Wendy Navratil

After a year of planning and months of salary spent, many newlyweds banish the bridal gown to the attic and the wedding invitation to the scrapbook, rarely to be seen...

On Sunday nights, Kristin Tillotson's mother would sit the children down to watch "Lassie" with Campbell's chicken noodle soup, then popcorn and root beer floats, served on TV trays--the only...

Like the dreamily soft bed sheets of our youth, Winnetka-raised designer Kay Unger's pj's feel as though they've been through a spin cycle and a session on a sun-bathed clothesline....

Few parents of baby boys have been spared a spontaneous gush during a diaper changing. The Weeblock, a nylon-covered sponge in the shape of a hollowed shell, offers protection from...

Jelly Kelly handbags aren't the only rubber giving leather a run for its money these days. Chicago fashion impresario Mark Gill, who built his reputation as image-consultant extraordinaire after stints...

"It must be the butt." That's Tangerine boutique owner Lori Mandarino, explaining the vanishing act of James Preserved Denim jeans from her Bucktown shop and other stores across the country....

For Pop-Tart indulgence without the carbs, Jessica Simpson has partnered with perfume maker D'lish to create Dessert, a fragrance and body-care line so sweet you can taste it. In three...

Few could be happier than Gene Meyer to see the burst of color and pattern in fashion. Formerly a women's designer, Meyer now has translated his appreciation of the Art...

Spring's instant message: accessories exploding with color. Think peony pink, peppery polka dot, Starburst citrus and Palm Beach striped--sometimes all at once--via skinny belts, mini-scarves, patent handbags and peekaboo shoes....

Chutzpah is showing up all over chests--not just at Abercrombie & Fitch, which set a fire under a governor recently with a sly slogan T-shirt: "It's all relative in West...