Last week, the nation’s most influential bloggers converged on the Water Tower Place for the Windy City Soiree #WCSOIREE. A celebration of fashion, food, friends and fun. Hosted by MJ Tam and Beth Rosen of ChicagonistaLIVE! and co-hosted by Boomfluent, RoleMommy.com, and Trumpeting Media. THIS was the place to be!
Check out our favorite pics below. To see more official #wcsoiree event photos, click here. You can also click from Pam Katz’s photos.
MJ Tam & Beth Rosen
Guests were welcomed by Raved, Wao Bao, and complimentary issue of Redbook, while they signed in and received their special fashion missions. These missions consisted of visiting stores around Water Tower Place and tweeting/instagraming the photos as well. At about 4 pm, the stage lights lit and the event was kicked-off with Broadway in Chicago‘s The Australian Bee Gees.
But the BIG portion was the fashion show! Bloggers from all around the country dressed in outfits that represented great Chicago landmarks or areas. Let’s take a gander, shall we?
The emcee for the evening was none other than the great Nancy Loo @NancyLoo of WGN News
Betsy Breuer and Kristing Cheuvront @lilstylefile ~ The Magnificent Mile
On Betsy:
Ensemble: @whbm | White House Black Market
Puzzle: @ChiaroArt | CHIAROoScURO
Makeup : @Sephora | Sephora
On Kristin:
Ensemble: @bebe_stores | bebe
Shoes: @Macys | Macy’s
Bag: @ChiaroArt | CHIAROoScURO
Makeup: @Sephora | Sephora
Beth Blecherman @techmama ~ Cloud Gate
Ensemble: @EILEENFISHER | Eileen Fisher
Sunglasses: @sunglasshut | Sunglass Hut
Makeup: @bareMinerals | Bare Minerals
Meredith Sinclair @MeredithPlays ~ Lake Michigan Lakefront
Ensemble: @freepeople | Free People
Sunglasses: @sunglasshut | Sunglass Hut
Boots and Accessories: @BOTASCUADRA | Cuadra
Makeup: @bareMinerals | Bare Minerals
Patrice Yursik @afrobella ~ The Art Institue of Chicago
Ensemble: @Macys | Macy’s
Jewelry: @shopfrancescas | Francesca’s Collections
Shoes: @akirachicago | Akira Footwear
Makeup: @Sephora | Sephora
Jessica Ashley @SassafrassJess ~ Wrigley Field
Ensemble: @TheLimited | The Limited
Jewelry: @shopfrancescas | Francesca’s Collection
Shoes: @akirachicago | Akira Footwear
Puzzle: @ChiaroArt | CHIARoScURO
Makeup: @bareminerals | Bare Minerals
Anupy Singla @IndianApplePie ~ Lincoln Park Conservatory
Ensemble: @JJill | J. Jill
Bag: @verabradley | Vera Bradley
Shoes: @macys | Macy’s
Makeup: @bareminerals | Bare Minerals
Danielle Smith @daniellesmithtv ~ Navy Pier
Ensemble: @akirachicago | Akira Women’s
Shoes: facebook.com/clarksusa | Clark’s
Bangles: @PANDORA_NA | Pandora
Makeup: @bareminerals | Bare Minerals
Joey Fortman @joeyfortman ~ Buckingham Fountain
Ensemble: @macys | Macy’s
Shoes: @macys | Macy’s
Jewelry: @PANDORA_NA | Pandora
Makeup: @Sephora | Sephora
Jim Higley @jimhigley ~ Willis Tower Sky Deck
Ensemble: @ExpressLife | Express
Shoes & Bag: @BOTASCUADRA | Cuadra
Sunglass: @sunglasshut | Sunglass Hut
Makeup: @sephora | Sephora
Andrea Metcalf @Andreametcalf ~ The Cultural Center
Ensemble: @adeledallasorr | Adele Dallas Orr
Jewelry: @adeledallasorr | Adele Dallas Orr
Shoes: @macys | Macy’s
And the hosts: Beth Feldman, MJ Tam, Beth Rosen, Esti Berkowitz, and Nancy Horn
