(This is a guest post from Jacqueline of the awesome Fashionable Kiffen. Her personal blog is also here.)

Vika Brown moved to Chicago from the Ukraine in 1998, and the local fashion scene has benefited ever since. Her creations manage to mix feminine details with enough of an edge to keep everything from being too saccharine, and she always include trademark details like intricate little pleats.

Some of the pieces you’ll find in her current collection include luscious jewel-toned frocks and blouses, wool jackets with nipped-in waists (perfect for hourglass girls), and chic little black dresses done in thick wool and …read more

Not my party though. Our friends at Threadless are opening their first store, in one of my favorite cities with a fantastic band.
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