Sherry Thomas

WHERE FASHION MEETS PHILANTHROPY

Annie Diamantidis, founder and designer of Annie Handbags, has built a brand synonymous with luxury, craftsmanship, and timeless style. Her journey began with a passion for fine materials and design, which led her to create a line of exquisite leather handbags and jewelry embraced by discerning customers nationwide. Annie Handbags recently partnered with Equestrian Connection

BEHIND THE GLAMOUR

“Once I thought that Lake Forest was the most glamorous place in the world,” American author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote to his daughter in 1940, just six months before his death. “Maybe it was.” There is a palpable angst in that statement, a sense of longing that lingered decades after the author famously met and

ROAD TO HOBBITON

Growing up in Winnetka, Alina Taber wasn’t really exposed to The Hobbit until she started watching the films as a student at New Trier Township High School. But when she landed the role of the half-elven queen Arwen in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s (CST) The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, which made its

THE “IT” GIRL

Those who follow Maggie Getz Studio on Instagram are familiar with the Lake Bluff interior designer’s love of mixing the unexpected with the classic— often sharing her palette of colors, vintage finds, and patterned textiles as an inspirational tableau. From new construction and whole house renovations to the simplest room refreshes, her residential interior design

SUGAR PLUM PERFECT

“Twas in the weeks before Christmas, when all through the Inn, drinks were a stirring as families poured in. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care … in hopes that new holiday memories would soon be made there. And while there may not be actual sugar plums being served at The English Room

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Growing up in Lake Forest, Matty Price Collins recalls “playing” at a desk in the office of Price Insurance, a business her great-grandfather founded in 1937. Today, she and brother Andrew are the fourth generation to lead the Lake Forest institution and that desk is where she works every day. “Lake Forest has a tight-knit

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