December 2007
31 posts
Things we Love: Milton Bradley
In the late eighties/early ninties, board games were the bread and butter of Toys-R-US (followed closely by Barbie and Cabbage Patch Kids). And among headliners in the B.G. isle, no one could compete with MB. The brains behind such childhood favorites as Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Boggle (a personal favorite of any budding wordsmith), Clue, Memory, Monopoly, Scattegories, Scrabble, Connect...
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Things we don't love: "Going Out" tops
Not to be confused with your average cleavage bearing camisole, the “Going Out” Top is special occasion wear-the type only found at Express. Usually featuring adjustable spaghetti straps and some sort of embellishment around the breast area (rouching is a popular choice), it screams, “I’m hiding something under this empire waist.” Let’s just put it this way: If...
We took urban camping really seriously.
Andrea: We're getting hats from Furhatworld.com. I need to know: would you like a coon hat or a trapper hat. I think I prefer the trapper hat variety.
Megan: Lauren just asked me if I sneezed as I read that comment because I couldn’t contain my rapture. I cant wait to wear my hat. I think I would prefer the trapper hat though there is something to be said about the classic coon.
Things we don't love: BRAZZAZ
Brasil is known for many things; models, bikinis, Carnivale. And all of those things are fine with us. Our problem with Brazil boils down to one horrible concept: MEAT ON A STICK. Honestly, who came up with this idea — George Hamilton, perhaps. I am skeptical of any dining venue with three Z’s in it’s name. It’s obviously over compensating for something. Maybe the fact that...
Our favorite things: Hunter Boots
We all have our guilty pleasures; Hanson, The Golden Girls, Home Alone (1 & 2). Admittedly one of our worst is a love of fleece— that deliciously warm miracle fabric made from recycled plastic. We love it in all forms. And wear it more often than is probably appropriate. Perhaps one of the reasons why this winter we’ve become obsessed with our Hunter Boots or more acurately our...
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We were quoted and interviewed about Chicago’s fashion week for Elle magazine.
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We covered Chicago’s Fashion Week for Nylon.
