The Stylish Life: 06/2011

6.25.2011

Event: Paella Parade

6.20.2011

Paella anyone?

This Thursday I will be at Millennium Park Rooftop Terrace sampling Paella at El Coto de Rioja Paella Parade^TM, a celebration of Spanish food and culture. Following last year’s successful Paella celebration, seven local chefs and restaurateurs will come together to compete and showcase Chicago’s top Paella-making skills, vying for the titles of Best Use of Ingredients, Most Creative, Prettiest and the top prize: Paella Parade Pleaser.

Guests will have an opportunity to taste each chef’s unique version of Spain’s most beloved signature dish during the competition while sipping delicious wines from El Coto de Rioja. Good times!!!!

Why not skip cooking and join the festivities this Thursday, June 23 from 6-9 p.m. at Millennium Park's Rooftop Terrace, 205 E. Randolph Street. Click here to purchase tickets.

Participating Restaurants:

Province Restaurant

161 N Jefferson

Chicago, IL 60661

www.provincerestaurant.com

Chef/Owner: Randy Zweiban

Emilio’s Tapas Restaurant (2 locations)

215 E Ohio Street

Chicago, IL 60611

www.Emiliostapas.com

Chef/Owner: Emilio Gervilla

Socca Restaurant

3301 N Clark Street

Chicago, IL 60657

www.soccachicago.com

Chef/Owner: Roger Herring

Four Corners Tavern Group (7 locations)

3258 N Southport

Chicago, IL 60657

www.fourcornerstaverns.com

Chef: Demonthenese Davis

Carnivale Restaurant

702 W Fulton Market

Chicago, IL 60661

www.carnivalechicago.com

Chef: Mark Mendez

Whole Foods Market Lincoln Park

1550 N Kingsbury Street

Chicago, IL 60642

www.wholefoodsmarket.com

Chef: Won Kim

Tapas Gitana (2 locations)

3445 N Halsted

Chicago, IL 60657

www.tapasgitana.com

Chef: Andy Novak

Click here for more information about Paella

Haute Bag Lady Bag of the Week: Isabella Rosellini Bulgari Bag

Legendary actress and style icon, Isabella Rosellini teamed up with Bulgari for a handbag collection last year. This spring 2011 design was created by Matthew Williamson. The satchel style and varying hues of green lace chevron leather pattern makes this bag a very modern classic. For a mere $2,850 you can call this bag yours.A very haute and expensive bag...

Event: Havaianas Beach Pop-Up Shop

6.17.2011

HAVAIANAS IS BRINGING CHIC BRAZILIAN BEACH STYLE TO CHICAGO WITH THEIR FIRST EVER BEACH POP-UP SHOP

Chicago, IL (June 17, 2011) – Havaianas, the world’s most stylish and comfortable flip-flop, is bringing Brazilian chic to the Midwest with the opening of an exclusive beach pop-up shop in Chicago, IL.

The Havaianas Beach Pop-Up will be located at 1600 North Lakeshore Drive, at North Ave Beach, situated right near the North Ave Beach House. The convenient location will allow beachgoers to have access to the official footwear of the summer and indulge in their favorite prints and patterns. The beach pop-up will be modeled after a traditional Brazilian fruit stand and will exclusively feature “Make Your Own Havaianas.”

“Make Your Own Havaianas” will offer swimsuit-clad consumers the opportunity to customize their own color combinations with a choice of 10 different flip flop straps and bottoms to mix and match with over 20 different pins styles.

Once available only at VIP functions and for celebrities, the “Make Your Own Havaianas” beach pop-up will offer guests the opportunity to customize their own flip-flops just like some of their famous celebrity idols, including Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Ivanka Trump, Nicole Richie, Natalie Portman, Kourtney Kardashian, Maria Menounos, Ke$ha, and more.

With the success of the first U.S. Havaianas boutique in Huntington Beach, CA and the highly-anticipated demise of a very drawn out winter, it was the perfect time to open a beach pop-up. Having a location in Chicago will not only cater to the warm weather shoe needs of Midwesterners, but the unique design of the beach pop-up will also provide an innovative and stimulating atmosphere for customers to express their own personality through their customizable Havaianas footwear. From the sneakers to the flip flops, shoppers will have the chance to experience the unique collections inspired by Brazil’s vibrant culture.

Store Hours: Open on Thursdays-Sundays from June 30^th through July 31^st, 11am-7pm

About Havaianas:

Havaianas flip-flops are truly the best rubber flip-flops in the world. The ultra-high quality of Havaianas is due to a top secret rubber recipe that makes the flip-flops as soft as marshmallows. While there are many copy-cats in the marketplace, Havaianas fans know there is no substitute for authentic comfort and style. Havaianas are continuously showcased on fashion show runways around the world and can often be spotted at some of the world’s highest caliber events. An affordable luxury since 1962, every pair is still lovingly designed and manufactured in Brazil – offering hundreds of unique colors and patterns to fit your every style and need.

www.us.havaianas.com and follow @Havaianas on Twitter and become fans on facebook.com/havaianas

The Makeup Show Chicago

6.15.2011

I attended the first day of The Makeup Show on Sunday and had a blast. The show was well attended by beauty industry professionals and the truly makeup obsessed. In addition to the popular brands showcasing their products, there were seminars and plenty of networking opportunities.
There was so much too see between the two levels of Venue One. I wanted the chance to check out Inglot Cosmetics but the beauty lovers were completely surrounding the booth the entire time I was there. I couldn't even get close enough to see anything! Inglot was clearly a show highlight for many attendees.

I was able to chat with David Klasfeld, founder of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (OCC) and I am now in love with Lip Tar and OCC Tint (reviews coming soon).

This was the first Makeup Show for Chicago and I'm guessing from the eager attendees and overall positive reception of the two day event, they will be back next year.