Finds on a Dime: Summer Tease SwimwearSpring in Chicago can be defined as the two days between a swarm of ankle-length puffy coats with fur-lined hoods and a sea of skimpy bikinis on the beach. read more |
Spring's Most Wanted: 8 Must-Have EspadrillesOddly, espadrilles bear an uncanny resemblance to your friends. They can be cheap, extravagant, short, tall, fat, skinny, sexy, quirky, fun or just kind of a downer. read more |
Carrie Bradshaw Math: If she were real, she'd be in debtCarrie Bradshaw, you gotta be tripping balls to have us believe that you can sustain yourself that extravagantly on that onestupid-ass column. read more |
Bloomspot Alinea Giveaway ($500 value)Exclusive Offer for Factio Readers: Enter to Win Dinner for Two at the Best Restaurant in America! read more |
Chicago Events. Topshop A/W 2011 Preview From across the pond, Topshop/Topman made it's first official splash in Chicago yesterday. Set upon the Chicago skyline, the Rooftop at the Wit hotel held the scene for some pieces of the upcoming Autumn and Winter collection. read more |
Royal wedding update: Kate’s artificial slimdown, wormy wedding guests and moreOne week after the fairytale wedding to end all fairytale weddings, we’ve still got a serious case of royal fever. We can’t get enough of the gossip around the royal couple (or lack thereof because it seems that they are flawless!), and we have a feeling you can’t either. We hope this will provide a cure. If only for a little while… read more |
Corzo is Our Haute TequilaFrom Runway To Retail: After checking out Factio Magazine's Art Rocks event for Art Chicago at Lumen, we definitely have a new haute tequila on our radar and it's Corzo. read more |
Yellow Nails PeopleUnless you have been hiding away from any sort of fashiony reading you know that yellow for your nails is where its at yo. Peep these. read more |
My Chi: Kid Sister Chicago is no stranger to major music. And among the recent ranks of Chi-town's musical darlings, you'll find Kid Sister, a hip-hop artist who got her start on stage with Flosstradamus, a driving force behind Chicago's millennial musical renaissance (her brother is half of this beloved DJ duo). read more |
Ikram Goldman: From Dressing Michelle Obama to Opening a New StoreTHE DIVA'S NEW DIRECTION: With a celebrated eye and an imperious style, Ikram Goldman turned her high-end Chicago shop into a quasi salon for the rich and well dressed. Now, even as reports surface that she’s no longer outfitting her most famous client, she’s making her boldest move yet—opening a 16,000-square-foot megaboutique that challenges her personalized sales formula read more |
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