Fashion Friends

Join StyleCaster's new Creative Director, Melissa Medvedich, for episode 20 of Fashion Friends. This week, we'll be discussing New York Fashion Week coming up (including StyleCaster's involvement as well as some major changes happening this NYFW), the bloggers that recently decided to shut down their blogs (and if this will start a domino effect in the blogging industry) as well as under the radar beauty brands you need to know about (Melissa is a beauty junkie after all!) You'll get to learn more about her background, how she become the Creative Director at StyleCaster, what we can look forward to from them this year and more in this week's episode.

You can find more information about everything mentioned in this episode here: http://chicityfashion.com/melissa-medvedich

Join former Style.com Fashion Market Editor / current Stylist and Creative Consultant Rachael Wang as we discuss the top shows and trends from New York Fashion Week -- the Spring 2016 collections (including Givenchy, Yeezy and more). We'll also discuss the week's biggest fashion news like Vogue's new cover star (making her second round on the glossy) as well as one NYC designer who is not happy with Mansur Gavriel's latest collection (she thinks those shoes look too much like her own designs!) You'll also get to hear from Rachael about how she broke into the fashion industry as well as what she's been up to post-Style.com, and more.

You can find more information about everything in this episode here -- www.chicityfashion.com/rachael-wang

Joining me this week on Fashion Friends is VMR co-owner Tina Kourasis. If you’re not familiar with VMR, it’s only one of the coolest new retail concepts in Chicago. If you’re ever in town, you have to check it out. We’ll be talking Venice Film Festival red carpet, as well as the week’s biggest fashion news like the Hermes x Apple collaboration, Pantone’s colors for Spring 2016, and what it really means to be a fashion icon (apparently we’ve been using the term all wrong!) You’ll also get to learn more about how Tina went from being an attorney to owning a one-part super upscale resale shop meets one part cool fashion-forward boutique (Acne or Balmain, anyone?) She has a really fantastic story so you don’t want to miss it!

You can find more information about everything discussed in this week’s episode here: www.chicityfashion.com/vmr-chicago

This week on Fashion Friends, we have half of Tomboy KC in the house -- Lynsey Eaton. We'll be chatting about Diane Kruger's best looks at the Venice Film Festival (so far) as well as the latest fashion news, like -- Alexa Chung's new docu-series for Vogue UK, Natalie Massenet leaving Net-a-Porter as well as what Lynsey is looking forward to most this New York Fashion Week. You'll also get to learn about how Lynsey went from being a full time attorney (and part time blogger at Law of Fashion) to full-time blogger with friend and actress, Katie Cassidy.

You can find more information about this episode here: www.chicityfashion.com/lynsey-eaton

Join Possessionista's Dana Weiss and I as we discuss the week's biggest fashion news -- like who wore what at the VMAs (even Miley Cyrus!), Carrie Underwood debuting her new line at New York Fashion Week, what on Earth ever happened to Fashion's Night Out and the insane dress code at the Marc Jacobs fashion week party coming up this month. You'll also get to find out how Dana went from stay-at-home mom to the most popular celebrity TV blogger out there, as well as the coolest thing she's gotten to do because of her job (lots of Bachelor / Bachelorette references! and more.

See photos of everything we talked about as well as links to this week's topics on chicityfashion.com

Joining me this week on Fashion Friends is the blogger behind Corals + Cognacs, Hallie Wilson (who also happens to moonlight as a SoulCycle instructor). We'll be discussing celebrity looks from the Teen Choice Awards (including a Britney moment you don't want to miss), as well as the week's top fashion news, including -- Aliza Licht leaving DKNY ("coincidentally" the same time as Oscar PR Girl Erika Bearman), Target's new plaid collection with Adam Lippes (perfect timing for Fall) and Beyonce covering the September issue of Vogue (it's about damn time!) You'll also get to find out more about how Hallie got into blogging, how SoulCycle has affected her style, New York fashion blogging vs. Chicago fashion blogging and more.

You can find more information in the podcast category on chicityfashion.com, and in the show notes section here -- http://chicityfashion.com/hallie-wilson/

I'm very excited to have Dana Gordon of Dana Rebecca Designs on Fashion Friends today! I've known her for quite some time now and was a fan of her jewelry even before we were introduced. Because her jewels are worn by pretty much every major celebrity you can think of (Mila Kunis, Charlize Theron and Angelina Jolie are just a few of her many fans), I thought she would be a great person to talk celeb style with. This week, it's mostly about movie premieres. We'll talk about what Kerry Washington, Mamie Gummer, Greta Gerwig, Kate Mara and Meryl Streep wore around town. There's a lot of fashion news to discuss as well --like Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed List (added bonus: we choose our favorites in each category + who we were surprised didn't make the cut), C. Wonder's rise from bankruptcy and their new creative director you will probably recognize (but do we agree with the brand's choice? You'll have to tune in to find out) and Christian Louboutin's lipstick launch...would you pay $90 for lipstick? That's how much these will set you back. Lastly, we'll find out about the fine jewelry business from Dana, as well as how she really gets in with her celeb clientele.

You can get more information about everything from this week's episode here -- http://chicityfashion.com/dana-rebecca-jewelry/.