Fashionably Cleveland

Blogger Spotlight: Shibani Faehnle of Bombay Taxi

Shibani Faehnle of Bombay Taxi, Cleveland blogger

Shibani Faehnle is a Cleveland resident by way of Mumbai, India. She has been blogging about style, shopping, Cleveland, and everything inbetween for over five years and has recently opened an online boutique, Bombay Taxi. Faehnle was kind enough to chat with us about blogging, boutique ownership, traveling and style.

Local boutique celebrates unique artists

Fra Angelica Studio is more than a boutique - it's a showcase for wearable pieces of art. Owner Linda Damiani opened shop with the intention of selling knitwear she created and has grown it to represent the work of more than 60 independent artists. Damiani was kind enough to take the time from her busy schedule running her store to answer some questions about entrepreneurship, working in the fashion industry in Cleveland, and her favorite style advice.

Style Spotlight: Meg Albright of Highlight Styling

Meg Albright - Cleveland fashion stylist

Meg Albright is a local fashionista who has turned her love of fashion into a business helping others find and refine their own style. Her company, Highlight Styling, helps clients organize their closets and better develop their wardrobes, as well as providing a sounding board for clients' style quesitons. Below, Albright answers our questions about her company, spring trends and her best style advice.

Local designer returns to Project Runway

Local fashion designer Valerie Mayen is no stranger to the Project Runway stage. She competed on season eight of the fashion design competition, where she finished seventh of 17 designers. Now, she'll be appearing on season five of Project Runway All Stars, where she will be up against other Project Runway alumni from various seasons.

Tremont boutique spotlights ethical fashion

Jennifer Marks has been in the fashion business as a boutique owner and a stylist for more than 20 years, and now she's bringing her style sense to Northeast Ohio with her boutique, Makers by J. Marks, which opened in Tremont in November.

Anderson Couture Benefit Fashion Show

Award-winning fashion designer, Jonathan Anderson of Anderson Couture, showcased his work to raise funds for the Esperanza Scholarship Fund at Cleveland City Hall on March 21.

The House of Fly

The House of Fly - an online fashion resource created by local stylist Lady Silk - hosted a spring fashion presentation and networking event at Design lab on March 9, 2014.

Rock the Runway 2014

The 10th Annual Rock the Runway was held at Kent State University on March 8, 2014.

Cool crochet

Cleveland-based TaShawna Jackson is a third-generation crocheter, following a tradition set by her mother and grandmother. Today, she uses crochet as a medium not only for scarves and accessories, but also ready-to-wear pieces. She first showed her work at last fall's Great Lakes Fashion Week accessories event and will be showing her work again at Great Lakes Fashion Week's Spring 2014 Couture Show.

Staying warm, stylishly

Technically, spring might be right around the corner, but we Clevelanders know that the cold, wind and snow can last well into March, even April! Here are a few tips from local bloggers for looking stylish while staying warm.

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