Articles filed under Fashion
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Can you buy first family fashions here?Jan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - You can't get Jason Wu gowns or Isabel Toledo wool dresses at your favorite suburban mall, but some of the designer lines worn by the first family of Fashion on inaugura...
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From boats to bags: McHenry man taps into the designer withinJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - He makes his living as an upholsterer, working mostly on boat seats and covers. But 37-year-old McHenry resident Mark Freels always had a flair for fashion. Last year, j...
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Designers see Michelle as new Secretary of FashionJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - While devotees of President Obama's "change we can believe in" slogan cherish starry-eyed visions of saving the planet, doing an economic 180 and kicking terrorist butt,...
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Saving the moment: There's no shortage of inaugural merchandiseJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Barack Obama's face might be on more merchandise than Elvis Presley's or Mickey Mouse's. Today's historic inauguration seems to have created an insatiable demand for Oba...
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Obama-rama: Where you can get cool Barack merchJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Thousands of Barack Obama T-shirts, mugs and totes are being sold, designed with everything from the artistic "Hope" logo to goofy sayings like "Barackin' Out." But in ...
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After three years of development, new Air Jordans set to soarJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Three years of engineering have gone into developing the new Air Jordan sneakers - the Air Jordan 2009 - which are described by the designer in words normally heard in t...
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Pitching Michelle ObamaJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Kathryn Kerrigan, a 28-year-old Libertyville shoe designer, is hoping her pumps make it to the White House. The entrepreneurial marketing teacher at Loyola University h...
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Hot and not: Skinny-leg pants out, safari styles in for '09Jan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - It's probably safe to retire - or at least put to rest for a long winter snooze - your skinny-leg pants. Once the first signs of spring start to stir, the favored silhou...
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West Chicago esthetician Geri G. woos HollywoodDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - At the American Music Awards last month, dozens of celebrities - including Paris Hilton, Ashley Tisdale, Lance Bass and Richie Sambora - came over to see the products We...
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You can dress for less on New Year'sDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A $500 dress is so 2005. If you're lucky enough to have a fancy party to go to on New Year's Eve, you can get a sparkling or sexy dress for as little as $49.99 at a pla...