Nicole Steel’s new label, STEEL American Luxury, launches this month with a limited collection of handbags, pet carriers, and tech-inspired accessories designed to offer what she feels is missing in…
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Portraits, Plants, And Peace
Scholarship, style, and solace are some of the many apt descriptions for Dr. Carrie Rebora Barratt. Until just the past few years, she had made a life-long career exclusively at…
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Down To Earth
Nearly two decades ago, Wendy Abrams founded a nonprofit called Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet. Highland Park has always been home base for Abrams, the place where…
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Planting New Roots
During the Kennedy Presidency, Rachel (Bunny) Lambert Mellon served as a trusted advisor to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy on the White House interior and gardens’ redecoration. Born into privilege, Mrs….
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Going Once, Going Twice
Gary Metzner is the ultimate civic-minded Chicagoan: connector, cultivator, and connoisseur. He can put together a premier art tour with local artists, dealers, and collectors at a moment’s notice, and…
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Aesthetics Ambassador
The power of Pauline Brown. Pauline Brown is a renowned authority on luxury market masterpieces. As the former Chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton North America, she is well-versed…
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Cathy Barancik Graham and her Creative Comeback
A few years ago Cathy Barancik Graham made a promise to herself to wake up every morning and sketch. She even labeled the drawings by day and date until there…
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Fashion Forward Faux Fur
Chloé Mendel recalls after-school walks home along the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where she grew up, and fond memories of her regular visits to her father’s J. Mendel workroom,…
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Second Skin: The Art of Jaclyn Mednicov
When artist Jaclyn Mednicov makes art, she seeks to stop time. From nature and changing seasons to special keepsakes or everyday objects, it is the concept of movement and transitions…
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Pop Into Designer Lisa Perry’s World
“Hello.” “Goodbye.” “Fun?” “Enjoy!” These are just some of the words and punctuation marks that adorn the production output of designer Lisa Perry. From pillows and placemats to pretty A-line…
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