Year: 2014

  • DIY – Denim Floral Crowns with Glossed and Found

    To celebrate the glorious arrival of spring (aka festival season) we got crafty with Glossed and Found and did a little DIY Denim Floral Crown video. This DIY denim floral crown is a twist on the classic and is the perfect solution of what to do after you hack off your jeans to make those

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  • The Fashionable Selby Book Signing

    One of my favorite photographers, Todd Selby has a beautiful new book called The Fashionable Selby full of his portraits of  eccentric artisans, slick designers and cool shop keeps from around the world. I got to meet Todd at a book signing in Chicago a couple of weeks ago. He was kind enough to come

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  • Cocktail Recipe: Pimm's Cup

    Memorial Day is coming, which means a long weekend, BBQs, and the non-official start of Summer! The day also typically involves some form of day drinking and for this I highly suggest whipping up a batch of Pimms Cup. This traditionally British drink is everything a good summer cocktail should be – refreshing, citrusy and

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  • Caroline and Claire

    In honor of Mother’s Day this Sunday I give you the most stylish Mother and Daughter duo that have ever graced the pages of Très Awesome! I ran into the pair at the School of the Art Inistute Student Fashion Show this past week. That fantastic beaded number that Caroline is wearing is a Maison

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  • Samm Mackin

    I ran into Samm Mackin head of public relations for Gallery Aesthete outside the SAIC Fashion 2014 Student show looking amazing as always in Rick Owens and a Rad Hourani Bag.

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  • Nick Cave – SAIC 80 Years of Fashion Innovation

    As any reader of this blog can tell you, I’m prone to hyperbole. This outfit was AMAZING, that girl looks SPECTACULAR, his shirt was GORGEOUS and on and on and on. However, this past friday I witnessed something so good it gave me cause to reflect on my casual praise of this or that shiny

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  • Mel Muoio

    Mama loves a good cape. Especially this vintage one that Mel picked up in San Francisco. Spotted outside the SAIC 2014 fashion show.

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