Teresa Wiltz

It's a shrug of sheer. A whisper of lace. Light layers and fishtailed hemlines. In short, spring '97 entails frankly feminine dressing. But we're talking reconstituted feminine--not florals and flounces....

Hailing rap artists as "soldiers of God," Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan called for a truce Thursday between East and West Coast rappers. An audience at the Salaam restaurant...

KRS-One: The Ghost of Hip-Hop Past made an appearance at the Metro on Thursday night in the guise of rapper and would-be prophet KRS-One, a k a Kris Parker. Looking...

Once, long ago, in Designerland, "nude" meant one color, and one color only: that pinky shade found in Band-Aids and the crayon labeled "flesh" in the Crayola box. But for...

Big Head Todd: For more than 10 years, platinum-selling Big Head Todd and the Monsters have toured the country, selling out venues sans recording contract. On Friday, with the recent...

Of course, "spring" and "Chicago" never should be uttered in the same breath, for fear of provoking a prolonged winter, courtesy of the weather gods. So in a city that...

Versatile as it is, the pantsuit-that working woman's tailored treasure-will never die. Despite what you might have seen on the runways for spring. Still, the real news this season lies...

During the day, when real life rules, that mammoth bag holding your day planner, gym shoes, lipstick, a year's supply of breath mints and the kitchen sink is de rigueur....

It's as American as "Melrose Place" and credit-card debt. Denim, that is. Like the hyperactive Energizer Bunny, that hardy blue fabric keeps going and going and going. And season after...

Fashion designers have turned the female form inside out and upside down for spring. The instrument with which this upheaval is accomplished: the demure dress, stretched into elongated lines that...