PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JEFF
SCHEAR
(ASHORE
THING,
WADE,
VEUVE
CLICQUOT)
FROM LEFT: With Hallemah Nash, Israel Idonije, and Sharbel Shamoon; in the "Magritte" clouds at Dana Hotel's Freestyle Food + Drink with Kristina McGrath for our Project Windows awards night; celebrating Ashore
Thing with Pat Mangan and Justine Fedak. BELOW: So honored to receive the Village Keeper Award from Wade's World Foundation founder Dwyane Wade and executive director Tragil Wade.
Veuve Clicquot, anyone? Toasting to the Chicago Yacht Club's 106th Race to Mackinac
with my wife, Sharon, and friends Bob Loquercio, Bobby Jr., and Veronica Zepeda.
IN THINKING ABOUT THE
180-PAGE FALL FASHION
ISSUE IN YOUR HANDS,
I'm
inspired to muse on Chicagoans'
fashion sense. I've always thought
Windy City residents channel a
self-assured confidence with an air of
modesty. Chicagoans are ambitious
but authentic, and their aesthetics
convey it—think of a tasteful suit
punched up with a daring set of cuff
links. Brands like Tom Ford and Ike
Behar on Oak Street, and Porsche
Design and Ferragamo on Michigan
Avenue, embody this spirit.
"Humility" sums up not only our
closets but, with numerous philan-
thropic initiatives coming up, the
sentiment of the season as well. Look
no further than the Evergreen
Invitational, which we proudly sponsor
on Saturday, September 6. Founded by
M.K. and J.B. Pritzker and benefiting
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, this
biennial equestrian Grand Prix event
serves as a key contributor to women's
health services in Chicago. To learn
more about the benefit, go to
evergreeninvitational.org.
We're also humbled to once again
support The Primo Center for Women
and Children's Primo Classico
Br'Italia, for which we'll serve as a
sponsor on September 21. The bash,
toasting European automobiles, food,
and fashion, is one of my favorite
charity events of the year. For more
information, visit primoclassico.com.
I'm excited to round out summer
with a fête celebrating cover star
Kristin Cavallari at the newly
renovated W Chicago Lakeshore.
Kristin's wholesome elegance makes
her a perfect presence in our city, and
we're honored to host her in the hotel's
sleek banquet hall, Altitude, as the
perfect transition into fall.
I'd be remiss if I didn't note with
pride that this edition marks our sixth
anniversary. Though it arrives without
the fanfare of last year's five-year
blowout, observing a birthday is never
out of fashion!
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DAN USLAN
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