Archive for August 2010

Top Chef Art Smith & Jesus Salgueiro Tie the Knot in DC (Complete Photo Album of Their Magical Day!)

Chef Art Smith and his longtime partner, artist Jesus Salgueiro, walk down the aisle to tie the knot in Washington DC this weekend. It was a day filled with love, happiness and surprises from beginning to end at the wedding of Chef Art Smith and his longtime partner, artist Jesus Salgueiro, in Washington, DC this... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
August 23, 2010 at 1:01 pm • 

Ever Wonder What Happened to the "Chicago Housewives" Idea?

“Plastic Royalty’s Leslie Forrester and her dad, Dr. Leon Forrester Tcheupdjian. June 18th, 2009….ahhhh I remember it well!  It was the afternoon of our interview with Becky Cattie, Casting Director for Towers Productions, for a possible pilot of a version of  “Real Housewives of Chicago.”  We interviewed at my friendgg, Shauna Montgomery’s, posh apartment on Lake Shore Drive along... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
August 19, 2010 at 12:12 pm • 

Macy's Passport Presents Glamorama Chicago 2010 (Plus All-Access PICS!)

This year’s Macy’s Passport Presents Glamorama show was all about fashion, fantasy, music and magic and was so over-the-top fabulous that it left guests breathless!  I was fortunate to attend the rehearsal earlier that day and I left the theatre with goosebumps.  This show began in Minneapolis and will go on from here to L.A.... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
August 15, 2010 at 11:22 am • 
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Factio Magazine's "Islands of the World Fashion Tour Chicago"

  This fashion show originally began in Nassau, Bahamas in 2008. Now, for the first time, it has come to Chicago thanks to organizers Mode Isles Ltd.  President Owen Bethel is thrilled to once again showcase talent from island nations which includes award-winning Eric Raisina (Madagascar), Harl Taylor BAG (Bahamas), K. Bobby (Jamaica), Nadya (Bali, Indonesia)... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
August 11, 2010 at 11:32 am • 

Top Chicago Chefs Highlight Service Club Fashion Show

Top Chicago Chefs Highlight Service Club Fashion Show
Chefs Ryan Poli (Perrenial) and Ryan Pitts (RL) strut their stuff in the finale of The Service Club of Chicago’s fashion show. I think this year’s “Day on the Terrace” Fashion Show, benefitting The Service Club of Chicago, was the best one yet!  There were gorgeous fall/winter collections presented from designers/stores such as Dennis Basso,... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
August 8, 2010 at 10:27 am • 

Playboy Playmates, Pinups and Sexy Cyber Girls return to Chicago for Glamourcon 2010!

Heather Rae Young (Miss Feb. 2010) with Jaime Faith Edmondson (Miss Jan. 2010) at Glamourcon 2010 in Chicago. (They appeared as a double centerfold in the January 2010 issue.) It was my 4th Glamourcon and every time I’ve had a chance to meet fellow Playmates whom I’ve never met before!  This year’s 49th Glamourcon at Crowne Plaza had lots... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
August 4, 2010 at 2:41 pm • 
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