Lynee Ruiz

Photo by Lyneé Ruiz. Boston Store is never short on fashionable events. Next Wednesday (May 1),  an Alfred Dunner fashion show will commence at two locations: one at Boston Store Southridge at 10:30 a.m. and one at Boston Store Mayfair at 2 p.m. Both take place in the Misses Sportswear Department hosted by Alfred Dunner fashion expert Rita Schoeller, who will update everyone on the latest spring trends, and then help you shop the looks after the show.  While you’re there, you can also register to win a $250 gift card. That could buy quite a few shoes. Alfred Dunner…

I don’t often write about my own styling adventures but this was too fun not to share. Last summer I was signed with New York agency Artists by Timothy Priano as a hair and makeup artist. Signing with an agency can be really cool if you’re ready to work hard and travel. The agency setting gets you out of the salon and into studios doing hair and makeup for editorials, advertising, TV and more. While a lot of my work has been in Chicago, I recently started accepting work in New York.  This past week I was there working for…

Images by Tom Nardini. The first time I walked past the Me-Ality booth at Mayfair, I stood gawking at it with the rest of the crowd, wondering just what the machine was. It’s located right outside Swarovski and Coldwater Creek stores on the first level, and it looks a bit intimidating if you aren’t sure what it’s for. So, what is it? Its name stands for “Measured Reality,” and it’s a virtual fitting room. The machine takes thousands of body scans with radio waves lasting about 10 seconds, and tells you your exact size at participating retailers. The point? It…

All images by Lynee Ruiz.  Tickets were sold out days before the Art Institute’s first student fashion show, appropriately titled “The Haute List.” Held at the Art Museum on Saturday, I was pleasantly surprised to walk in and see fashion-lovers dressed formally, funky and free as locals expressed their love and support for the arts. I took great pleasure in witnessing a middle-aged professional woman in a ball gown give advice to an aspiring stylist in ripped stockings, and men in tuxedos graciously greeting men with shaved heads and tattoos. As ticket holders filtered in, bloggers, photographers and press snapped…

This Saturday, the Milwaukee Art Museum is hosting the Art Institute’s first student fashion s how that they’re calling “The Haute List”. The show begins at 8:30 p.m. and doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Art Institute students will be displaying their raw talent by creating one-of-a-kind fashions that will strut down the runway. A panel of five local fashion professionals will critique styling, design, detail and construction.  Local fashion influencers such as Bjorn Nasett (hair styling god and Fashion Farmboy blogger  along with Michael Damond (publisher of online Fashionable Mags) and blogger Corleen Heidgerken of Barely Practical will be among many at…

Back in October, we decided to hold a fun community competition dubbed “The Style Games”. The rules were one model, one salon, one boutique and one photographer put their best feet forward in producing one amazing photograph depicting their skills. After nearly 8,000 votes, an Editor’s Choice win was handed out, as well as a People’s Choice. Want to know a little more about these style leaders? First up, Editors Choice! GG Collections Boutique and NNI Salon and Spa Photographer: Scott Detweiler. Model: Heather Stern. Hair & Makeup: Valbona Zejneli. How did this team come up with the winning look? Both…