Another spring, another Midwest Fashion Week show. After eight years of sitting runway-side for (almost) every MWFW finale show since my college days, you’d think it would become routine. But guess what? It never has. That’s because the show — whether it graced the Northside … Read moreMWFW: Spring 2019
All right, ladies, it’s officially the season of sandals, chiffon minidresses and the ever-appropriate florals! (All at the same time, now: “Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking.”) Last week, I introduced you to some of my favorite Japanese designers, including Tadashi Shoji, whose elegant ruched blouse I … Read moreColor + whimsy with Tsumori Chisato
It’s no secret that my favorite place in the world is Japan. Just ask my friends. They’ll tell you that my first love wasn’t my husband — or any of the guys I dated before him — but instead was this island nation 6,000 miles … Read moreShowtime in Shoji
It’s the eternal conundrum this time of year: What do we Midwesterners wear when the temperatures jump and drop 30 degrees in the span of hours, when one day it snows and the next we’re playing in the snowbanks in shorts? (True story from when … Read moreThe essential shirtdress
It’s a flurry of people, a chaos you wouldn’t normally expect to see on the main floor of the Central Library : racks of clothes rolling in to conference rooms, a full headshot setup overlooking 9th Street, designers with pins in their mouths securing some … Read moreMeet the Artists 2019
All photos by Chantal Dominique Photography Behind a series of hanging curtains and hidden from the view of visitors buying trinkets and outfits from booths nearby, Monique Edwards is rushing around, cell phone in hand and layers of clothes draped over her arm, stopping every … Read more[EVENT] Passion 4 Fashion
It’s no secret I love vintage. Secondhand accessories, old coin collections, Depression-era glassware, those flea market love letters for and from strangers who have long passed but for whom you craft an entire dramatic backstory. (I can’t be the only person who does this, right?) … Read moreThat vintage life
It’s officially summer! (At least, according to the Gregorian calendar–not the Indiana “why has it been so hot?” calendar, which unofficially introduced summer just in time to set a record for the Indy 500.) What better way to celebrate than by grabbing a frozen treat … Read moreSummer solstice: Trends from StyleRiot
The Indianapolis 500 is officially here (again), and I’m ready to chill with some lemonade and watch the recap tonight. Who are you rooting for? P.S. Stay tuned later this week for more photos from this shoot with Caroline McKinney, who’s not only a photographer … Read moreIt’s race day!
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