Preview: Holiday Fashion from Lee & Birch
As the temperature drops and the holiday of holidays approaches, the mad dash for gifts begins. One local Grand Rapids boutique is reminding us to give the gift of FASHION! Lee & Birch will present their Holiday Fashion show this Friday, December 7th at 7pm in Downtown Grand Rapids, and store owner Nikki Dykstra promises [...]
Read More →Rag & Bone Pops Up in Grand Rapids
From Rag & Bone‘s inception in 2002, the brand has been a stand-out; both in their design, quality, and in their mission to use time-honored techniques in their construction locally here in the U.S. The work of designers Marcus Wainwright and David Neville is now available in boutiques and stores in over 39 countries world-wide, [...]
Read More →Couture for a Cure 2012
On October 11th, a crowd of well-dressed men and women gathered at the VanAndel Institute for a night of food and fashion presented by Leigh’s Boutique, an event the local store has been producing for a number of years. The event has grown year after year, prompting a fifty foot expansion of the runway for [...]
Read More →Style Battle 2012
Fashion enthusiasts from all over Grand Rapids came out in their finest duds to attend Spotlight616′s 3rd Annual Style Battle last week at the Goei Center. Upon arrival, attendees were greeted by a complimentary valet service and then swept into the flurry of activity inside the venue. The interior of the Goei Center had been [...]
Read More →Grand Rapids Fashion Night Out.
Last night was the ever-so-anticipated Fashion’s Night Out, not only for Grand Rapids but all over the world. Over 65 businesses in the Grand Rapids area participated in last night’s event. I wish I could have experienced them all, however given the amount of time and locations here are the few I did make it [...]
Read More →A Brave New Beginning for AK Rikks
The “big move” by local fashion retail boutique A.K. Rikk’s to its new free-standing, impeccably designed store has been simmering under a lid of secrecy since store President Jim Murray made the big announcement in the spring. With the anticipation building, Murray and his team opened their doors today for industry insiders and press to [...]
Read More →AK Rikk’s Expanding Fashion in GR
The truth is out. A.K. Rikk’s, a local Grand Rapids boutique known for its involvement in the fashion community of West Michigan, is at it again! Rikk’s is once again investing and expanding the fashion scene of Grand Rapids. Rumors circulated when the store announced it would be holding a press conference at the JW [...]
Read More →I Want That! Paisley Tie by Etro
It is no secret that paisley print is a guilty pleasure of mine. It’s playful, over the top whimsy makes me smile every time I see it. I enjoy the pattern so much that my old lime-gold mustang bore it as her name: Paisley Damage (she was a fierce bitch). She’s since been replaced with [...]
Read More →Shopping the Lee & Birch Spring Show Preview
Safari midi-dress by Waverly Grey / Shira Banchetta Wedge by 67 We visited Lee & Birch‘s downtown location today, given special access to a model fitting for the upcoming Lee & Birch Spring Show that takes to the runway this Friday! Model Blair, of the Matthew Agency is just one of several girls walking in [...]
Read More →Shopping A.K. Rikk’s Cole Haan Trunk Show
Shy is one thing the new spring line of shoes from Cole Haan is not. With unapologetic use of bright pink, purple, orange and more, these shoes definitely will not help you blend into the crowd. I got a chance to view the entire spring line-up today at A.K. Rikk’s, a staple of Grand Rapids [...]
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