Jenna Kator Handbags

Jenna Kator Handbag Collection Now Available at City Style!
From time to time we come across a product that really moves us and touches something in us that makes us say to ourselves..."This is Us", "This is City Style", "This is what we are About", and we are so excited to introduce and now carry the Jenna Kator Handbag Collection at City Style! Why you ask? Because being a lifelong resident of Michigan, born in Detroit, I'm sensitive to our plight here and am fully aware of the way our State and our largest City are viewed by the rest of the country and maybe even the world for that matter. With all the negatives always talked about, I choose to focus on the positives. The culture, the beauty of our State, our resilience, our passions, our music, our strength as people. Now Jenna Kator...Jenna was raised in Troy, MI and now resides in Livonia, MI. She lost her job in the Automotive Industry a year ago and decided to pull her boot straps up and pursue a passion of hers and developed her own handbag line! The best part is that each style is named after a Michigan city, i.e. the Bloomfield, the Birmingham, the Grosse Pointe, the Royal Oak, etc...What's more, they are beautiful bags and come in a wide color range. Each bag comes with a fabric storage bag, many come with extra straps as well as a card that tells about the city it was named after. Now this isn't the first time a handbag has been named after an American city but to my knowledge, no designer has used Michigan as their choice of inspiration and named the bags after Michigan cities. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. City Style fully supports Jenna's endeavor and we are proud to carry a full variety of these handbags. I currently carry Charlevoix, what City will you carry?

Rockin' the Runway

Join us at the Royal Oak Music Theatre April 24th from 6-10pm for a fun, charitable night out! Share A Smile presents Rockin' the Runway where for just $25 you will have 2 fashions shows including Project Runway Alum, Joe Faris', designs for Made in Detroit as well as Silent, Live and Tin Can Auctions, Vegas Room, Restaurant Tastings, Raffles, Live Music and much more. City Style will be there so come join us! Tickets are available at City Style and the Royal Oak Music Theatre.

Harvey's and City Style hit Vegas Baby!

January and February are dreary months at best here in the Midwest but it's also Trade Show season for Retailers and this is when we travel near and far looking for the extra special merchandise that lands on our shelves here at City Style. This month we went to Vegas and hit up the 'Project/Magic Show' for shoes and apparel as well as the trade show called 'Accessories the Show' looking for handbags and jewelry. Among the hundreds and thousands of brands, we met with our favorite handbag company, Harvey's, who produce the Made in the USA Original Seatbelt Bags. This company blows my mind with their innovative and stylish designs and they are becoming quite the coveted bags indeed; now often sought out by fashion divas who currently or formerly collect the Coach brand. What makes these bags so special, besides their obvious cool style, is the fact that they are made in the good ol' USA and have a Lifetime Guarantee. They are constructed using real Automotive grade seatbelts and come in all sorts of colors, sizes and prints. We are big supporters of this little USA company and are constantly getting new product as it doesn't last long on our shelves as they are quickly swept away by Harvey's collectors in the Metro Detroit area. Did I mention the people that work for this company are as nice as their product! City Style loves ya Harvey's!

Hey Cowgirl!

Don't have cowgirl boots yet? Stop by City Style and we'll take care of you. Cowgirl boots are all the rage right now, especially the short shafted boots which are cute with jeans, skirts or sundresses. You want color, pick your pleasure and I'm sure we can find you some colorful boots. Nicole, one of our favorite brands here at City Style, has cowgirl shoeties and boots in a wide range of colors, i.e. pink, red, pewter, yellow, green, and of course brown and black. I chose the shoetie in red for myself but love them all really...you can't have too many can you? This fashion trend is very strong now and will last at the very least through summer and fall 2010. Here we have Passionate and Persuasive by Nicole...Yeee Hawwww!

I love my red shoeties...Click, Click, Click...there's no place like City Style, there's no place like City Style...

It's Party Time!

As the holidays approach the calendar starts to fill with house parties, office parties, holiday shows/concerts and friend and family gatherings. So hmmmm, what to wear?

This year shoes lift our spirits with eye catching show stopping style and fun. But at City Style it won't break the bank to add a pair to your collection. Madeline gives us three awesome styles to pair with the LBD (little black dress), or a pencil skirt would be chic with a bedazzled top; or heck, keep it low key, wear slacks or jeans and pump up the volume with any one of these fabulous finds all under $100 at just $59-$69! All in stock at City Style!

Georgi, Vavoom & Giggle by Madeline

All of these styles are available in other colors such as red, khaki and gold...your wish is our command!

So, get your party pants on girls and take one of these beauties out on the town!

Blondo Boots Arrive!

Blondo Boots Have Arrived!

We have added Blondo to our winter boot selections this year as they are the finest waterproof leather boots I've seen. Blondo is a Canadian company using the finest most supple leather and shearling available. The leather has been waterproofed as well as the seams and they stand behind their product and we love that! We must have a thing for Canada as we seem to keep finding the best winter boots made across the border. We also sell Cougar winter boots which are Canadian also. Canada just knows how to do winter boots!

Oh, and we have a couple handbags from Blondo as well just in case you're a matchy matchy girl...yay Blondo!

We currently have four Blondo styles in stock at City Style and sizes up to 11. If you're into quality footwear, Blondo is for you! I would put them up against Ugg any day for quality and price...just sayin'.

Simple Toest & Layabout

Toest & Layabout
OMG Simple gets cuter and cuter!

This happy little shoe company just takes the simplest everyday materials and tada a cute boot! City Style has both of these styles in stock now and ready to warm your happy little feet:-)








Layabout's Ingredients...

• Women’s hemp and certified organic cotton knit slipper that keeps your feet dry and warm in a totally natural and sustainable way
• Vegan shoe! No animal byproducts or even regular animal products
• Fuzzy and warm certified organic cotton fleece lining
• Super soft and squishy natural latex foam footbed
• Layered natural crepe outsole
• PET webbing binding around the bottom of the slipper. PET is made of recycled soda bottles
• Carved coconut buttons – strong, plentiful, and biodegradable
• Water based glue is used to hold the shoe together, not petroleum based. Just another way to reduce our dependence on petroleum, and it also means no nasty smelling glue for the people who put your shoes together
• The foot form inserts are made of post consumer recycled paper
• Even our boxes are environmentally friendly – made of post-consumer recycled paper, soy based printing ink, natural latex and starch based glueContains natural latex. Latex is tapped from a tree like maple syrup

Toest's Ingredients...

• Women’s eco-friendly beeswax coated hemp boot that keeps your feet dry and warm in a totally natural and sustainable way
• The foldover part is made of hemp and organic cotton knit. Hemp is known for it’s insulating properties (i.e. keeping you nice and warm)
• Soft organic cotton fleece lining
• Around the bottom edge of the shoe, we put a strip of rubbahyde – our special water repellant fabric (certified organic cotton!) with a coating of all-natural latex
• The “pedbed” (the cushiony and supportive stuff at the bottom of the shoe) is made of cork and natural latex for supreme squishiness
• Water based glue is used to hold the shoe together, not petroleum based. Just another way to reduce our dependence on petroleum, and it also means no nasty smelling glue for the people who put your shoes together
• That button is a rolled up piece of innertube
• Bamboo heel wedge. Bamboo is one of the most plentiful and quick growing plants and is grown without the use of pesticides - naturally environmentally friendly
• Elastic PET loop/lace thing. PET is made of recycled soda bottles
• Partially recycled shoe – the bottom of this shoe is made from a recycled car tire
• The foot form inserts are made of post consumer recycled paper
• Even our boxes are environmentally friendly – made of post-consumer recycled paper, soy based printing ink, natural latex and starch based glueContains natural latex. Latex is tapped from a tree like maple syrup

Fashion in Detroit

Motor City transforms into Fashion City!

The Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, MI; a beautiful setting for the first biannual premier fashion runway extravaganza...Fashion in Detroit. A brilliant idea by Project Runway Alum and Metro Detroiter, Joe Faris. Michigan is prime real estate now for new ventures and ideas as there is affordable space, enthusiastic and underemployed residents, and very talented artists so eager to share their talents and skills. But this wasn't just for local talent, national names came to take part in this event too such as New York Designer, Betsey Johnson and many more. This show had it all, huge tents, red carpet entrance, photographers, and fashion fashion fashion! I'm a Project Runway junkie for sure and am constantly amazed at the talent and imagination that people have in this industry. I for one do not/cannot sew; I'm a buyer not a maker for sure!

One of the lines I saw on the runway included Femilia Couture by two designers out of Ferndale, MI. Very feminine, soft, flowy fabrics, high style, very chic indeed...simply beautiful.

Designer Betsey Johnson did not disappoint. Though a well known national New York designer, Betsey has several stores here in Metro Detroit. This line drew a very large crowd for sure. Betsey is known for her fun, flirty, colorful dresses and shoes and the cameras were flashing nonstop for this runway show; so fun, vibrant and fabulous!

Of course the highlight for me was the finale show by Made in Detroit. Owner, Kid Rock, has asked Project Runway Alum, Joe Faris, to lend a hand in designing for him personally and for the line and this show was the debut of the new styles Joe has come up with for Made in Detroit. I purposely didn't ask ahead what to expect, I wanted to be surprised and boy was I. Dresses, skirts, bags, underwear, jeans, sweaters...OMG! So excited for the future of this line; the possibilities are endless! Now after all the excitement we wait to see what will be made from this line and in stock at City Style!

Jenny B Clothing

Jenny B Clothing arrives at City Style!

Made in the USA, Based in LA, Worn by Stars
West Coast meets the Mid West...Motor City that is!

These super chic, urban cool tees can be worn casually with jeans or dress it up under a blazer and allow the print and color to pump up the volume of your suit just a bit.

Super soft, long sleeved burnout tees with Animal print or traditional Burnout print. Sleeve cuffs are adorned with buttons on some styles, some have hoodies, some are v-neck, some u-neck, some crew neck...ALL are Fabulous!

Sizes S-XL on most and various colors.

Get yours today at City Style!

Fashion in Detroit

Fashion in Detroit

Fashion Lovers Rejoice! Detroit's premier fashion event, Fashion in Detroit, will be held October 1st & 2nd at the Detroit Zoo from 1-6pm.

Fashion In Detroit is a bi-annual two-day fashion event created by Project Runway’s Joe Faris to put a fashion spotlight on Detroit and create a venue that fills the needs of many locally based designers and the Detroit fashion community. FID’s Executive Committee is made up of the area’s heaviest hitters in fashion, beauty and event management, who are committed to creating a fashion extravaganza to rival other Fashion Weeks around the U.S.

Joe Faris, Fashion Designer, as well as Project Runway top 6 finalist Season 5 (and of course a Detroiter) is bringing together the best in Detroit fashion for two days of awesome runway shows. Being a Project Runway junkie and lover of Detroit there is a 3rd reason why I'll be attending this year's event...Kid Rock's Made in Detroit apparel line will be closing the show on October 2nd! Joe Faris is working on some new designs for Made in Detroit and I can't wait to see what he comes up with and even more anxious to get his designs in City Style for all of us to enjoy! For more information on this awesome event as well as to purchase tickets, go to http://www.fashionindetroit.com/ .

See ya at the Runway!

Kid Rock & Made in Detroit on CNN

CNN covers Kid Rock/Made in Detroit

Word of Detroit's continuing economic stuggles, Kid Rock's HUGE heart and our beloved Made in Detroit Apparel line is reaching far and wide...it just Roll's On...

If you missed the story today on CNN, here's the link...

http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2009/08/27/n_kid_rock_detroit_economy.cnnmoney/

If you don't have a piece of this apparel line or need a new t-shirt, sweatshirt, hat, etc. City Style is the place to get it! Call us at 248 548-2489 or email us at cvestrand@comcast.net

Minnetonka Moccasins

City Style is now an official Retailer of Minnetonka Moccasins!

Minnetonka has been around since 1946, inspired by Native American design and has funky, fresh, and fun footwear from slippers to shoes to boots...fringe boots! YES! Ankle high, calf high or knee high...what's your pleasure? Brown, Black, Tan? Pair them with skinny jeans, tights or leggings and you'll be current and cool! We aim to please here at City Style; if you want it in a certain color we don't have, we'll order it for you. Want a style we don't have in the store? No problem, we'll order it for you! But we do have many to choose from if you're like me and don't want to wait. Check these out...

Now this little boot is 3 in 1...she comes with two sets of interchangable ornaments that snap on under the fringe...one with beads and another set with feathers...too cute!

Kid Rock - Arts Beats & Eats

Kid Rock aids Arts, Beats & Eats
Adam Graham / Detroit News Pop Music Writer

Kid Rock is getting into the bailout business.
The homegrown rocker is tossing a lifeline to the annual Arts, Beats & Eats festival by sponsoring a stage at this year's event through his clothing company, Made in Detroit, festival officials announced Tuesday. Rock will sponsor the fest's previously named Big 3 Stage, which now will carry the name the Kid Rock-Made in Detroit Big 3 Stage.
"We heard the festival was facing financial challenges this year and thought this was the perfect venue to show our support of Ford, Chrysler and GM," Rock said in a statement.

"As a company, Made in Detroit always aims to help out people around the state who are facing tough times right now, and this seemed to be another perfect way to help out."
Rock's contribution to the festival totals nearly $20,000 and gives a much-needed boost to the event, which has struggled with sponsorship dollars in light of the area's fluctuating economy.
For the first time in the downtown Pontiac event's history, there will be a $2 admission charge for this year's fest, which runs Sept. 4-7 and has been newly christened by organizers as "Oakland County's Festival of Hope."
Rock's donation puts Arts, Beats & Eats within $30,000 of "being comfortable financially," said festival producer Jon Witz. He said a number of companies have been chipping in with sponsorships over the last few weeks, but the Kid Rock/Made in Detroit sponsorship "is the icing on the cake."
Beyond the financial support, Witz says the move is "a huge gesture" from Rock.
Rock, who performed two sold-out concerts at Comerica Park last month, is not expected to perform or appear at the event. He is booked for out-of-town concerts Sept. 4-6.
agraham@detnews.com (313) 222-2284
http://detnews.com/article/20090819/ENT04/908190316/1422/ENT05/Kid-Rock-aids-Arts--Beats-&-Eats

Dream Cruise 2009

All Hands on Deck for Berkley Cruisefest and Dream Cruise 2009

Once again City Style is at the epicenter of fun during Berkley's Cruisefest and Woodward Dream Cruise!

Friday August 14th kicked off the Dream Cruise with sidewalk sales, music, food and the car parade rolling down 12 Mile Rd in front of City Style.

The Blues Brothers entertained the crowed during the street party...

Saturday, August 15th, City Style was on Woodward Ave with our Made in Detroit tent helping cruisers pick out their own piece of Kid Rock's Made in Detroit apparel cuz you know...it's a car thing!

All in all, a huge success and another Dream Cruise behind us. Did you miss it? Don't worry, same time. same place, next year!