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Uche inspired: O'mak Designs opens shop at Savage Mill

2013-04-16 08:25:00

Uchenna Ibezue has been designing clothes ever since she can remember. As a child, she cut scraps of cloth and paper to make new dresses for her dolls. “I even used a leaf,” Ibezue says with a laugh. Today, the 38-year-old designer with...

Catching up with Maryland-based model Casandra Nicole at Fashion Week

2013-02-14 05:38:00

At this week’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, we caught up with Maryland-based model Casandra Nicole, who is represented by THE Artist Agency in Washington, D.C., as well as top agencies in New York and Europe. We asked her what it’s like to...

A first glimpse at fall fashion 2013

2013-02-07 05:15:00

It's the dead of winter, which means that while the rest of us get ready for spring, high fashion is already showing us fall. Photos from recent shows in Europe left us mostly breathless — except for a disaster from Chanel. From the monochromatic...

Ritzy and for rent: Grand residences in demand for events, weddings

2012-12-21 11:15:00

When celebrity couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were wed in a secret ceremony this year, the actors skipped the splashy Hollywood venue. Instead, their reported 17th-century location in South Carolina boasted an onsite mansion, gardens and a working...

This season, designers give you carte blanche to wear white after Labor Day

2012-08-23 04:40:00

In years past, Sima Blue would never have dreamed of stocking her Green Spring Station boutique with ivory sheath dresses, cream lace blazers and eggshell pleated skirts this late in the season. But times are changing. With major designers including...

Hopkins' Best Dressed Sale and Boutique funds hospital projects

2012-10-03 13:55:00

Bargains fill the racks at the 45th annual Best Dressed Sale & Boutique this weekend in Baltimore. Every stitch has been donated to this high-end rummage sale that takes place in a cavernous carriage house, and all proceeds benefit Johns Hopkins Hospital....

Reviews from the Fashion Week runways continue

2012-09-10 09:55:00

Tracy Reese (Sunday at Lincoln Center)� Tracy Reese received a last-minute major endorsement by way of Michelle Obama, when the first lady wore�an iridescent brocade dress by the designer�during her speech at the Democratic National Convention. As a...

Memories of Fields of Pikesville not soon forgotten

2012-09-12 15:01:20

There was a time when you couldn't find a space to park, much less get on the lot at Fields of Pikesville. Seating at their lunch counter also was impossible , as was a waiting area. That was back in the day when Pikesville hummed with shops that were...

Reports from the runways

2012-09-10 09:39:00

RUNWAY REPORTS:� � Tracy Reese (Sunday at Lincoln Center)� Tracy Reese received a last-minute major endorsement by the way of Michelle Obama, when the first lady wore�an iridescent brocade dress by the designer�during her speech at the Democratic...

Star watch at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Thursday, New York attracted a�slew of celebrities -- especially at Fashion's Night Out events held throughout the city. NBA player Tyson Chandler, R&B singer Olivia from "Love & Hip Hop," and stylist June Ambrose with her daughter�all�front row at Arise...

Beachwear goes glam

2012-06-21 06:10:00

This season's beachwear will be dominated by retro pinup girl silhouettes, tribal prints, nautical stripes, flashy coverups — even rompers. Step back, string bikinis. Swimwear this summer is more about modesty and style rather than skin. Top...

Counterfeit items seized at flea market worth $47.3M

2012-05-03 17:01:00

Last month's raid on the Patapsco Flea Market in Southwest Baltimore netted $47.3 million worth of counterfeit luxury goods, the largest seizure at a flea market in the United States, federal authorities announced Thursday. U.S. Immigration and Customs...

January Jones in a Chanel spring - summer 2009 Haute Couture Collection dress and Nicholas Kirkwood heels.

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Trend alert! A number of designers are using vintage buttons from high-end names such as Chanel, Hermes and Louis Vuitton and repurposing them into expensive jewelry. Trillium, the boutique in Green Spring Station, is carrying creations by Val Colbert, an Atlanta-based designer.

2013-04-20 00:00:00

Toni Ready showed her love of fashion in the ensemble the Bloomingdale's cosmetics manager wore to the American Red Cross "Hometown Heroes" event at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

2013-03-15 00:00:00