In 2012, in its inaugural year when it was only two days long, more than 40,000 high-energy fans trekked across the country to see the jam-packed line up of premier artists including Art Department, Boys Noize, Duck Sauce (A-Trak & Armand Van Helden), Eric Prydz, Erick Morillo, Guy Gerber, James Murphy & Pat Mahoney of [...]

  Dear friends, Since 2001, The Sassy City Chicks brand has offered shopping events geared towards a sophisticated, cosmopolitan female audience of 21-45 years in search of a ‘girls night out’ experience with beauty, fashion and style. After a short hiatus during the first half of 2013 to listen to our designers and shoppers, as [...]

As the owners and producers of The Taste of the Gold Coast we are so excited to present  The Taste of Streeterville 2013 benefiting The Streeterville Chamber of Commerce and featuring over a dozen neighborhood restaurants! The Taste of Streeterville celebrates some of the best restaurants in the neighborhood! Each participating will feature samples from [...]

We had the opportunity to visit Essence MedSpa & Wellness Center and learn about one of their most popular treatments, needling! It sounds exactly as it it, rolling needles on your face! It’s known as micro-needling, derma-rolling, or the very-technical-sounding Percutaneous Collagen Induction (PCI).  Don’t let all the names confuse you, the results are always [...]

If you missed Chicago Gourmet 2012 this year in Millennium Park and/or have never been make sure not to miss this outdoor annual phenomenon next year (September 27-29, 2013). Chicago Gourmet is an annual celebration of food and wine showcasing more than 100 of Chicago’s finest restaurants and chefs, as well as hundreds of renowned [...]

In February,  I was informed of the opportunity to win a scholarship to attend the NABA Fashion Accessories Design Workshop in Milan, Italy.   The competition consisted of my choosing of which USA Olympic Team inspired me the most.  After studying the different USA Olympic Teams, the women’s swim team is what caught my interest immediately.  I started [...]

If you missed our Chicago’s Sweetheart’s event at TWELVEWEST on Thursday, June 7th, you also missed out on checking out TWELVEWEST, the Gold Coast’s newest lounge. CLICK HERE to see the photos from the event. All of the Sweethearts looked beautiful and we were delighted to have 12 of Chicago’s sweetest women together for an [...]

After having a good laugh about 3 of the funniest misconceptions we’ve heard about ourselves we had to create a post and also wanted to include others around Chicago that wanted to share with us  as it seems everybody has misconceptions! Our personal funniest misconceptions:   1. Being asked if we are lesbians. While we [...]

We’re so excited for the 1st Annual Violet Tie Ball! The event will be held on Friday, June 15th at Bentley Gold Coast Motors at 834 N Rush St. This event fundraiser is important because today’s kids are tomorrows leaders! The mission of the Violet Tie Ball is to raise money for the PREMIER3 STEM [...]

Are you up for the challenge?? Join us in the month of June at the Gold Coast Fitness Formula Club (FFC) for a four week boot camp on Mondays mornings and Wednesday evenings located at 1030 North Clark Street  Chicago, IL 60610. The weather will be warm soon enough and this is the perfect opportunity to [...]