Style

Ali Pallone loves the “quaint little town” of Barrington. It is the perfect setting for Pallone’s annual Christmas “Craft and Wine Night,” where her karaoke machine takes center stage as she and her guests sing along to country music. It is a close-knit community that Pallone proudly serves as a member of the Barrington Cotillion

COUNTRY VS. TOWN: KATIE KUEMPEL

Katie Kuempel is the owner of Angelina, located in downtown Barrington. This chic lifestyle business recently expanded to include a new warehouse location located off Lake Barrington’s Pepper Road. For lovers of perpetual adornment, the warehouse carries a permanent jewelry collection. When not at her shops, Kuempel spends her time boating on the Fox River

SHORE VS. CITY: TERRIE REINHARD

Ten years ago, TERRIE REINHARD moved from Los Angeles to the North Shore with her husband and two boys. Reinhard quickly fell in love with her mid-century ranch house, which became the perfect backdrop to showcase her small but growing contemporary art collection. Always an admirer of fashion, Reinhard works in retail marketing for a

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Research has revealed the most searched for fashion decade in each U.S. state, and in Illinois, the most searched for and favorite fashion decade is the 1990s. And while you may wonder what it is about ’90s fashion that is causing locals such intrigue, a drive by New Trier High School or the shop windows

MATERIAL PURSUITS

ODE TO JFK John F. Kennedy was the epitome of all-American style and a big part of his swagger was in the Saratoga sunglasses he sported from the Cape to Washington, D.C. These lightweight tortoise shell frames with green lenses are an American Optical (AO) classic that never goes out of style. This Chicago-area company