WHIRLED Style

STYLE INTRO: Bon Voyage

Set sail for the season with transcendent
style tips for home and self.

This summer, update your home with tips from Perlora interior designer Craig McDonald and Molto Bella Ceramica and Premier Granite in Style News. Browse Dr. Lisa Cibik’s amazing collection of Chanel clothing and accessories in Style File. Add some red-hot pieces to your home and get your fingers and toes in style with rings, nail polish, and flip-flops in Shopping Spree. And, we bring you the chic-est designer styles from D&G, Marc Jacobs, Chloe, and Dior that we found at consignment stores Ambiance, Clothes Corner, Designer Days Boutique, and the Savvy Fox of Peters Township, all in Style Feature.


Katie Debouchel at the Pittsburgh Wine Festival. Dr. Cosette Grant-Overton at the YWCA Tribute. Dr. Cosette Grant-Overton at the YWCA Tribute. Kiya Tomlin at Legends for Charity. Andrew Stockey at Legends for Charity. Laurie Bly at the Playroom Project Luncheon.

Summer Breezes

The warm waves of summer are upon us, and the best kind of dressing is simple, easy, and cool, yet sophisticated. We turn to these best-dressed patrons of the Pittsburgh Wine Festival, Henne Jewelers’ Watches and Wine, and the Playroom Project Luncheon for inspiration to dress in the colors of the sand, sea, and sky.

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STYLE NEWS: Eclectic Esthetics

Bring nature inside with a seasonal highlight on home interiors!

Edited by Leslie Hoffman

Craig McDonald

Home

Before & After: Bringing Nature Inside

Sherri and Gary Wilson wanted to transform their contemporary light-filled Fox Chapel home into a spa-like haven referencing stone and shades of green, brown, and gray to evoke natural settings. With help from Craig McDonald, interior designer for Perlora, they achieved style nirvana. Here’s how they did it, with views of the master bedroom, great room, and bathroom.

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STYLE FILE: Changing Chanels

Dr. Lisa Cibik puts her own touch on her Chanel collection.

By katie mavrich | photography by Megan Wylie

Dr. Lisa Cibik photographed in
her Washington home.

Coco Chanel said, “A style does not go out of style as long as it adapts itself to its period.” Dr. Lisa Cibik, a board-certified eye surgeon and physician with Associates in Ophthalmology, lives by this sentiment. Inside an upstairs room of her beautiful Washington home, is a vast collection of Chanel — new and vintage — clothing, shoes, and accessories all on display. The pieces have stood the test of time, some with alterations to keep up with current trends. “Some of the clothing in there was long and altered to be shorter; pieces have been adapted as the years have gone by,” she says. Dr. Cibik inherited her love of the legendary designer from her mother, whose closet she would raid on a regular basis when she was a child. And, history is repeating itself: Dr. Cibik’s daughter has been known to snag dresses from Mom’s closet, too! The pieces are timeless. She advises: “I think you always have to be willing to change; you have to have elements that are of your own personal taste, but you also have to be able to evolve and adapt so you don’t look dated.”


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SHOPPING SPREE:
Red Haute Summer

Spicy, splashy shades of red run both mild and wild: The hot shade turns up the heat on poolside and lawn furnishings as well as unique fixtures for the kitchen and bath. An accessory in this brilliant shade immediately transforms its surrounding environment for an easy, seasonal makeover.

Produced by Leslie Hoffman

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SHOPPING SPREE:

Beach Ready!

Jump into summer with these candy-like colors for your fingers and toes. At the beach, slide into the sand with flip-flops that keep you fit, switch-up their style, add some serious sparkle, and give peace a chance.

By Leslie Hoffman

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STYLE FEATURE:

 

 


 

By Leslie Hoffman
Photography by Megan Wylie

Consignment stores are experiencing a boom in this economy: Sellers who want to pare down their closets overstuffed with designer labels can make money off of the pieces they take to the store, or alternatively, they can donate the clothes to a shop that benefits a charity. Buyers who crave barely worn, beautiful pieces from designers such as Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Louboutin, and other haute names, can feel guilt-free about indulging. We shop four high-end consignment boutiques and put together outfits for Jennifer Diamond, WHIRL Publishing’s assistant art director: The combinations are so cute you won’t believe how budget-friendly they are!



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