Shannon’s Fashion Picks

Second City Style Cheat Sheet

Shimmer and Shine – Fashion for the Holidays

Shimmer & Shine Chestnuts roasting on a open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, and enough glitter and shimmer to deck your halls well into 2011. It’s the holidays— get ready to put some sparkle in your step! Sequins are the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season and are sure to be... Read more »

Bargains and Deals!

Deals Deals Everywhere! Okay Ladies, I have taken a turn in my spending MO and have become quite the savvy shopper, out with Bergdorfs and in with Bargains! With the bigwigs in Washington and Wall Street finally saying Recession out loud, I’ve quickly discovered you can still get your fashion-fix-on, on a budget (or en francaise,... Read more »

Fall 2010 Fashion Trends III

Fall 2010 Fashion Trends Take III ….it’s a Mad Mad, Mad-Men World Classic ladylike fashion is here, and I hope, it’s here to stay. I’ve made my flagrant distaste for skin baring, Rock of Love tacky trends du jour, no secret. There are simply too many tramps in the news and in the tabloids for... Read more »

Spring Fashion Trends

See the New Fashion Trends for 2011! – Click Here - Spring Fashion Trend Alert Fashion Trends for Spring 2010 – Small Bags, Oxfords Shoes, Tribal Trends Put away the snow plows ladies and get ready for Spring’s splendor of oxford shoes, small bags, and tribal trends! Oxford Shoes My personal fave and at the top... Read more »

Fashionably Long

Fashionably Long We’re in the thick of it now, fall. Continuing on with last month’s Fall Fashion Trends, October’s trend du jour is: Maxi. Taking a hint from the summer maxi dress extravaganza, fall runways rolled out ankle skimming skirts, thigh hitting cardigans and long-n-lean men’s trousers. We think it’s totally to the max, cause... Read more »

Fall Fashion Trends 2010

Fall Fashion Trends Take 1 I’m not sure which I’m more elated about, that my kids are no longer under foot or I can rotate my summer wardrobe to the back of the closet. Fall is here, hoorah, hoorah! And since this is the first month of said season, we’ll make this one of a... Read more »

Top 5 Favorite Mineral Makeups

Mineral Makeup Favorites It’s August and the dog days of summer have arrived. Lazy afternoons with mint juleps and mojitos. Okay, who are we kidding? It’s hot, it’s humid, and we’re still playing laundress, chauffeur and chef for the most part. The only thing that has changed this month is the ungodly shine that has... Read more »

Classic Americana – American Inspired Fashion

July = Classic Americana What better month than July to cover classic, American inspired fashion. Yeah, we thought you’d agree. Whether donning stripes, checks or denim, classic Americana is free to be you and me. Staples to Adhere To: navy striped boatnecks chunky fisherman sweaters flattering yet cozy jeans and espadrilles More Must-Haves: rope detailed... Read more »

Choosing a Flattering Swimsuit

Swimsuit Season Breathe. It’s okay. Breathe. Swimsuit season shouldn’t send ya’ into a hyperventilating tizzy. I know it’s not fun to try on swimwear under florescent lights, in a 3×3 box of a fitting room, with a five-foot-seven, one hundred and ten pound, supermodel like salesgirl asking if “everything is alright” over the door. Which... Read more »