Wendy Navratil

Spats may no longer be an everyday accessory, but these new-age versions make us wonder: Why not? A design company called United Nude revives the 16th Century/Great Gatsby relic like...

Safely spooky, Scream Beams flashlights are made to escort kids on any fright-night adventure. Squeeze the handle in the back and the mouth of the monster, witch, scarecrow, skeleton, mummy...

That rose-colored glow from landmarks along the skyline is a clue to the city's annual recognition of national Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But this year there's something different. Instead of...

So strong is Chris Festa's civic pride that he staked his financial future on it. In April, this dot-com refugee started a shirt business called Festa Stuff, to celebrate the...

"You cannot lie with the eyes; with the feet, sometimes, you can." That dramatic potential may explain why 200 women never teetered at the sight of $500-plus price tags for...

Models walking the walls outside, a bachelor/bachelorette search inside, a wine tasting below, an OK Go concert above--these are not typical activities for a hometown department store. But Marshall Field's...

Green is having its day--or days. "We're seeing it across the entire marketplace and at every price point," Leatrice Eiseman, director of the Pantone Color Institute, says in a trend...

New York's Fashion Week commutes to Chicago this week via raw, uncut video on a 13-by-17- foot screen just outside Phil Stefani's 437 Rush restaurant. "Front Row With Vogue" transforms...

If the lines at the openings of the H&M stores in New York and Boston are any indication, Michigan Avenue will be bustling even more than usual on Friday. That's...

Freshen up at Viva! fest All aspiring Jennifer Lopezes or Thalias out there may want to take a break between salsa and ranchero bands at the Viva! Chicago Latin Music...