American Express announced that chart topping band Cobra Starship will perform live during this season’s Cardmember-Only show with Tommy Hilfiger on Thursday, February 16 at 6:30PM. The fashion and music runway spectacle will present Hilfiger’s Spring 2012 campaign featuring “The Hilfigers”— a fictional, all-American family made up of eclectic characters on the camping adventure of a lifetime. For the first time ever, the designer’s fashionably fictitious family will come to life on the runway, offset by the electropop sounds of Cobra Starship. Tickets are available now exclusively for American Express® Cardmembers at americanexpress.com/entertainment.

Many of you ladies are getting ready to spend Valentine’s day with that special someone in your lives. So, I’d like to share some of my favorite skincare and makeup products to help you get the perfect flirty and romantic look for the occasion.

At the start of the new year, Chicago brides could check a wish off of their dream wedding lists! Vera Wang opened their 5,000 square foot bridal boutique at 945 Rush Street. On February 2nd, the Chicago Vera Wang gang threw their official grand opening, and oh my, was it lovely! The cocktailing crowd all received VIP bridal treatment celebrating the grand reveal with champagne, hors d’oeuvres and desserts by Food for Thought Catering. Every turn promised racks of fairy tale gowns sweeping the floor and every guest got a hands-on, close up look of the Spring 2012 collection.

This year at the Berlin Fashion Week, the city took on its usual political role: bridging East and West. A common theme reigned over the fashion shows with a sense of Asian influence. Large brands such as Hugo Boss, Berlin’s largest label at Fashion Week, and even smaller locally-based labels such as German designer Rena Lange, are listening to their consumers. China and Japan have not only recently grown in population and success but have become two of the leading markets for luxury fashion. With that being said, labels are making appropriate adjustments to adhere to their Asian audience