The best gear for summer camp isn’t always the brightest
Swift Nature Camp directors Jeff and Lonnie Lorenz agree on their favorite brand for kids' camp clothing: Good Will. Salvation Army works too. "Camp is about getting dirty and being...
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Gwyneth’s latest gig: Juice Beauty partner
From sweetheart of the big screen, Gwyneth Paltrow has grown into a force on the retail scene. Goop, the weekly email newsletter she started in 2008 to share her points...
Dylan Lauren + candy: A love as everlasting as a Gobstopper
Dylan Lauren exercised willpower as her eyes wandered to a Dylan's Candy Bar employee who was arranging the new personalization station, where party hosts and gift givers can order customized...
A watery weekend getaway: 3 nearby resorts
Have time for a full-immersion water park experience? These three destinations require an overnight stay, but not even a full tank of gas. Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark in Lake...
Printers Row Lit Fest preview: Lil’ Lit Park
Kids who associate books with bedtime yawns will have a raucous awakening at Printers Row Lit Fest. Justin Roberts and The Not Ready for Naptime Players will get families on...
The wild horses of Assateague make unforgettable family vacations
At sundown in Assateague State Park, the eight campers in our party sipped refreshments as a chestnut pony barged through the bushes, then sauntered past our campfire toward the tent...
Driehaus fashion award winners hit schools’ runways
The work of three winners from the recent Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence will be on runways again this month as part of their school fashion shows. *Liz Bahl, a...
SAIC gala draws fashion-film pioneer
Between interviews for internships at Alexander McQueen and Zac Posen, fashion students are feverishly steaming skirts and stitching hems for their end-of-year runway shows. In Chicago none is more hotly...
Rent the Runway opens in time for Derby and Beard parties
Chicago's new Rent the Runway store bustled Wednesday with women shopping for weekend Kentucky Derby parties, the James Beard Awards and the start of summer wedding season. "This is a...
Independence has its privileges for Maria Cornejo
In a sea of slavishness to trends and corporate dictates, Maria Cornejo stands alone. One of the longest-lasting independent designer brands, Zero + Maria Cornejo stays true to its name...