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THCIYH: Volume 24

Like a Sunburn

22 January 2013

Bling Blang! Top Pop!

Hello, Holidaze! If this isn’t the sparkliest time of year … we have to say we love everything about Chicago right now. And we <3 to see fantastic happenings happening in our favorite neighborhood, the LP. So, after eating a Franchise at CBA,...

05 December 2012

Addicted to lingerie … + having a good time!

So, we <3 lingerie. A lot. And we <3 Dose Market and all of the Dosers. So we were STOKED to shop Orange Lingerie at Dose … and include her custom service in this bachelorette party planning post we created for the gals...

05 November 2012

THCIYH: Vol 23

Plenty, and Unspent Luck iTunes

17 September 2012

Chicago’s Favorite Fashion Stylist

Love this new mag from Jason Binn + Gilt, DuJour. Many thanks for the feature, Anna. It’s about that time … get your Haute Closet in order for FW12!

30 August 2012

Stump the Stylist?!

There's nothing that gets us going like a challenge! At THC, there isn't a styling situation we can't handle. Get styled on the spot and enter to win an Initial Edit at the fantastic 'Stump the Stylist' event at Water Tower Place

28 August 2012

THCIYH: Volume 22

Red Cloud Daydream iTunes

09 August 2012

#madebynike outtakes

23 July 2012

Diamonds, Lit + Intrigue

We had the ultimate pleasure of sitting down with Nicolas Bos, CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels. Herewith, the word on the best jewels in the world from the man himself, an education. Behold: April Francis: Let’s get right into it, Nicolas. How...

12 July 2012

#madebynike all day

Nike is and has always been #1. How do I love’ the swoosh? Let me count the ways: Cool collaborations (Michael Jordan, et al.) Global influence and expression (my beloved Sky-His are Japanese, British + American.) On top of technology (have you seen...

21 June 2012

Bodacious, Babelicious, Festival Goddess

Wake up and say hello to Summer in the Chi, lovies! We’ve been cooking up some extra special treats for you all Spring and we’re happy to announce that one of them launches today — a super fun giveaway from The 900 Shops...

01 June 2012

THCIYH: Volume 21

Dressing Like a Boy is My Hijab iTunes

19 May 2012

Down the Rabbit Hole

Check out this website … there is definitely a little Alice in Wonderland action going on. As there should be: the Timo Weiland collection is full of color, magical, fantastical. First encountered this dapper young American at Paris (capsule) in September 2011, showing...

21 March 2012

Get Dosed! on 3.11

Oh, hello there — Spring is here and we’ve rounded up the best Spring pieces from all kinds of our favorite people and places. Did we mention it’s all going to be at Dose, this Sunday, 3.11? Check out Agga B’s day-to-night dress collection:...

09 March 2012

via Journelle

Treat your precious underthings nicely, and they’ll treat you even nicer. Great tips from Journelle via a recent stop in their shop on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach:

09 March 2012

THCIYH: Volume 20

Maternalist > Feminist iTunes

06 March 2012

New Orange Yoga Mat

get the look! by inika featuring platform high heels << quaint, non? yeah, but nice looking set. get real though: don’t ever scrimp on shoes. (Especially not in fantasyland). unsure, at first blush, about the orange yoga mat we took home today, it...

03 March 2012



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