Snowless Snow Globe

“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” –Albert Camus    Though Chicago was hit with a sudden snowstorm, there’s nothing surprising about it. Chicagoans are very aware and may have perfected how to survive freezing winter temperatures and how to dress in style for the frosty […]

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checkmate

“I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in mastering this situation.” – Vladimir Kramnik  Life’s like a game of chess. Well, to be honest, I don’t really know how to play nor have I played chess more than once. […]

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More than autumn leaves

“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?”     –Dr. Seuss It’s already mid way into September. Soon enough we’ll be basking our noses into scents of pumpkin spice […]

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Minimal simplicity

Okay lets be real. Sometimes we scope out the cutest dress, and somehow this “dress” looks as though it’s too short to be worn by itself. Who wants to walk around in something that they’re uncomfortable in because it makes them feel too revealing. Honestly, the depth of how much you want to reveal your […]

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Owning the Streets

It’s true. Wide/boot legged pants are making their comeback. My mother, being one of my biggest fashion role models, has always told me that culottes or what I like to term them, “trumpet pants”, were in style when she was in college. She has always tried dressing me in wide-cut jeans or different colored culottes […]

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