Posts tagged Chicago Fashion
Girl Crush: Nicole Banks, Curator - Gilt City Chicago
You know we love Gilt City. Who better else to help represent Chi City than our latest Girl Crush of the week, Nicole Banks!
Name: Nicole Banks
Occupation: Sales Lead, Gilt City Chicago
Neighborhood: River North
1. Style Icon: Olivia Palermo and The Olsens
2. Bucket List: Skydiving..preferably over the Alps! I’m also dying to travel to Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam for a month (or more!). Last but not least, an African Safari.
3. Ideal Dinner Party Guest List: Coco Chanel, Hemingway, Marilyn Monroe, JFK, Zelda Fitzgerald and Christian Dior.
4. On Repeat: Of Monsters and Men. Still can’t get it out of my head since our 2012 Rooftop Lolla Party!
5. Must-Have Beauty Product: I never leave home without my Yves Saint Laurent ‘Touche Eclat’.. It’s perfect for just about everything.
6. Wardrobe Staple: My bangles! I’ve collected them from Alexis Bittar, J.Crew, Gilt.com, and a few vintage shops around the city. My grandpa even made one of my favorite ones!
7. Can’t Live Without: Nude Louboutin Pigalle Pumps.. They’re totally worth the pain.
8. Go-To Chicago Restaurant: I feel like this definitely changes every week. Right now I’m loving Bavette’s, GT Fish and Oyster and Siena Tavern.
9. Trend Your Loving For Spring: Mint and florals!
10. Top 3 Designers: 3.1 Phillip Lim, The Row and Lanvin
11. Motto: Happiness. Always.
12. Chicago Must-Stop Shop: Rosyln Boutique on North Damen.
13. On Your Bar Cart: Kettle One, Tanqueray, Silver Patron and Martini & Rossi. You’ll also find Pepper Straws, Gold Rimmed Glasses via West Elm, a trinket from Morocco, Lemons and a Brooklyn Slate Cheese Board!
14. Interior Design Philosophy: I classify my style as Parisian chic meets mid-century with a few hints of industrial and rustic accents! I pretty much try to incorporate whatever I love into our home!
Girl Crush: Corri McFadden, Founder E-DropOff
Today we’re super excited to introduce our new Girl Crush weekly feature!
Each week we hope to introduce you to girls from Chicago and beyond that are the movers and the shakers. They are inspirational, glamorous and fun. We’ve come up with a list of questions that we think you’ll find entertaining and to get us started off right, is the one and only Corri McFadden. Founder of the online luxury consignment service, eDrop-Off!
So say hello to Corri, check out eDrop-Off, and be sure to check back every Wednesday for our latest Girl Crush!
1. What’s on your…bar cart: No bar cart for me, I’m a white wine kind of girl.
2. Ideal Dinner Party Guest List: Spiro (my fiancé), Christian Siriano, my eDrop-off girls, Graham Kostic, and April Francis. I prefer to have dinner with people that I know and love. My dream dinner party guest list would have to include Anna Wintour and Miroslava Duma!
3. Bucket List: I’m not a bucket list kind of girl. I live my life everyday to the fullest.
4. Coffee Table Staple: Fashion coffee table books are a must. I like to rotate mine monthly so they actually get the attention they so deserve.
5. Street Style Star: Miroslava Duma
6. Can’t Live Without Apps: Instagram, Vine, eBay, Pose and can’t forget about Chase. They make banking so easy!
7. Spotify Playlist: A mix from Brad Walsh will hold me through any situation.
8. Pinterest Board: I prefer keep.com..If you’re not familiar, check it out!
9. Wardrobe Staple: I love Rag and Bone and Mother jeans.. And you will always find Jennifer Zeuner around my neck.
10. Can’t Live Without: My closet.
11. Go-To Chicago Restaurant: I’m a huge fan of Little Market. It just opened and is a great addition to the neighborhood. It’s the perfect casual, chic type of environment. An the food is amazing!
12. Motto: Competition keeps me in condition.
13. Chicago Must-Stop Shop: Sofia Vintage
14. Neighborhood: Gold Coast
15. Trend You’re Loving For Spring: Who doesn’t love black + white?!
Mara Hoffman Fall 2013
Say hello to Mara Hoffman’s 2013 Fall Collection! One of our favorites? Absolutely (not that we’re that surprised). Vibrant prints and bold colors were the name of the game for Mara’s latest collection. From geometric shapes to printed separates, we can’t wait for these pieces to hit the stores.
(Images via Style.com)
Guest Post - Chi City Fashion
Today we have Jena from Chi City Fashion who shares with us her favorite designer for spring and beyond!
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Hi GOLP readers! If you don’t know much about me, chances are the one thing you may know is that I am openly obsessed with Proenza Schouler. After that genius Spring 2010 collection, I was hooked! And I’m still not over it. I love everything from the colors and prints to the funky shoes and unique silhouettes, all most definitely perfect for spring. Not only does Proenza have amazing life altering clothing and shoes, but there is no other bag that beats the PS1. It’s the perfect size, has the best hardware and quality of leather, as well as just the right amount of compartments. What impresses me most about the brand is that designers, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, met while studying at Parsons. The two collaborated on their senior collection together which ultimately became Proenza Schouler…and later was picked up in it’s entirety by Barneys. How often does that happen? Pretty much never.
And lastly, when it comes to PS you have to know the brand pretty well in order to recognize it on the street. So when I see someone call out a Proenza piece..I know that we are going to be very good friends.
Above Left: Jena with PS designers after she designed a custom bag with the brand. Above Right: Jena with the finished product. Photograph by Amy Creyer of Chicago Street Style.
Be sure to check out Chi City Fashion and you can follow Jena here! Happy Wednesday! - GOLP
