How the COVID-19 has impacted fashion and style

Mark A. Carlson

Two years in, so much in our lives has changed — and that includes the way we dress. CLEVELAND — If you’re sick of sweatpants two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, know that the fashion industry is forging ahead. That said, local style experts say comfort has reached a new […]

11 Fashion Trends That Will Be Big in 2022

Mark A. Carlson

Retailers Y2K—two letters and a number that entirely summarize the incoming fashion trends of the year ahead. Though we’re officially in 2022, the vibes are feeling more so 2002—with crochet tops, platform shoes, kitchy jewelry, and big, floppy bucket hats to boot. If that energy isn’t for you… Sorry girl, […]

‘Emily in Paris’ Icon Sylvie Takes Paris Fashion Week

Mark A. Carlson

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, who plays our favorite pencil skirt-wearing Parisienne, attended the Ami Fall 2022 show in a chic, sheer dress. Philippine Leroy Beaulieu at the Ami Fall 2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Pierre Suu/Getty Images Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, a.k.a. Sylvie of “Emily in Paris,” channeled the Saint-Tropez-beach-dancing, […]

Fashion maverick Elizabeth Hawes was not a conformist

Mark A. Carlson

A bestselling writer, labor organizer and WWII-era factory worker, the Ridgewood native designed transcendent apparel that was preserved by the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, now part of the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was a maverick in the fashion world, says Bettina Berch, who wrote the 1988 Hawes […]

Finding fashion at Beauty Box Boutique | Business

Mark A. Carlson

“High fashion, but affordable.” That’s how owner Misty Watkins describes her business, Beauty Box Boutique. Beauty Box is located at 12645 N. Saguaro Blvd. #15, in Plaza Fountainside next to Fountain Park. “Beauty Box is basically a one-stop shop where you can get a head-to-toe makeover,” Watkins said. “You can […]

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