Nothing says holiday time like “It’s a Wonderful Life in Lake Bluff!” It was unusually warm/rainy (instead of frigid/snowing) on Dec. 3rd when GazeboNews photographer Cyn Sansing Mycoskie of www.cynimage.com cruised Scranton in search of some interesting & festive trends.

This is part five of a new feature that GazeboNews started over the summer, showcasing real people going about their days while looking good in what they’re wearing. Click here to see the previous installments of Fashion847!

Names: Katherine and Carrie
From: Evanston and Northbrook
Captured: After doing the Lake Bluff Museum Holiday Home Tour, the pals did some wishful thinking
Where did you get this creative black coat w/beige embroidery? A shop in Vail, CO

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Names: Kate (left) & sister Alex

From: Lake Bluff

Captured: Spreading holiday cheer to Voila’s penguins

Where did Mom get Kate’s whimsical flowered winter coat? Macy’s

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Names: Michelle (left) & sister Gabby

From: Libertyville

Captured: Posing for Mom’s holiday photo

Where did you get these glamorous patterned stockings and high heels? T.J. Maxx

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Name: Carole

From: Lake Forest

Captured: Stopping by to check Santa out

Where did you get your fun/funky/functional leopard-print boots? @ the Ralph Lauren Dept. @ Macy’s

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Name: Samantha

From: Lake Bluff

Captured: @ Peg Ann’s, caroling with her LFHS group

Where did you get your woven-with-ribbons&sequins-mohair scarf? Old Navy

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Name: Sharon

From: Lake Forest

Captured: Taking fun pics of kids, elves & reindeers

Where did you get your elegant, taupe wool (looked like cashmere) coat? Calvin Klein Dept. @ Lord & Taylor

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Now that it’s fall, what are people wearing to fend off the chill without getting overheated? GazeboNews photographer Cyn Sansing Mycoskie visited the Lake Bluff Farmer’s Market to get some ideas (and fresh flowers … )

This is part three of a new feature that GazeboNews started over the summer, showcasing real people going about their days while looking good in what they’re wearing. Click here to see the previous installments of Fashion847!

Kim
Where do you live? Lake Bluff
Where did you get this fun jacket? Not sure–was a Christmas gift last year!
What’s your favorite store in Lake Forest or Lake Bluff? Voila!

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Sue
Where do you live? Lake Forest
Where did you get this chic & colorful jacket? Arizona
What’s your favorite store in Lake Forest or Lake Bluff? Voila!

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Ashlan (left) and Carolyn (right)
Where do you live? Fort Sheridan and Homersville, GA
Where did you get your cool animal-print scarves? Ann Taylor
What’s your favorite store in Lake Forest or Lake Bluff? Voila!

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By Adrienne Fawcett

I love old houses, so I fully expected to be wowed at Lake Forest Preservation Foundation’s recent tour of House of the Four Winds, a 102-year old estate that owners Bill and Lyn Redfield have painstakingly restored over the past 35 or so years. And I did fall in love with the house–as well as with Bill and Lyn, who charmed the much larger-than-expected crowd of about 200 with stories of the home’s long history and their experiences renovating it (including peeling three layers of linoleum off the kitchen floor.)

But House of the Four Winds wasn’t the only stylish thing worth noting; I also loved the way people were dressed for a late-summer garden party. Here are a few photos:

Lynn:
Where did you buy your outfit?: Citywoods in Highland Park.
What’s your favorite store in Lake Forest or Lake Bluff?: The Lake Forest Shop
Bill:
Where did you buy this outfit?: Lynn said he hates to shop, but on a recent visit to Nordstrom, she and a saleswoman outfited him with this Tommy Bahama shirt, plaid shorts and knee-length socks.
What’s your favorite store?: He doesn’t have one, but Lyn buys clothing for him at Nordstrom

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Rosemary Troxel, board member of the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation
Where do you live?: Lake Forest
Where did you get this great, bright outfit?: The skirt is from Talbots in Market Square; the orange top is from the Lake Forest Resale Shop and the scarf is from J.Crew.
What’s your favorite store in Lake Forest or Lake Bluff?: Hmmm….I don’t think I can pick a favorite store, because I love variety and I love many of the stores in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff for different reasons. I love the casual clothing and jewelry at J. Crew, and the unique styles at Voila!, and the one-of-a-kind clothing that I find at the Resale Shop where I volunteer. Another favorite shop is The Mustard Seed, a fair trade shop in Lake Forest.

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Carol Champ, seen taking tickets for the House of the Four Winds tour.
Where do you live?: Lake Forest
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Text by Adrienne Fawcett
Photos By Cyn Sansing Mycoskie of www.cynimage.com

I was flipping through a fashion magazine the other day when it occurred to me that I haven’t been inspired by fashion magazines since the Brooke Shields “Nothing comes between me and my Calvins” ad ran in Seventeen back in the … oh, it’s not important how far back it was.

But in the years since? I love reading Vogue…or at least looking at the pictures, but I find that real people are far more fashionably influential than the models who look about as old as my 13-year-old daughter, the very daughter who was getting braces on her teeth when I was reading Vogue in the orthodontist’s waiting room.

Like me, GazeboNews photographer Cyn Sansing Mycoskie has spent a few too many moments staring at the racks of clothes in her closet, wondering what to wear. Searching for inspiration, we decided to try an experiment that we are calling Fashion847. The idea is to ask people who look good in what they’re wearing where they bought their outfit and/or where they like to shop. And where better to start this experiment than downtown Lake Forest on a sunny summer day?

Here are photos of some of the people Cyn met on her Fashion847 assignment. We’d love to keep this feature going–let us know if you like it. And if you see a stylishly pulled together man or woman (or baby or kid), please take a photo and ask them where they shop, then send the info to adrienne@GazeboNews so we can share your fashion inspiration.

Jennifer
Where do you live?: S. Elgin, works in LF
Where did you get this flirty summer-y skirt?: Black & White Market
What’s your favorite store in LF or LB? J. Crew

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Name: Jenny–spotted at Bank Lane Bistro
Where do you live?: Washington, D.C.
Where did you get this cool summer scarf?: Banana Republic
What’s your favorite store in Lake Bluff or Lake Forest?: “Not sure, as I’m just in for a one-day business trip!”

Name: Jo–spotted meeting her sister @ Market Square
Where do you live?: Lake Bluff
Where did you get these hot white shades?: [...]