CORRI MCFADDEN: SUN TIMES SPLASH!

Its not every day you hear of a down to earth, midwestern, female entrepreneur  whose equal parts powerhouse and sass-city, but when you do- you want to meet her. Enter Corri McFadden, a Chicago based, internationally distributed consignment queen who I had the pleasure of making friends with recently. Below, you can see the stunner in Samantha Sleeper Couture, a one of a kind piece available exclusively on auction at http://www.shopedropoff.com/ starting Dec 5th. You heard right AUCTION. And the starting bid? Only $24.99! So mark your calendars and get your e-bay accounts ready as many one of a kind moments hit the block that day- and when they go, they're gone for good.

 

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Holiday dresses

It's the time of the year to begin dreaming of donning gilded gowns and frothy holiday frocks! Over here in the studio, dreaming up covet worthy moments for the impending season has been the highlight of the week, and I'm happy to share a few images of what's to come!

sequin detail 

sequin detail

 

gilded florals adorn the body in this t-sleeved sheath dress available nov 15- email info@samantha-sleeper.com for order inquiries

gilded florals adorn the body in this t-sleeved sheath dress available nov 15- email info@samantha-sleeper.com for order inquiries

Racked Chicago: Samantha's favorite places to shop

 

New York-based fashion designer Samantha Sleeper recently signed on as curatorial director of Purely Fashion . The Chicago-based  app allows users to locate designer merchandise and check out runway snaps and look books, so anyone on the Purely team knows a thing or two about style.

We asked Sleeper which Chicago shops land on her "best of the best" list. Here are her picks, which offer everything from investment pieces to party dresses and all-natural apothecary goods.

 

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