This is my official first post on the new site!!!

Here are some pics I took back on January 29th (i know, i know, i am sooo behind!) at the Chicago Fashion Resource Launch party. If you aren't familiar with the site you need to follow the link above and take a gander because the it is a-maze-ing.

CFR is dedicated to guiding their viewers to all things, fashion related in Chicago. You'll find in depth profiles of boutiques and designers, as well as, a neighborhood excursion guide.

The party was held at Lumen, in the West Loop and hosted the who's who of the Chicago fashion industry.

At any party I attend it's usually the women attendees that steal the show with their outfits but this time it was the men who gave me an eyeful. I had never seen as many bow ties and pocket squares in one place in my life as I did that night. It was a dream come true!

When I found out Malibu rum was having a free drink event I was totally there (because I'm a total whore for free alcohol). When I looked back at the flyer I realized that Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy Pete was hosting and thought, "Oh no, this is going to be interesting". Annnd, I was totally right. The event turned out to be a wannabe Stoli Hotel with hour long drink lines and bad music. To top it off, everyone there was dressed, um, pretty bad (to say the least). Even the host himself was wearing one of those Middle Eastern scarves that were popular like three seasons ago! For some reason I never seem to learn that nothing comes without a price tag (especially free booze).

I know some of you out there will get on my ass because this woman isn't wearing big glasses or something neon but I really don't care. I took her picture for a couple of reasons. One, I thought it was nice to see someone out on a Saturday morning getting their Starbucks in a classy, put-together outfit as opposed to stretch pants and friday night's makeup (i.e.- me) and two, I'm a total bag whore and I love that boxy, patent leather bag! Agree? Disagree?