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Walk This Way
Dress up the leg
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Glam it up with sexy shapes add drama with an ’80s attitude
Maxi Pads
Faster than you can say “Working Girl,” the massive shoulder is back. The shape can look fearsome: sharp and pointy as a batwing, hulking as Frankenstein’s monster, or oddly swelled—like a being from outer space. It’s fitting that some of the grandest 1980s divas of the big and small screens (we’re talking about the broads … Read more
Pump Up the Volume
Big coats are back. Androgyny reigns. Pair with pants, a miniskirt, or boots—and nothing else
Tough Love
Detail your look with metal
Great Escape
Channel bygone Hollywood elegance. Classic refinement is the destination
Sexy & Swingy
Shake off the doom and gloom. These designers’ key fall pieces will elevate the mood of your wardrobe
CAMP Cosmetics Revives in Glen Ellyn
Back by Popular Demand
Last November, the local makeup artist Michael Perich closed his self-created botanical beauty line, CAMP Cosmetics (campcosmetics.com), after five years of business in a Glen Ellyn storefront. He had decided to redesign the space’s interior for a new venture: The Queens’ Closet (480a N. Main St., Glen Ellyn; 630-545-0240). The women’s boutique took off—but Perich continued got so many requests for his cosmetics that…
A’Gaci Arrives in Chicago
Two for One
Local Forever 21 and H&M locations may be up for some competition starting this Friday. Also specializing in trendy women’s fashions at lower prices, A’Gaci (866-362-4224, agacistore.com), a popular chain store that originated in San Antonio, Texas, expands to the Midwest with two Chicagoland flagship locations. The stores debut one week apart from each other, opening at the Palmer House (17 E. Monroe St.) on Thursday, August 27th and…