Flipping through the semi-gloss pages of a magazine and seeing an uncommon face mixed with recognizable celebrities and pop-culture moguls has been the standard for decades. Now, it seems to be getting harder to discern which chiseled cheekbones belong to each category, as the distinction between celebrities and models seems to be narrowing. The new… Read More Red Carpet to Catwalk: The New Face of Modeling

Harry Winston-inspired engagement rings, pentagrams, and gold armadillo earrings all fall within Dallas Maynard’s area of expertise. The 33-year-old Kansas native – from Derby, to be exact – is a custom jeweler with designs so spunky they mirror her bubbly personality. Raised by her grandparents, with the help from an aunt, she was always surrounded… Read More A Diamond in the Rough

A six-foot by six-foot room with Styrofoam covering all four walls is not what I expected to be surrounded by. I sat down in a wrought iron chair at the matching circular table with a glass tabletop. The setup felt similar to a lot of suburban basements I’ve been in with the patio set stored… Read More Tarot and the Empowerment of Choice

Black and white leather tufted benches with rhinestone detailing are a plush place to rest after a shopping crawl in the heart of Lakeview. When you’re dodging in and out of boutique after boutique, the vast sea of clothing and accessories seems to blend together after a while. The retail landscape of Chicago, specifically in… Read More The New Fashion Frontier

Scroll. Double-tap. Scroll. Repeat. For the average Instagram user, the monotony of checking their timeline is pretty standard. Every once in a while a rectangular orange notification bubble graces the bottom of the screen after they’ve posted a photo or maybe they compose a witty comment on their friend’s third selfie of the week. For… Read More The Birth of the “Influencer”

We all have closets that are filled to the brim. Some of us may even have haphazardly thrown-together piles of clothes, each for separate destinations, whether it’s the trash or donation center. After spring cleaning it seems there are some items we find ourselves holding onto purely because we don’t have the heart to get… Read More A guide to reselling and consignment in Chicago

Coffee is a hot commodity – literally. Some people say that where you get your morning coffee, or afternoon pick-me-up cup, can say a lot about you. Local versus chain, pour-over versus cold-brew are heavily disputed topics. But where you get your coffee could say even more about your neighborhood than your roast preferences. Chicago… Read More Bow Truss and Chicago’s Gentrification Problem

Southport Corridor has been getting a facelift as of late. Just in January, J.Crew opened its doors with SoulCycle perched right above them. Now, Lush Cosmetics has just opened its third standalone store in Chicago on Southport Ave. nestled right between Mint Julep, a locally owned women’s clothing retailer, and a vacant storefront. by Ally… Read More Southport Ave. welcomes Lush Cosmetics with open arms

“Lollapalooza 2010 – Day ” by – EMR – licensed for CC by 2.0 In the past month, a handful of Chicago’s most popular music festivals have released their long-awaited lineups. North Coast is the most recent release and boasts headliners like ZEDD and ODESZA with other artists like GROUPLOVE and Juicy J rounding out the multi-genre… Read More What to wear this festival season