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Local designer returns to Project Runway

Local fashion designer Valerie Mayen is no stranger to the Project Runway stage. She competed on season eight of the fashion design competition, where she finished seventh of 17 designers. Now, she'll be appearing on season five of Project Runway All Stars, where she will be up against other Project Runway alumni from various seasons.

International beauty brand boasts local roots

There's a line of natural anti-aging beauty products that's gaining popularity with movie stars and everyday women alike, and it got its start in 1889 right here in Cleveland. Frownies began when Clevelander Margaret Krosen developed a product to help her daughter Alice minimize a deep wrinkle in her brow, and the product soon took off.

Stay Warm without Sacrificing Style

Winter has finally arrived in Northeast Ohio, and it's time to bundle up. But just because it's cold doesn't mean you have to ditch your sense of style.

Blogger Spotlight: Abby & Elle Upstairs Fashion & Design

Abby and Elle, Cleveland fashion bloggers

Abby and Elle are a couple of Eastsiders with a passion for fashion, art and home design. The two women share style tips, DIY how-tos, fashion advice and more at their blog, Abby & Elle Upstairs Fashion & Design. We asked them a few questions about blogging, shopping tips and style advice.

Book Review: Self-Styled

The book Self-Styled: Dare to Be Different is comprised of a series of side-by-side photos of the same person in two different outfits - one representing daywear and one representing nightwear. It's a project the author has been working on since 2008.

National Wear Red Day 2017

Friday, Feb. 3 was National Wear Red Day,and people all over the country wore red to promote awareness of women's heart health. We picked some of our favorite local looks.

Study shows what accessories we splurge on

We've all splurged here and there on a fabulous necklace or handbag, but do you know what the most popular accessory to splurge on in is? Cosmopolitan and Polyvore set to find out what people in each state are buying, accessory-wise, based on search stats from Polyvore.

Book Review: Style Tribes

Sure, you've heard of flappers and greasers, but how about Teddy boys and sapeurs? In her new book, Style Tribes: The Fashion of Subcultures, Caroline Young presents an exploration of 30 iconic styles exisitng in various parts the world over the last 100 years - some of which you may be familiar, and some you may never have heard of.

Local teen competes on Project Runway Junior

Project Runway Junior - Victoria Cohen - Cleveland fashion designer

A local 17-year-old is garnering national attention as she competes on the first season of Lifetime's Project Runway Junior. Victoria Cohen, a senior at Westlake High School, is in the fashion design competiton that began with 12 young style mavens.

Style insiders share their secrets to success

Rent the Runway - Cleveland fashion presentation

The co-founders of fashion rental site Rent the Runway, Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss, were recently in Cleveland as presenters at the 10th Annual Small Business Convention in partnership with the Female Entrepreneur Summit. Hyman and Fleiss founded Rent the Runway in 2009 and have grown the company into a nationwide venture with millions of customers.

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