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Chicago Manual of Style | The rise and fall of waist and hem
Chicago Manual of Style | The brief, wondrous life of the little black dress
If you don’t know what LBD stands for, you will after reading this.
Chicago Manual of Style | Fashion blogs bring couture to the masses
Check out these blogs when you’re in a fashion slump.
TV’s top fashion trendsetters
Some of TV’s hit shows have influenced the fashion industry.
From freezing to foxy
Keep the blues away with bright colors, fun patterns, and cozy pieces that make you smile no matter how much it snows.
Don’t lose yourself in your quest for success
Ultimately, it’s better to stray a little from what’s expected than make yourself nervous trying to conform completely to a certain idea.
Chicago Manual of Style: Don’t beat the winter blues, be the winter blues
Tips on winter’s biggest trends.
Chicago Manual of Style: Project Runway can’t make it work
Because it both entertains and gathers a considerable audience, Project Runway also plays a role in determining what it means to be fashionable.
Chicago Manual of Style: A flattering form for fall
With any luck, these tips will keep you constantly cozy, as well as fashionable and fabulous.
Chicago Manual of Style: Accessible accessories for a variety of styles
From “flatforms” to belt purses, learn about the accessories in style this season.
Chicago Manual of Style– 5/13/11
A comprehensive guide to sartorial sustainability
Chicago Manual of Style—4/29/2011
What to wear, when and where
Chicago Manual of Style—4/1/2011
All play and no work makes spring a good time
Chicago Manual of Style—3/4/2011
Galliano scandal turns fashion towards politics
Chicago Manual of Style—2/25/2011
Keep the real world in mind when buying online
Chicago Manual of Style—2/1/11
Three style blogs that stray from tradition
Chicago Manual of Style—1/11/11
Dos and Don’ts of the New Year
Chicago Manual of Style—11/19/10
The three commandments of fashion
Chicago Manual of Style—11/5/2010
From across the pond, a new perspective on American style
Chicago Manual of Style—10/29/2010
Style on film: Documentaries depict the working world of fashion
Chicago Manual of Style—10/22/2010
Clothing amid controversy: Examining American Apparel
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Mad Men to Minimalism: A fashion week primer
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To pack or not to pack, that is the question
Theater on Campus
The U of C’s drama queens and kings
Smart Museum sketches portrait of a tragedy
New exhibit revisits a West Side fire’s legacy of revenge and grief.
Off-Off turns on the wit for its 24th season
Tradition and training behind the scenes with campus improv troupe
Smart Museum joins The Darker Side
The Darker Side of Light displays darker works from the 19th-century
Awaiting brave students, FOTA’s mic stands open
FOTA holds will be hosting Open Mic Night at Hallowed Grounds next Thursday.
Just in time for midterms, UT serves up some schaudenfraude
UT makes suffering students feel a little better with stories of pain and suffering.
Student filmmakers see bright future for their feature
What happens when your summer project is to make a movie.
Dean’s Titus tells a bloody tale of modern violence
The Dean’s Men are putting a modern twist on Shakespeare’s ulta-violent Titus Andronicus for their autumn production. The play begins Thursday, December 3.
Decoding Doc’s Programming Process
Ever wonder how Doc Films comes up with their quarterly film schedule? Well now you can find out, and maybe even get involved in the process yourself.
UT creates a lively Cemetery full of joy and sorrow
UT plays the junkyard blues in its own telling of Arrabal’s irreverent drama.
If you want some Aqua Teen, Lakeshore will give it to ya
The show’s creators talk about the artistic process and their upcoming performance in Chicago.
Steppenwolf’s music animates Mango Street
Incorporating lively music and numberous monologues, the Young Adult division of Steppenwolf Theatre puts on a faithful rendition of the classic Chicago novel.
Festival highlights humor in the humanities
The theme of this year’s Chicago Humanities Festival is laughter and includes appearances from Tony Kushner and Matt Groening.
UT’s reworked Orpheus myth spotlights tragic Eurydice
While students prepare to say goodbye to campus life for a few months or for the rest of their lives, Eurydice serves as a reminder of the sorrow of loss—and offers hope of reconnection through love.
Hyde Park poets take to Poem Present podium
Poem Present’s UofChicagoland showcases upcoming poets from the Chicago (and University of Chicago) community.
UT mixes dance, theater in Sidecar’s ballet of the banal
Sidecar adds a little twist to the ordinary with its new dance performance.
Steinbeck gets timely update with no-frills, upbeat Men
In light of the current recession, Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men couldn’t be more relevant. Fortunately, Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ production allows audiences to experience the classic novel on another level.
Wong lands at U of C for Rockefeller Cuckoo
Kristina Wong, a multi-talented artist and Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture’s artist-in-residence, has come to the U of C to lead an acting workshop and perform her latest solo show, Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Ford Center’s Rent offers a silver lining to recession woes with triple-threat talent
The Broadway musical transforms common problems with rent and relationships into an entertaining performance with members from the original cast.
University librarian finds stories in the stacks
University of Chicago librarian Frances McNamara published Death at the Fair, a murder mystery set during the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. The Maroon sat down with McNamara to discuss her work and plans for the future.
UC Dancers’s annual show features modern choreography From All Sides
UC Dancers’s new show offers dancing from all perspectives.
Maher brings drama to politics, poetry
Mickle Maher, a Chicago play wright and actor, creates theater in untheatrical settings—panel discussions, lectures, and debates.
Top 5 YouTube Videos of 2008
The clips we couldn’t stop forwarding in ’08.
Theatrical adaptation makes Life a little more musical
At the Theatre at the Center, the holiday season starts with a new twist on that an old Frank Capra story.
Script may tread old ground, but these men have Soul
The rapport between leads Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson redeems Soul Men‘s unoriginal plot.
UT tries its hand at sketch and succeeds
UT’s Sketch Show brings the quick-fire wit of Saturday Night Live to Reynold Club’s First Floor Theater.
Dostoevsky has his day on Lookingglass stage
To condense Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, a 776-page novel, into a three-hour play is no small task. Fortunately, Lookingglass Theatre’s world premiere overcomes this challenge.
