The MidWasteland

Apr 24

#midwestisbest

i try not to reblog but…

MIDWEST TIL I DIE.

Mar 27

Our editor, Monica Dimperio, shares one of her days at SXSW, gives a lesson in her wild vernacular, and gives an inside look of her 10,000 calorie a day diet plan on this week’s edition of “So How Was Your Day...”

Feb 16

@DerekBlasberg repping the #Midwest at NYFW [via @Refinery29]

Feb 09

Our little online vintage shop, Elegantly Wasted will be nesting at the best monthly marketplace in Chicago this Sunday, Feb 12… Dose Market, DUH!

Here’s a sneak peek of what we’ll be bringing with us…

Jan 17

“He who doesn’t risk, never gets to drink Champagne.” — Russian Proverb

Jan 16

INSPIRATION | The Original Arm Party.

Brigitte Helm for Conde Nast c. 20s.

Dec 01

(via TRENDSPOTTING: Basic Cable | The MidWasteland)

Oct 17

We are girl-crushing hard on Lana Del Rey.

Oct 15

[video]

Oct 13

Hey, Detroit—Madewell Somerset Opens Today (Plus, Some Hometown Heroes)

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by Kendall Meade (Madewell)

If there’s one thing I know from growing up in the Detroit area, it’s that the Somerset Collection Mall is the destination for shopping. When I’m visiting home, I’m either planning a trip to Somerset or talking to someone who is about to go there. (You seriously cannot have a conversation without the word “Somerset” somehow making a cameo.) So I was psyched when I could finally tell everyone from my hometown that we were finally opening a Madewell there (in the old North Face space). It was like the ultimate talking point (they’ve all heard enough about my dog, anyway). So in honor of Madewell’s Detroit-area debut (today, yay!), here are a few of my all-time favorite local spots and hometown heroes.

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