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- Arts & Culture, Feature Sep 26, 2019
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A pageant to foster Asian American female leaders
Photos from the Miss Chinese Chicago Pageant 2019
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 18, 2018
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A teenager sports high fashion on a low budget
The high school senior is an avid thrifter developing her style through trial and error.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 11, 2018
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Agriculture offers a crop of style in the heart of Bronzeville
Co-founders Milton Latrell and Christopher Brackenridge stock "classic and timeless pieces" to evoke the neighborhood's golden age in the 1920s.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 4, 2018
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Marvell Wesley and his mini-me stroll in style on 95th Street
Crisp but comfortable is key.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 27, 2018
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‘Fashion helps me connect with people’
Head-to-toe emojis help security officer Vickie Gould cope with a tough day.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 19, 2018
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A dressy fashion sense that's all about seizing the day – whatever day it is
Real estate broker and Art Institute docent Terri Franklin doesn't need permission to dress up. "Don't hesitate to wear something you love."
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 26, 2018
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Photographer Jen Jansen has her Beast in control
At her Bucktown studio the restorer and tintype specialist keeps the antique process alive with a made-in-Chicago Deardorff 11x14 studio camera from the 20s.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 2, 2018
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Why the Wndr Museum isn't a ‘selfie factory’: a defense of the pop-art pop-up
Critics who sneer at these "experiences" often seem to be sneering at the people who like them.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 11, 2018
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Humboldt Park kids' store Peach Fuzz gives hugs
Claire Tibbs's LGBTQ-friendly Humboldt Park children's boutique is also a place to read and explore.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 29, 2018
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DJ Duane Powell follows his ‘inner-gy’
The 41-year-old's style combines Afrofuturism, house, and more.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 23, 2018
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Pedro the Lion at Thalia Hall, and more things to do this weekend
Pedro the Line, James Brandon Lewis, and more recommended concerts and events this weekend
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 17, 2018
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Meg and Joe Piercy of MegMade give new life to old furniture
The husband-and-wife team have opened a new brick-and-mortal location in Bucktown.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 30, 2018
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Alexa Meade's Become the Masterpiece installation lets the subject be the art
Visitors to the traveling exhibit 29Rooms got to dress up and trip.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 26, 2018
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Fashionistas: See what you're missing at the sold-out 29Rooms installation
The Chicago VIP opening of Refinery 29's touring installation 29Rooms featured footwork, celebrity sightings, and scads of backdrops for Instagram-worthy photos.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 23, 2018
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![Street style at Pitchfork: Ms. Lauryn Hill sets the tone for some serious eclecticism [PHOTOS]](https://media1.fdncms.com/chicago/imager/u/results/53672138/lauryn_hill-img_4183-teaser_1_.jpg)
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Street style at Pitchfork: Ms. Lauryn Hill sets the tone for some serious eclecticism [PHOTOS]
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 25, 2018
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Ravenswood’s Sailor features jewelry, textiles, fine teas, handmade shoes, and more
Jewelry designer Sara McGuire's passion for design and "everyday luxuries" has led her to open "the shop I've always wanted to have on my corner.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2018
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This life coach is inspired by Helmut Lang and the films of Wong Kar-wai
Life coach Andrew Asuncion, 26, looks for "color and mood" in an outfit that's "uniform, but different every day."
- Blogs, Bleader May 24, 2018
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DIY designer Joe Freshgoods takes Chicago streetwear out of town with McDonald’s partnership
Free clothes with your fries.
- Blogs, Bleader May 22, 2018
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A bold crimson red is a pick-me-up for a dreary spring
Educator and photographer Rose Velez draws on her Caribbean roots and current infatuation with New Orleans in crafting her style.
- Blogs, Bleader May 15, 2018
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More about hats, from Ray Panice, proprietor of New World Hatters
"A hat makes you look like something."
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 27, 2018
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Her style? ‘A little weird, a little masculine, a little trendy, and a lot of streetwear’
"I really try to teeter the line between extremes," says design manager Katrina Wolf in this week's Street View.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 13, 2018
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A ‘dress-and-sneakers type of gal’ inspired by Coco Chanel
Casual chic is the MO of Tamara Capel-Wilson, brand manager and entrepreneur behind the online girls' clothing boutique Blu Mitten.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 9, 2018
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Anastasia Chatzka vows to return after closing her Ukie Village boutique
"The idea of a regular boutique almost seems just as passe as malls are becoming," says the erstwhile shop proprietor, who plans to reopen with a different business model.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2018
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Indiana fashion student Jason Bell Jr. rocks a ‘dapper grandpa’ look
The 19-year-old entrepreneur is also a founder of the streetwear brand Urban Genius.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 21, 2018
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Why wear basic black when there's such a thing as faux fur?
Fashion maximalist Heather Thorgaard considers rainbows and sparkles neutrals.
