Sales Check - Chicago

10/16/12

Gallery Aesthete Opens This Week in the Gold Coast

Clyde sans Bonnie
Flood damage forced the Wicker Park men’s and women’s avant-garde clothing boutique Bonnie & Clyde’s to shutter back in March...

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10/9/12

Tru Blooms Chicago, A Locally Sourced Perfume, Debuts October 15

Flower Power
Chicago’s odors can assault the senses in the best—and worst—possible ways. The smell of freshly-popped Garrett popcorn or the endorphin-inducing aroma of the Blommer Chocolate factory? Good...

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10/2/12

Nike Chicago Reopens After Renovation

Bo Still Knows
After closing in March for renovations, Nike Chicago (669 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-6363) reopened its Michigan Avenue flagship store last week...

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9/25/12

1154 Lill Studio Custom Handbags Now in 900 North Michigan Shops

So You Think You Can Design?
Custom design is completely addicting. (As proof, just play around with NikeiD’s sneaker maker or Jonathan Adler’s furniture customizer for a few minutes . . . or hours.) Chicago has its own DIY design enabler in 1154 Lill Studio...

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9/18/12

Cynthia Rowley in Bucktown Offers Deep Discounts This Weekend

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
Saying goodbye to summer doesn’t have to be all that sad, especially when the women’s clothing designer Cynthia Rowley holds a huge end-of-season sale in Bucktown...

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9/11/12

New Vintage Clothing Stores Hit Wicker Park

Nouveau Old
Wicker Park has long been a destination for second-hand clothes and thrift scores, and two recent openings are putting Milwaukee Avenue back on the vintage lover’s map...

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8/28/12

Boutique for Plus-Size Fashion Opens in Wicker Park

Extra Chic
As Jessica Blair recalls, the evidence of the lack of full-figured fashion in Chicago was once in her own closet...

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8/21/12

Wicker Park and Bucktown Shops Hold Biggest Sidewalk Sale of the Year

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 Bash on Wabash, the West Loop’s Fashion in the Streets and Randolph Street Market, or the Bucktown Arts Festival. And that’s just to name a few...

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8/14/12

Coach Reopens on Michigan Avenue with a Shop-in-a-Shop for Men

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 dudes...

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8/7/12

Macy’s Presents Britain-Themed Glamorama Runway Show This Week

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 category...

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