Nordstrom Guide to Men’s Style

Who tells a guy who doesn’t care about the difference between herringbone and houndstooth how to dress? The Nordstrom Guide to Men’s Style will! This handbook for dressing well is written by fashion authority Tom Julian, a New York-based consumer trend expert with more than 20 years of experience and associated with Nordstrom as a marketing consultant over the past 10 years. The book asks a series of questions to determine personal style and identifies that under either luxury, classic, contemporary or trendy man. After identifying the reader’s style, it offers the best style options for suits, sports coats, trousers, shirts, neckwear and tuxedos. For more information visit www.nordstrom-mensstyle.com.
-Chloé van der Wel

Vera Wang Unleashes Inner Rocker

‘You rock…the music, the spirit, the new fragrance’. Vera Wang’s 2009 creation is named Rock Princess and is a darker version of the cutesy 2006 Princess. The perfume is not the only dark aspect of this new launch; the bottle is just as rebellious. The smoky glass heart shaped bottle steals the rock show with sharp edges; a Vera Wang inspired design in heavy metal on the front, and a rhinestone filled crown on top. White peach, raspberry, musk, rose petals, spicy floral and cashmere woods are just a few of the notes used in this dramatic and poetic fragrance. So think bass guitar instead of tiara and let this dark, fruity, floral scent help to release your inner Rock Princess.
- Chloé van der Wel

Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund

Author Jill Kargman and Julia Van Nice

We found our beach book for this summer at a recent cocktail reception with New York Times best selling author Jill Kargman of Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund at Tory Burch's store in Chicago at 66 E. Walton. This new book tells the story about Holly Talbott and her lifestyle marriage with the founder of a huge New York hedge fund. Holly gets familiar with the life filled with luncheons (lunches are called luncheons because they take eons), and withering botox stares from her mother-in-law when she finds out Mr. Hedgefund is cheating! Is there life after Wall Street? Jill Kargman has written for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and other big publications, plus she has three books under her belt. The author grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan (as the daughter of the former president of Chanel) and is the perfect story teller for a juicy and hilarious New York drama.
- Chloé van der Wel

Amy Tara Koch, Jill Kargman and Wendy Donahue
Amalie Drury and Corri McFadden