Fashionable Moves

April Long is officially the new senior beauty and fitness editor at Elle. Long comes to Elle from Nylon magazine where she served as executive editor. She has an impressive resume which includes deputy and senior editor of Nylon and a book; Play: the Nylon Book of Music. Prior to Nylon she was head writer at Pop-Up Video for VH1 and received a degree from Boston University and a MA in Art Theory and Criticism from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
-Katherine Mingey

Fashionable Moves in Chicago...

Meghan Goulette, Regional Marketing/Business Development Manager, is leaving Gen Art to join VSA partners working on the IBM and NIKE accounts.

Laura Lachman, Regional Event Director, is also leaving Gen Art.

Alison Krzys, Public Relations Account Director at XA/The Experiential Agency, will now be joining the Parkways Foundation as their Director of Communications.

Lauren Boukas, Public Relations Account Coordinator at XA/The Experiential Agency, will be heading to Martini Park as their Marketing Director.

Are you making a fashionable move to another firm and work in retail, media, pr, advertising and marketing? Let us know, e-mail marketing@factio-magazine.com, put Fashionable Moves in the headline.

Runway To Retail: Gen Art and Nokia's Art Party

Gen Art recently partnered with Nokia to unveil their new NSeries with a great party that also featured local Chicago photographers. And, while we can't get enough of new tech devices, we couldn't help but spot some of the night's most fashionable.

Gen Art's Meghan Goulette was a scene stealer for the night in
her Black Halo dress, accented in green.

Black Halo, Cut-Out Jackie-O Dress in Cobalt, $325, www.shopbutante.com
Jessa Brinkmeyer knows a few things about eco friendly fashion as she owns the city's first and only green boutique, Pivot.
We couldn't get enough of her white,
wide-legged pants that she wore to the event.
We love these Frei Designs New K Pants in white! Available at Pivot Boutique, it was $320, now $240.
Jessa wore this Larsen Gray Azuka Ruffle Top, $185. Made of Organic Cotton. Nora from season 1 of Project Runway is one of the designers behind Larsen Gray. Available at Pivot.

Shop Pivot's retail store at 1101 W. Fulton Market in Chicago.
Online, shop www.pivotboutique.com
Anjelie Anzuree looked like spring in her strapless yellow frock.
This Christian Lacroix black, yellow and strapless number is perfect for the summer season. Add some tights and a little black jacket for fall. It's now 50% off, from $4,206 to $2,103!
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