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Extra Chic
As Jessica Blair recalls, the evidence of the lack of full-figured fashion in Chicago was once in her own closet...
by Lynn Okura Bey
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Last Call
It’s going to be hard to walk out the front door this weekend without running into a festival, whether it’s West Town’s Food Truck Social, the South Loop’s...
by Lynn Okura Bey
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Coach House
The newly remodeled Coach (625 N. Michigan Ave., 312-587-3167, coach.com) is a little larger, a tad brighter, and a whole lot friendlier to...
by Lynn Okura Bey
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Cool Britannia
From London Olympics fever to Duchess Kate topping Vanity Fair’s international best dressed list, the Brits are captivating us in practically every...
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Summer School
Study Hall (912 N. Ashland Ave., 312-733-4255, shopstudyhall.com), a new boutique in West Town, opened its doors last week with a concept that...
by Lynn Okura Bey
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Right on Target
The new CityTarget (1 S. State St., 312-279-2133, target.com) in the historic Sullivan Center (formally the Carson Pirie Scott building)...
by Lynn Okura Bey
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That’s Bazaar
Don’t be surprised to see a camel strolling down North Avenue this Saturday, July 21. It’s just part of the Turkish bazaar-themed party put on by...
by Lynn Okura Bey
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Bringing Nickels Back
The nickel’s gotten a bum deal. Little to no purchase power since the 1940s. Often mistaken for the far preferable quarter...
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Good Save
“We’re on a rescue mission,” says Pasha Krise, owner of RefreshEase (2735 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-278-8445, refreshease.com), a...
by Lynn Okura Bey
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Bye-Bye, Betsey
We remember the first time we walked into a Betsey Johnson (betseyjohnson.com) boutique. The shocks of hot pink, the rose-covered wallpaper...
by Lynn Okura Bey
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