Dose Market was a big hit all around .  Beautiful venue, plenty of amazing wares & food to be had and from our vantage point, really fabulous market shoppers which makes for {my favorite} some great people watching!  Mark your calendars…the next one is July 10.  Here are a few snaps I just could not resist snapping!

how cute is she in her printed silk onesie...shopping our Surface to Air printed silk onesie!

the fabulous, Erica, costume designer in from NYC

Woah...check out this canvas tote!

great vintage handbag...branded with the previous owners initials

Someone actually snapped our pics THANKS EMMA!

many many thanks to the Dosettes, April, Emily, Heather & Jessica for inviting us to be part of this amazing event!  We had a fantastic time!!!  You guys ROCK!!

many thanks to Emma of Tres Awesome!!

Over the winter is the first time I ran into Delaina & Isoledad.  Kit, my daughter, and I were walking to our neighborhood diner.  We’ve lived in our neighborhood well over a decade so we know everyone!  So here comes the most adorable girl in a vintage pink wool toggle coat and boots walking her dog with matching bows!  Of course, I immediately ask Kit “who is she…and did you see how adorable she is and her dog??”   I’ve seen her a couple of other times as well, each time incredibly stylish with her own adorable spin and each time vowing I am going to take her picture!  Then one day a couple weekends ago…she’s standing right outside my house!  Threw the battery in my camera, ran outside and rudely (sorry!  But Delaina had me on a mission) interrupted her conversation with my neighbor  I loved how she described her style….”my sisters always teased me when I was little because I would do things like layer my socks and/or tights, then they borrowed all my clothes when we were teenagers and now they ask ‘how do you do it??’ ” Ms Delaina..

and Isoledad!! Imagine him fluffier with bows! Such a cute pair!

I love that Delaina had a story about each of the pieces she had on. She made the earrings she has on many years ago, the scarf was dry clean only but was accidentally washed, her cute cotton/crochet tank is vintage.

Those are tiny little flowers in her hair...adorable, right??

see you around the neighborhood!

Happy June everyone!  Hope you all had a great holiday!  The long weekend started for us with a photo shoot in the morning then Kuma’s Corner for some gigantic burgers in the afternoon.  It was a great day.  Perfect sunny weather, the energy of the city was filled with Cubbie fans and Obama (along with his five double helicopters…always exciting when those buzz by!) AND we had the pleasure of meeting & working with FORD hair/makeup artist, Maggie Kerr.  From the minute Maggie walked into our studio, we were smitten…Brandon declared girl crush within the first half hour!  Aside from her fabulous style & great eye, she has an incredible wealth of knowledge about this industry and utterly utterly sweet.

Gorgeous souvenir her boyfriend brought back from Japan. Maggie looped a chain through and wears the ancient piece as a necklace.

another n.d.c fan! Maggie says her n.d.c's are the only mocs she's found that "feel" pretty. All else are too "boxy". Maggie also says her n.d.c's only come off for yoga, bed or shower. My fav's are the Lou's in white :)

I wish I had a back shot of her dress. Soooo cute. You can see a bit of it....same colorul fabric in back too. Something she picked up, I want to say, while in Spain last year?? Much like us, Maggie shops her closet and incorporates newer items like her n.d.c's to keep her current.

Maggie and Brandon

maggie's tools

This is Kristin, an adorable nanny with some really great style.  As some of us know, it can be a challenge w/a number of kids in tow.  Kristin clearly knows what she’s doing….layered comfy knits, flats and fantastic fedora.  Her gorgeous hair had caught my eye before and this time around I was not going to let her by without snapping her picture

Thanks Kristin!

The last style post of myself was so funny….from the comments, the image of midwest fashion seems rather dim (which, I guess, is probably 95% true)  So I’m here to try to save the day!  Again, don’t get too excited…I’m the basic one, remember??  I’m also hoping to share some Chicago streetstyle with y’all sometime SOON to show you there’s more to the midwest than corn and cheese!  One of my everyday’s from sometime last week….clearly this was donned purely for comfort!

my favorite clod hoppers by Chloe

               Loving it loose - Burberry blazer & hubby’s tee.  Jeans by Ever