Best Hair Salons in Chicago and the Suburbs

Great stylists and studios for for men, women, and all types of hair—long, short, curly, African-American, Asian, and more

by Cassie Walker Burke, Jenna Marotta, Lynn Okura, Lena Singer, and Steven Yaccino

Will Shoppers Rush Michigan Avenue on Topshop’s Opening Day?

SHOPPER: The British retailer brings its second U.S. store to Chicago on September 7

by Lena Singer

Best of Chicago 2011: Best New Stores

Top openings of the year—shops for the home, for urban ironists, and for men, women, and kids

Best of Chicago 2011: Stores & Services

Our favorite moving company, plant nursery, wallpaper, furniture sample sale, luxury-brand consignment, and more

Best Beauty Products for Summer Travel

KEEP CALM, CARRY ON: Breeze through security this summer with these great items

by Jennifer Moore

The Best Luggage and Accessories for Summer Travel

PACK AND PLAY: Suitcases, carry-ons, and extras for this season's incredible journeys

Carhartt Comes to Chicago

SHOPPER: The 122-year-old Detroit-based maker of blue-collar clothes opens a store in Wicker Park

by Rebecca Little

Fashionable Rain Gear: Hunter, Burberry, and more

LIGHTNING JOLT: So April brings showers. It doesn't mean your style has to wash away. This spring, runway-worthy coats and boots top our list of desires

Our Favorites in Children’s Clothing

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT: We love stuff that’s made for the precocious and isn’t too precious. Style-conscious parents, unite!

A Guide to Shopping the Merchandise Mart

DEMYSTIFYING THE MART: For decades, the River North behemoth felt impenetrable to everyone except the design cognoscenti. Now a new program aims to lure in the public. Here's your guide.

by Barri Leiner Grant