I thought it might be a bit cruel for me to start talking about winter coats, but seeing that the weather here in Chicago is starting to cool down and Fall is knocking on the door, I don’t feel so bad. Plus, I start searching for my possible winter coats way in advance and before [...]

Playing Dress Up Edited by Jordana I’m in the process of moving to New York City, just in time for Fashion Week, which kicks off in two weeks. In browsing through all the link submissions this week, I couldn’t help but tie it all back to one very important question lingering on my mind – [...]

I’m not someone that tries to make things symbolic when there really is no need.  However,  I thought I’d write this post on this date, August 26th, a week shy of my 26th birthday, with a list of 26 tasks that I want to complete.   I know I won’t complete them all anytime soon, [...]

Although I will admit I’m a a bit biased as a native Chicagoan, I’d like to think that Chicago is a very stylish city. And while there is a street style blog in virtually every major metropolitan city in the world, the MidWasteland captures the best street style photos that display Chicago’s style. I was [...]

Beauty, Style, & the Blogosphere Edited by Ashe Mischief Beauty and Style come in many forms, and this weeks Links á la Mode choices showcase the many discussions entering the world of fashion blogging at the moment: excessive judgments, the value of personalities, and cultivating your inner beauty as well as your outer beauty. Bonne-Vie [...]

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to realize that my intentions the way I wear my makeup has changed. When I was in high school, I was all about the glitter with Urban Decay and Hard Candy (R.I.P) eyeshadows, eyeliners and lipsticks. I would only wear concealer, powder, and foundation on special occasions. During my [...]

I’m pretty much a self-admitted fangirl of Azzedine Alaïa and I’ll also admit that it’s hard for me to consider much of his work as less than perfect. I would love to have a full collection of his clothing one day, but for now, a collection of photographs will have to do. The F/W 09 [...]

I know I’m late for this one, but I recently met up for a fun evening out with a couple of friends and we decided to check out the movie 500 Days of Summer starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. Overall, I thought the movie was cute and a fun, romantic comedy to take your [...]

A Stylish New World Edited by Jennine Here we go with this week’s round of stylish links. Editing this week was quite difficult as there were so many great links to choose from and everyone had some fantastic news on the fashion front. One of the great things about the internet is that we can [...]

Finding the right makeup to match my skin tone has always been something of a challenge. Sure, there are plenty of lines out there, but it has always been something of a trial and error process to find which lines work best for me and my medium brown skin tone. So whenever I hear about [...]