I know….”nutsa what?!”.  Well, Nutsa is an incredible line of handbags I came across while checking out Simply Olive.  Which by the way is an amazing fashion blog by a local Chicagoan… and you must check out her great shop on Etsy.  She’s ultra talented & shares the most amazing things!  Like Nutsa!  Their collection is huge and my favorites are all the clutches.   They’re just perfect for everyday (actually for evening too).  How chic to pull this clutch out to go grab lunch?

We shot our Nov cover story this past week and unlike the West Coast or down South, it’s cold here in Chicago.  We got completely gypped out of summer AND our indian summer!  The forcast that day was a tropical 60 degrees.  We maybe got close to 50?  Then there’s the wind that takes that number down another 10 degrees.  The wind just whips off the lake and…#@%)^T*($!!  But like those killer shoes, we do it for some fashion  I have to say, the fashion, the photography and the weather did make our hearts beat that much faster

The dynamic duo, Karl & Michelle

There’s Ms Nicole, our hair & makeup artist, trying to stay warm in a doorway and ‘guarding’ all our gear.  Who says fashion isn’t glamourous?

ahhhh….there’s a better picture of Nicole 

many thanks to…

Karl Rothenberger, photographer extraordinaire

Michelle Hicks, model extraordinaire

Nicole Schimel, hair & makeup artist & security guard extraordinaire

Katie Piotraschke, intern extraordinaire