Rebecca Minkoff started her career designing clothes before she became famous for her accessories and bag collections. In her most recent spring and summer collections, there have been lots of bright colors perfect for the beach day. In the spring collection, there are wedges with coral and turquoise colors and a hint of grey. - Nina Yang 
TOPSHOP and TOPMAN opened their flagship store doors for the first time in the Midwest. Bringing even more Mag to the Mile, the unveiling of TOPSHOP and TOPMAN ushers in a new approach to fashion. According to Arcadia Group owner Sir Phillip Green, Michigan Avenue was the perfect location to place the British fashion retailer, seeing that it is one of the greatest shopping streets in the world. Stylish city slickers and fashion mavens from the outskirts of the windy city gathered together to luxuriate in the 30,000 sq. ft. store on opening day.
Activities included a runway show of current looks that shut down Pearson Street and a ribbon cutting ceremony with none other than Miley Cyrus, as well as a private dinner at Paris Club. The city's fashionable movers and shakers came together on Wednesday, September 7th at Paris Club and enjoyed open bars and a sit-down dinner consisting of a scrumptious chilled seafood platter, and entrées like the Florentine Tart, Alaskan Halibut, and Prime N.Y. Strip Steak Frites. It was a night the Factio team won't soon forget!
The store itself is three floors. The basement level holds the shoe lounge and lingerie, make-up and accessories are on the ground level and TOPMAN is on the second floor. The interior most definitely added to the excitement of the grand opening. A mirrored Union Jack pattern featured on the ceiling, DJ booth on the second floor and a personal shopping and styling suite were the finishing touches to an already glamified store. It was close to impossible to leave empty handed.
Photos by Danielle Sanders. View more images from the opening click here.
- Melinde Dzabiri and Melissa Maynard
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Host Ryan M. Behsel with models from Agency Galatea
Thoughts of fashion are on everyone’s mind, including our dear friends at CORE (one of our favorite real estate firms from the hit show Selling New York on HGTV). Just in time for fashion week, CORE'S CEO Shaun Osher talked with legendary fashion designer Nicole Miller. Osher and Miller's candid conversation covered everything from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, her beloved Tribeca loft, and her steps to success. “I believe there is a natural synergy among fashion, design and architecture that represents our culture,” says Shaun Osher, CEO of CORE. “Nicole Miller is an inspiring entrepreneur and a creative icon; she is innovative and always at the cutting edge of how we live.” Viewers will also get a sneak glimpse of Nicole Miller in her element with this rare opportunity to see both her showroom and production facility. CORE, a real estate and marketing powerhouse, decided to launch this web series to show the world how life inspires real estate and in this case, fashion. - Kanae Janter
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