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Drama-Mia

It’s a moment so personal that it’s rarely talked about. One so devastating — nay, earth shattering — that to share it with the world would be akin to ripping the hair off your forearms over and over again.

Yes, we’re talking about the standing-in-your-closet-with-tears-streaming-down-your-face I-have-nothing-to-wear moment. The pain, the horror, the sheer devastation.

Cut the melodrama and cue the orchestra: Olga Kapustina to the rescue. This budding designer from NYC burst onto the scene last year with her ultra-feminine frocks. And this year’s holiday collection does not disappoint.

Taking a cue from the hardware craze, the flirty collection is embellished (not bedazzled) with gold studs, giving girly silhouettes (like a black strapless chiffon layered dress) a rock ’n’ roll edge. Slip on the bronze and black ’70s-inspired wrap number when you’re coming down with Saturday night fever.

Not in the mood to twirl? Then toss the studded tunic over skinny jeans and mysteriously sip champagne in the corner.

Because sometimes the biggest scene is made by doing absolutely nothing at all.


Available at Jade, 1557 North Milwaukee Avenue, between North Avenue and Division Street (773-342-5233); Clever Alice, 750 North Franklin Street, at Chicago Avenue (312-587-8693).