A California Girl

While at the Chicago Sky shoot, we also outfitted Shay in some of my current summer favorites from The Co-Op, The Stockwell's Perfect Skirt in yellow and the Wiley top in Coral.

We styled it up a bit with some great jewelry on loan for the event.  Big, bold, and exciting jewelry, that is.

She wore it well and had such a good time feeling very "California" in it,, paring down the girly look with classic chucks (her idea!). Easy coming from an LA native.

All in all, a really fun way to close out a Friday night working with some great folks.  I'll be at the game again tonight with more designers at the shoot.  If you're in the area, come out and cheer on the team!

Behind the Scenes: WNBA, Shay Murphy, and other pretty little things

Lately I've been mentioning a project I'm working on with the help of the WNBA team, Chicago Sky.  In order to support women's cancer awareness, I was among a handful of designers to participate in designing evening wear for the athletes.

With the charity of choice being A Silver Lining Foundation, we were charged with designing a silver themed evening gown.

All the athletes were great sports, getting dolled up and for a great cause.

 I was paired with the newest addition to the team, Shay Murphy.  She just arrived in Chicago a couple of weeks ago, by way of her last WNBA team in Indianapolis.

The one of a kind dress I designed for Shay, along with all other silver themed dresses from the event, is being auctioned off by the Chicago Sky to benefit A Silver Lining Foundation. 

If you'd like to get your hands on it- send me a note, and I'll put you in contact with the right people (but move fast!)

I'll hanging out at the next Chicago Sky game again tomorrow meeting fans, so if you're in the area and want to meet the rest of the designers and see the dresses and the final images from the shoot in person, come out and say hi.

The Style Co-Op and Chicago Sky

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHICAGO, August 4, 2010 – The Chicago Sky announced today that it will host an auction of one-of-a-kind silver-themed dresses, autographed Sky photos and other sports memorabilia at its games on August 7 and August 10 as part of Breast Health Awareness week in the WNBA.

Sky athletes have been paired up with independent fashion designers from around Chicago and the results are amazing. The designers have produced beautiful custom made silver-themed dresses for each player. On Friday, August 6 the Sky will hold a photo shoot that is open to the media and the resulting photos will be autographed and auctioned to benefit Sky Cares Foundation and A Silver Lining Foundation.

Sylvia Fowles and the Sky will take on the Minnesota Lynx on August 7 at 2pm and the Phoenix Mercury on August 10 at 7pm, both at Allstate Arena. The silent auction will take place throughout both games in the East lobby. In addition to the autographed photos and the dresses themselves, memorabilia from other professional Chicago sports teams will be available to bid on.