BCBGMAXAZRIA + Michigan Avenue Magazine

Last weekend I had the honor of attending BCBGMAXAZRIA's & Michigan Avenue Magazine's exclusive dinner and fashion preview event in downtown Chicago. Lubov Azria, the designer behind BCBGMAXAZRIA brands, including BCBGMAXAZRIA Runway and Hervè Lèger, and wife of Max Azria, hosted the event for Chicago’s 'most influential fashionistas', including socialites, elite clients, and media. We had an amazing evening, from cocktail hour(s), to an intimate dinner, to a unique preview of BCBGMAXAZRIA Runway Pre-Fall collection at the fabulous Floating World Gallery. Here's a recap of the stylish soiree: 

dress: Bqueen, via UsTrendy // heels: Prada 

clutch: BCBGMAXAZRIA // bangles: gifted // bracelets: David Yurman (blue topaz & amethyst & gold buckle), Cartier // rings: David Yurman (blue topaz & stack & pave), Cartier, onyx class ring

earrings: Badgley Mishcka Couture

Daniel Boczarski Photography at Floating World Gallery, Chicago

cocktails // Daniel Boczarski Photography at Floating World Gallery, Chicago

Lubov Azria // Daniel Boczarski Photography at Floating World Gallery, Chicago

Jessa Dress, BCBGMAXAZRIA Runway Pre-Fall 2012, Daniel Boczarski Photography at Floating World Gallery, Chicago 

BCBGMAXAZRIA Runway Pre-Fall 2012, Daniel Boczarski Photography at Floating World Gallery, Chicago // PURCHASE HERE

BCBGMAXAZRIA Runway Pre-Fall 2012, Daniel Boczarski Photography at Floating World Gallery, Chicago

attending with (& meeting) two of my favorite Chicago fashion bloggers, Taneisha from Second City Style and Jena from ChiCityFashion

Thanks again to BCBGMAXAZRIA and the team at Michigan Avenue Magazine, everyone had a wonderful time & Lubov is darling!

P.S. - take a look at Refinery29's tour of her closet!

graduation weekend

I love excuses to buy a new dress. This time, it was an extra special excuse. My boyfriend graduated from the MBA program at the best university in the country (perhaps I am biased).

What I'm wearing:

See by Chloe Bee Print Dress

kate spade new york 'glossy garden' long necklace

Zara Heels

Still have some graduations to go? Check out my graduation dress recommendations!

Chanel's Tribeca Film Festival dinner

Most XX-chromosomed human beings cannot help but have an affinity towards Chanel, myself included. Everyone from fashionistas to businesswomen to photographers to writers and artists have long had an admiration and fixation on Coco, creator of the House of Chanel. Her interlocked C's are recognized and ogled over across the world. Annually the designer fashion house hosts a dinner during that little get-together known as the Tribeca Film Festival. Shall we pretend we were there?

{all photos courtesy of style.com}

the publicity stunt themselves, both wearing mistakes.

Best-dressed Leelee Sobieski, in Chanel

Lily Donaldson in Chanel

Peter Brant, Jr., Karlie Kloss looking DIVINE in Calvin Klein Collection, and Harry Brant. 

Liv Tyler in Chanel. {that trench!!!}

Getting better...Jessica Hart, Olympia Scarry, Eugenie Niarchos, and Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis.

Camilla Belle in...Prada? Huh. Looks great though!

Lily Kwong in Chanel

My other best-dressed pick, Heidi Mount, in Chanel

Foxy Naomi Watts, in Chanel, with Liev Schreiber

Alexa Chung, Chanel-ed OUT!

Harley Viera-Newton, in Dolce & Gabbana. 

Swooooooon!

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