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Democratic blue for Michelle Obama
The American fashion industry held its breath on Inauguration Day for a series of Big Reveals. Word came quickly that the navy check coat and dress Michelle Obama wore to the morning prayer service at St. John's Episcopal Church was from American...
Tags: Culture, White House, Narciso Rodriguez, Alexander Wang, Thom Browne
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Designer Maria Pinto creates chic fashion boutique in Field Museum collection
There's even a pair of (very) hot pants on display that look like they could be worn Saturday night at (fill in the name of whatever Chicago club is "happening" these days). Here's the catch to the shorts, though. They're made of sealskin. They're...
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A lot to soak up in Fulton River District
Special to the TribuneFor Chris Kurinsky, living in Chicago means access to the lakefront in a neighborhood that provides nightlife options beyond plastic beer cups. Five years ago, he found all that and more when he moved into his one-bedroom condo loft in the Fulton River...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Human Interest, Rentals, Sepia, New York City
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How small Southern California fashion companies are staying afloat
Special to the Los Angeles TimesA recession can curb the urge to shop among even the most fanatical fashion devotees. Add unemployment (or underemployment) to the mix and, suddenly, high fashion nose-dives to the bottom of any priority list — hovering in importance near that $1,...Tags: Entertainment, Fashion Shows, Services and Shopping, New York, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes
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Above the fray
The biggest trend on the Chicago fashion scene, at the start of 2010, was to hang it up.
Oak Street's world-famous boutique Ultimo, which helped launch Marc Jacobs and Peter Soronen, shut down in January after 40 years. Designer Maria Pinto, a campaign-...Tags: Indiana University, Entertainment, Services and Shopping, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Economy, Business and Finance
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O, yes she can: Michelle Obama is well on her way to shaping a uniquely American style
Tribune staff reporterA new big O is ascending on the fashion scene. Incoming First Lady Michelle Obama is poised to be the new Oprah and the next Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis--combined!--for designers, retailers and fashion aficionados. (Does that make her a double-O agent...Tags: Fashion Shows, Entertainment, The Tonight Show (tv program), White House, Narciso Rodriguez
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Winfrey draws rich and famous to Obama bash at California estate
Tribune staff reportersHelicopters carrying camera crews buzzed overhead, and tinted glass covered the windows of almost every vehicle entering as Oprah Winfrey welcomed 1,500 guests Saturday evening to her sprawling estate in what was the biggest fundraiser of Sen. Barack...Tags: North Carolina, Leonard Nimoy, Demographics, Halle Berry, Satellite Technology
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The 2008 Image Index: winners and losers
Image is a slippery creature, and one month's style sensation is the next month's tasteless trend. For those keeping score, we offer the 2008 Image Index, a sliding scale of the people, places, ideas and trends that moved up -- and down -- the pop culture...Tags: Entertainment, Weeds (tv program), Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Surgery, Apple iPhone
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Michelle Obama's inaugural dress may set tone for her White House style
Fashion CriticMichelle Obama may be a trained lawyer with an Ivy League education, but on Tuesday night she will be America's Top Model. What she wears to the inaugural balls will set the style agenda for the administration and hold a mirror up to what it means to be a...Tags: Fashion Shows, Entertainment, Ivy League, New York, White House
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Michelle Obama's real-world style
Fashion CriticFashion has a new first lady. If the black-and-red dress Michelle Obama wore for her husband's victory speech Tuesday is any indication, she is poised to be her own kind of style icon in the White House. The straight-from-the-spring-runway dress, which...Tags: Entertainment, Culture, White House, Democratic National Conventions, Eleanor Roosevelt
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