A presidential portrait of Teddy Roosevelt in a Panama hat—not the usual answer when you ask a designer to cite her influences. But that’s what you get with Libby Lane, 22, a spring graduate of the Art Institute, whose fall 2009 collection struck our fancy at the school’s senior show. Every garment bore an element … Read more
Thigh-high boots offer slinky, slightly kinky sex appeal.
Dress up the leg
Glam it up with sexy shapes add drama with an ’80s attitude
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
Big coats are back. Androgyny reigns. Pair with pants, a miniskirt, or boots—and nothing else
Detail your look with metal
Channel bygone Hollywood elegance. Classic refinement is the destination
Shake off the doom and gloom. These designers’ key fall pieces will elevate the mood of your wardrobe
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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…
