Transform Your Look ... for Good

local experts perfect the ‘microblading’ technique for amazing semi-permanent brows

Darrion Behrendt, photos by Andrea Paulseth

It’s been said that the average woman spends about an hour a day doing her hair and makeup, so it’s no surprise that time-saving permanent ...

Formal Thinking, Casual Approach

Casual Ore Formal wants customers to wear comfortable creations

Hope Greene, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Casual Ore Formal occupies a studio as bright and cheery as the business’ punny name. In the showroom there you’ll find both daily wear jewelry and examples of top-shelf pieces, all done under the hand of Elizabeth Griggs, a highly trained, committed, and enthusiastic artist ...

Passion for Fashion

UW-Stout apparel program weave together artistic drive, technical training

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

New York, Paris, Milan … Menomonie? The juxtaposition of the small western Wisconsin city with the international capitals of fashion isn’t as unusual as it first appears. Menomonie’s UW-Stout is home to a highly regarded Apparel Design and Development Program, which hones students’ technical and creative skills ...

Style on a Budget

buying used clothes can be eco-friendly, wallet-friendly, and stylish all at once

Yia Lor

A few years ago, I took my first leap toward a more eco-friendly closet, and I’ve been leaping ever since. There is something magical about giving new life to gently used clothes that may have otherwise ended up at the landfill. Of course, it helps to live in the Chippewa Valley, which has more than 20 thrifty shops ...