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- ageless fashion
- ageless style
- Alembika
- All Black Shoes
- art to wear
- barbecue
- beautiful clothing
- best of chicago
- black and white clothing
- black owned business
- black owned business chicago
- black owned businesses
- blog post
- bold clothing
- bone
- buying trip
- carribbean
- Chicago Boutique
- Chicago Fashion
- Chicago’s finest
- coterie
- curate international
- depression
- designer jewelry
- dots
- ebony
- Essential Elements Boutique
- essential elements chicago
- Essential Maven
- Essential Mavens
- European clothing
- fashion
- fashion blogger
- fashion over 50
- fashion over 60
- fashion photography
- Fly London Shoes
- funky shoes
- Get to know the team
- gratitude
- Gwen
- handmade shoes
- happy new year
- happy new you
- horn
- instastyle
- international trade show
- Just Sofia
- Kedem Sasson
- labor day
- leather jewelry
- linen clothing
- Link by OGI
- love life
- Luukaa
- made in denmark
- made in germany
- made in switzerland
- mature beauty
- Meet the Team
- Meet the team blog
- Mel Bag
- moda
- monies
- monies jewelry
- mother of pearl
- natural fabric
- new york
- new york buyer
- online store
- ootd
- photoshoot
- Plant Based Junkie Chicago
- Plus Size Fashion
- Plus Size Model
- Pop Element by Essential Element
- quality footwear
- Ralson Women's Clothing
- ralston
- rare jewelry
- real women clothes
- relax
- renew
- resolutions
- shop local
- shop small
- shop small business
- shopeechicago
- sole commerce
- southside boutique
- southside chicago shopping
- southside of chicago
- Spring Step Shoes
- Spring Step Women's Shoes
- stripes
- studio atelier
- sustainable clothing
- sustainable jewelry
- sustainable shoes
- Team Essential Elements
- Team Member Spotlight
- Team Member Timia
- the edge designer show
- Timia
- trippen
- Trippen Shoes
- unique jewelry
- unique shoes
- vacation
- vaccination
- Vocal Women's Clothing
- web studio
- woman owned business
- women's clothing
- women's shoes
- women’s fashion
One of the highlights of my profession is meeting with designers as they present their new collections for the upcoming season. Although I've shopped the Las Vegas and California markets, New York is where my heart is!
