Music Festival Luxury Wish List:
1. Missoni Beaded Dress
2. SWORD Leather Jacket
3. YSL Tribute Heels
4. Michael Kors Watch
5. Tory Burch Silk Gold Leggings
6. Proenza Schouler Canvas Purse
The theme this week is summer music festivals. The new incarnation of Rothbury is Electric Forest, held at the same location on Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan. Tickets go on sale March 5 at 12 pm EST, grab yours while you still can! All the news about music festival line-ups has me yearning for the summer more than ever. After a long and snowy Chicago winter, I am getting excited thinking about the upcoming Chicago summer music festivals like Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, and North Coast Fest. The best part about living in Chicago are all the summer events so I put together a designer outfit themed around the Chicago music festivals.
It goes without saying that this outfit is for the fantasy music festival devoid of dirt or crazy people, and therefore exists solely in my daydreams. But seriously, how beyond is that psychedelic multicolored Missoni beaded dress? In another universe I could see myself wearing this to Coachella or Pitchfork, with the SWORD leather jacket thrown over top to keep warm during the evening. Metallic gold silk Tory Burch Leggings will keep my legs protected from the harsh rays of the sun. And the YSL Tribute heels – well a girl can dream, can’t she? Only the most dedicated fashionista could survive a music festival, even an urban one like Lollapalooza, in these bad boys. A Michael Kors watch to keep track of the time to avoid missing the next show, and a summery Proenza Schouler canvas purse to keep festival necessities close at hand.
When I first started this blog I had a weekly feature I called “Wish List.” I wrote posts about items I was lusting after and created little wish lists. It was more about me having fun than anything else. After spending the past six months exclusively focusing on developing my street style skills I think it’s time for me to get back to being creative with this blog and thinking outside of the box. So after much deliberation I decided to resurrect this feature. The “Wednesday Wish List” will give my readers a chance to get to know me and my tastes better. As if you didn’t already know I am totally consumed with luxury and designer labels!
This past Saturday night, my friend Mark Tisdahl invited me to attend the heART of the City fundraising event at the Zhou B. Art Center to support the Jane Addams Hull House community arts program. The main event of the evening was a fashion show produced by Akira, Chicago’s beloved local boutique. Local artists were on hand for live painting performances and gourmet hors d’œuvres were served alongside a premium open bar.
The lovely Darlene Hill from Fox Chicago was the hostess and announcer for the evening. The scene was Chicago’s philanthropic elite, the men and women who frequent luxurious events like these to support social programs for the less fortunate. Tickets were $115 each and proceeds benefited the Jane Addams Hull House.
It wouldn’t be a runway show without a barefoot model
Final Looks
Samuel Ng of Akira
Nicko of Akira
Sarah and I had a ton of fun wandering through the different floors of the multi-leveled Zhou B art collective. The following pictures are of a few of our favorite artworks displayed around the hallways. Sarah in particular is a fan of brightly colored abstract works, while I favored the living plants and zen designs.
