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In just a few episodes—three to be exact—Fashion Star has become a hit for fashion devotees across the country! In celebration, DailyCandy.com and Suave have launched an exclusive event called The Style Suite. Making its first debut Tuesday night, The Style Suite coincides with Fashion Star’s latest episode. Offering what seems like a one in a million affair for us hair, makeup, and fashion lovers, The Style Suite is a free (count us in!) VIP beauty and style lounge taking place in four style savvy cities: Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Miami! The lucky attendees, a.k.a. free ticket purchasers, will receive a free hair styling session and the chance to experience the luxury of Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion products.
Red Pump will be holding an event on March 24 in Chicago, in commemoration of the National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10th.
Fashion designers from all over the Chicago area will showcase their pieces for the cause. Actress, comedian, and motivational speaker Kim Coles, who is known for her role in “Living Single”, will be in charge of the festivities. She will also be honoring the recipient of the Ultimate Red Pump Rocker Award, who will be chosen for their work in the fight against HIV/AIDS.This night promises a fun-filled feature display highlighting the event's primary cause.
The event will be held at the Society Art Gallery at 2140 W. Fulton Street in Chicago. Doors open at 6pm for a full cocktail hour followed by the show which concludes at 9pm. General admission is $25 and VIP is $50 until March 1, when prices will begin to increase, so the sooner you buy your tickets, the better!
Frog Greishaw is a soulful, imaginative, and most important, uninhibited designer that does not play by anybody’s rule nor cares to be defined by anybody but herself. As an award winning designer, her creative collections and individual items have put her on various watch lists. Entering Frog’s atelier, one cannot help but notice the artistic transformation of a former butcher shop.
Located just outside of Palatine, the suburb most notably famous for housing the high school in which The Breakfast Club was filmed, a night club, Drink, is a refreshing oasis in a desert of otherwise inactivate nightlife. The Schamburg nightclub features ongoing dancing, hot DJs, cocktails and food. With the doors open at 2pm- 2am on Tuesday-Thursday, 5pm- 3am on Friday, and 7pm- 3am on Saturday, hundreds of bar-goers find themselves on the spacious dance floor while enjoying a world-class sound system and amazing local performers.
The ten dollar cover charge grants access to one of Chicagoland’s largest outdoor patios, which seat over 350 people, the “best” beer garden –as stated by Suburban Nitelife, and a Social Eats Menu –which features a plethora of appetizing Mediterranean, American and Asian features. At the forefront of the scene, there is also a large stage where they welcome club-goers to climb aboard, and there is a DJ pit hovering right above it. Drink’s selection of music is its true crown and glory, beyond its multi-dimension and mass of amenities. For hours, the DJ masterfully selects a variety of music that spans many genres and styles,
The potentially seedy Wicker Park late-night hotspot is known all around for its exhibition of local talent and utilization of world-renowned performers. The dimly lit venue has a huge dance floor, two stories, a number of bars, a disco ball, glowing tables, and a dozen televisions… streaming porn. The blush-worthy, risqué and surreal environment is one of the most desired hotspots in area of Chicago.
Smoke machines churn out thick clouds, filling the entire nightclub with a tornado of exhaust. The cloaked atmosphere makes it the ideal location for evenings that are filled cloudy judgment. The establishment, which plays amazing music for hours on in (mostly hip hop, pop and rock), has its downfalls: confused bartenders, expensive drinks, crowded at the entry, $10 cover charge, and hardcore pornography on the screens above.
Are you venturing out for treacherous Black Friday on November 25th? If you're one of the brave willing to bear the madness, make a stop at Cynthia Rowley for 30% off storewide! If you can't manage to jolt yourself out of your turkey feast hangover, you can still show up on Saturday and Sunday and get 20% off. Details and locations below:
Friday, November 25th
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Finally! Current plans are underway for a Spring / Summer 2012 Chicago store opening! It seemed as though traveling to the Detroit location was the only option for those craving the soft knits, crisp denim, and tailored shirts and blazers of Madewell.
These five Historic Chicago Bars have withstood some of the Windy City’s greatest challenges, and welcomed some of its greatest traditions. And, many of these establishments survived one of nightlife’s greatest challenges, Prohibition. The Berghoff, Southport Lanes, Schaller’s Pump, The Back Room and Twin Anchors have stood the time for different reasons, but one thing they definitely have in common, is that they offer a good time.
The Berghoff
The 113-year old establishment, located in the heart of the loop, was owned and inspired by the beer brewing West German immigrant, Joseph Berghoff. In its heyday, the bar sold beer for nickels and offered free sandwiches to their patrons. And, when the prohibition affected Chicago nightlife, Berghoff kept its doors open, functioning as a full service restaurant, also selling ’near beer’. In 1969, Berghoff abandoned its ‘Men Only’ policy after member of the National Organization for Women stood at the bar and demanded service.
Located on the outskirts of West Chicago in Berwyn, IL, La Espanola Tapas Bar offers weekly specials, such as 3.99 tapas from Sunday through Thursday, 9.99 pitchers of sangria and an entire songbook of Spanish and English songs, ranging form Bachata to smooth jazz. This bar is the perfect place for a celebratory event, a brisk dinner or an evening out with friends.
Some of the dishes are true to their Spanish tradition of tapas, offering delicate combinations of choriso, sauteed garlic, olive oil, peppers and onions. They also have a fusion menu, in which a great deal of culturally-soaked ingredients marry in the same pan.
midweek (Wednesday & Thursday) designated for karaoke, Friday and Saturday, they host live music and Friday evenings are club night, where the music is turned up loud, and the dancing is nonstop until 3AM. Also, on the last Friday on the each month, Flamenco dancers make an exotic appearance.
If you're looking for outstanding customer service, delicious food, strong drinks and a bounty of songs for your belting pleasure, come here.
Everyone's buzzing about Chef Matt Eversman's new Southeast Asian restaurant, OON, set to debut next year at an undisclosed location in the West Loop. Get a sneak peek of the style of food he'll be serving at OON at City Fresh Market (131 N. Clinton St) Friday, October 21st. For $5 you can try Eversman's steamed sole filet with soy and sesame eggplant over rice from 11 am- 1:30pm.
For more information on the event, click here or you can follow Matt on twitter @meversman.
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