Holiday 2012 Gift Guide: For Homebodies
Locavores, rejoice! The season’s perfect presents for home design lovers, made or designed in Chicago
Locavores, rejoice! The season’s perfect presents for home design lovers, made or designed in Chicago
ENCHANTED EVENINGS: As the year’s most social season approaches, is your wardrobe in need of a refresh? Here’s your guide to looking fabulous at every occasion, from a swanky gala to a cozy party at home.
Trench Up
More than a year in the making, Burberry (633 N. Michigan Ave., 312-787-2500, us.burberry.com) has opened the doors to its newly remodeled Chicago flagship…
Buy It Now
Without close inspection, the casual passerby wouldn’t realize Luxury Garage Sale (1658 N. Wells St., 312-291-9126, luxurygaragesale.com)—with its luxe patterned wallpaper, rich blue velvet curtains, and lack of mothballs—is actually a consignment shop…
Store openings and deals in November
Every guy has his soft side; let it show with a plush blazer or shoe
Helping Handmade
This isn’t the usual Oscar de la Renta, Dolce & Gabbana, or Escada trunk show scene at SAKS Fifth Avenue (700 N. Michigan Ave., First Floor, 312-944-6500, saksfifthavenue.com)…
Made in the USA
In the old days, it was easy to find fashionable, high-quality guys’ clothes, shoes, and accessories that were made in the USA…
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…
Birchwood’s sandwich-slinging virtuosos consistently wow us with their seasonal menus. This time around, they’ve put a fallish slant on salmon salad, adding subtle notes of squash, red onion, sage, and chopped arugula to the mix and smooshing it inside a buttery, toasted sesame bagel. $10. 2211 W. North Ave., 773-276-2100, birchwoodkitchen.com Previous 7. Lobster Roll … Read more