Best Local Designers
Highlights from the best new designers include silk organza dresses paired with tailored tweed coats and boyfriend trousers topped with sheer blouses.
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Best Boutiques Men
Where gentlemen can go to look their best.
Best Florists
Jayson Home 1885 N. Clybourn Ave., 773-248-8180, jaysonhome.com Container plants: Jayson’s alluring aesthetic ranges from the exotic (grassy-leaved sweet flag and bugleweed) to the practical (succulents and edibles such as peppers and herbs). A New Leaf anewleafchicago.com Orchids: Carrying 20 to 30 orchids at each of its three shops, A New Leaf has the city’s … Read more
Best of Chicago 2013
Two hundred thirty-four square miles, 2.7 million souls, an ever-changing mix of shops, restaurants, bars, comedy nights, rap stars … Where should you spend your time, energy, and money when the choices are practically endless?
Read this, for starters. Chicago’s exhaustively reported annual list includes 102 of the absolute best things the metro area has to offer right this minute, from a pastrami purveyor with a funny name to a 66-year-old jazz venue that has become legendary.
Best Lighting Stores
The best destinations for the best brands in lighting.
If Ice Cream Came in Handbag Form, it Would Look Like This
Always good for a clever design, the Italian label Marni has done it again with this chic clutch.
A Bustier That’s as Versatile as it Gets (For a Bustier)
This piece from Balenciaga is a stunner—and it’s on sale.
Want a Fake-Bake That Doesn’t Look Fake?
This new bronzer by Bobbi Brown helps cheat summer’s sun-kissed glow without trying too hard.
A Belt That Looks Like It Costs Ten Times More Than It Actually Does
You can spend hundreds on a leather belt. Or you can spend less than $40.
10 Things Adored by Landscape Architect Douglas Hoerr
A beekeeper’s smoker, Lagavulin Single Malt Scotch, and Felco pruners are just a few of the things this partner at Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects treasures.