String A Strand Opens Second Boutique in Lake View
One More Bead
Find unique beads, stones, and gems from around the world at String A Strand (3446 N. Southport Ave.; 773-248-8002)…
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Bra Boutique Arrives in Oak Brook
Confidence Booster
An alternative to Victoria’s Secret and other massive bra chains, intimacy launched its second Chicagoland location last month in the Oakbrook Center (100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook; 630-537-0400, myintimacy.com)…
Carhartt Opens Wicker Park Shop
Useful and Then Some
Carhartt, the Detroit-based line that launched 122 years ago as the uniform of farmers, ranchers, and construction workers, gained a pre-millennial following of rappers, skaters, and BMX bikers without altering its iconic chore coat or other brown-twill staples…
Versatile Stylishness for Chicago Weather
STYLE TIP: Jackets for the city’s unpredictable temps
Carhartt Comes to Chicago
SHOPPER: The 122-year-old Detroit-based maker of blue-collar clothes opens a store in Wicker Park
On the Legendary Chicago Boutique Ultimo: Ikram's Ancestor
Where did Ikram Goldman, the most important figure in Chicago fashion, get her start? At Ultimo, the elite boutique run by her mentor, Joan Weinstein.
Ultimo, Chicago's First Great Boutique: "Dressed to Kill"
Hot, haute, and haughty—when a store is not just a store, it’s Ultimo.
Ikram Goldman: From Dressing Michelle Obama to Opening a New Store
THE DIVA’S NEW DIRECTION: With a celebrated eye and an imperious style, Ikram Goldman turned her high-end Chicago shop into a quasi salon for the rich and well dressed. Now, even as reports surface that she’s no longer outfitting her most famous client, she’s making her boldest move yet—opening a 16,000-square-foot megaboutique that challenges her personalized sales formula
Le Dress Opens on Mag Mile
Best Dress-ed
Nearly three years after launching in Wicker Park, le Dress—a locally-owned, dress-only boutique—opened a second, temporary storefront this past Friday at The Shops at North Bridge…
New York-minded Boutique in Lincoln Park
An Empire State of Mind
Shortly after moving to Chicago from New York, Kelli Jones, a former executive at L’Atelier Group, a New York fashion showroom featuring designers such as Three Dots and The Addison Story, had trouble finding her favorite brands at local boutiques…