will offer our current customers another shopping option while also introducing Scoop to new patrons and capitalizing on the terrific tourist clientele that shops on Rush Street.”

Some designers (and my personal favorites) you’ll find at Scoop include Helmut Lang, Missoni, Free City, Camilla Skovgaard, Zac Posen and many more. Great news for stylish men! There will be an entire men’s department on the 2nd floor featuring a variety of young and established designers including Dsquared, Billy Reid, and Simon Spurr.

So be sure to check out Scoop’s new store at 1011 N. Rush starting June 23!

May 31, 2011

Missoni For Target Photos

As you can imagine, Missoni x Target is probably the most excited I’ve ever been for a collaboration. Not only because I live for Missoni, but this collaboration is a complete lifestyle collection. Missoni homewear anyone? Or a multicolor zig zag bike? Yes and YES! (and I don’t even ride bikes)

So how pumped was I when the Missoni for Target ad photos leaked today? You have no idea…especially because my fashion icon Margherita herself is modeling the collection.

Note to self: matching your dress, headband AND suitcase totally works.

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May 25, 2011

Topshop’s Secret Store

On May 26, Topshop will open its first ever Secret Store concept space in both the Oxford Circus and New York stores. Unfortunately Topshop Chicago is not open yet for them to be included in this but if you’re in New York or London, I HIGHLY recommend checking this out.

This new concept will give visitors the chance to purchase something truly unique and personal. Designers and individual pieces have been hand-picked by the Topshop team. Take a look at some of the featured designers that will be featured at the Secret Store.

Meadham Kirchhoff (jewelry), Nasir Mazhar (milliner), Maria Francesca Pepe (jewelry), Emma Cook (lingerie), Anne-Sofie Back (clothing), Michael Van Der Ham (shoes), Pamela Love (jewelry)

THE BOUTQUE: Topshop’s in-house team have produced a collection of bags and clothing especially for the Secret Store, which will be available alongside some other secret surprises.

THE UNIQUE ARCHIVE: Four iconic pieces from Unique collections of the past will be available for purchase, some of which have never been produced. This is an amazing opportunity to buy collectable Unique pieces, including a blouse and dress from Fall ’07, a grey playsuit from Spring ’08 and two maxi dresses from Spring ’10.

The Topshop Secret Stores will be open May 26 for two weeks only. Hope you find some amazing pieces…I’m sure you will!