Sales Check - Chicago

6/16/10

Florodora Shoes Opens in the Loop

Sole Sister
Florodora (330 S. Dearborn St.; 312-212-8860), one of the few locally owned women’s clothing and accessories boutiques in the Loop, now has a sister store down the street...

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6/8/10

Hermès Moves to Old Barneys Space

Parlez-vous Français?
The new Hermès (25 E. Oak St.; 312-787-8175, hermes.com) holds its grand opening event on Thursday, June 10th in the former Barneys New York location...

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6/2/10

Fashion and Art in River North

Worldly Gems Galore
Women’s couture fashion. Custom-made Italian suits for men. Famous paintings. Tribal masks from Indonesia. You name it, and Atelier (714 N. Wells St.; 312-403-1998, atelierchicago.us) probably has it. After all, the new River North boutique carries a mix of new and vintage findings from around the world.

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5/26/10

Lake View Boutique Loves Local Designers

Homegrown Fashion
When Tracey Glibowski was laid off for the second time in three years, she didn’t sit around and sulk. Instead, the former advertising executive decided to fulfill a lifelong dream and open a women’s boutique on the Northside.

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5/19/10

Accessories Shop Opens on Gold Coast

No Pairs Allowed
After a few months in a temporary space on Oak Street, Little Miss Matched (835 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-915-0676, littlemissmatched.com) opened its first Midwest shop on the fifth floor of Water Tower Place earlier this month.

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5/13/10

New Women’s Boutique in Bucktown

Online to On the Block
Bucking the trend of brick-and-mortar businesses going online-only, Dress Up Boutique (1937 N. Damen Ave.; 773-235-7780, dressup-boutique.com) is an online women’s clothing and accessories shop that recently opened a retail space in Bucktown.

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5/4/10

Designs for Mom from a Local Jewelry Maker

Seaside Style
While studying fashion at the International Academy of Design and Technology, Rachel Bommer realized she needed a change.

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4/27/10

Upscale Resale in Oak Park

A Fresh Take on Consignment
Even though Divine Consign (111 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park; 810 North Blvd., Oak Park; 708-386-3366, divineconsignoakpark.com) opened at the height of the economic recession, when many other Chicagoland shops were closing, the Oak Park home boutique found a niche.

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4/20/10

Loreta Corsetti Relocates

High Hats
The local milliner Loreta Corsetti recently moved her four-year-old business at State and Elm streets a few blocks southeast, joining with her long-time friend Terri Vizzone at Urban Style Emporium (200 E. Delaware Pl.; 312-335-1353, urbanstyleemporium.com).

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4/13/10

Incubator Grad Goes Retail in Lincoln Park

Z is for Zygmunt
A 2009 graduate of the Chicago Fashion Incubator, Ashley Zygmunt launches her first showroom this week in Lincoln Park.

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