Divine Deals
Seeking to offer Chicagoans with a more lavish option on how to clear out their closets, lifelong friends Lindsay Segal and Brielle Buchberg recently launched Luxury Garage Sale (847-609-5012, luxurygaragesale.com), an upscale consignment service…
GENTLEMAN CALLER: The word “dapper” defined: a guy with debonair accessories, an impressive selection of mantiques, and the guts to wear a bow tie
SHOPPER: The new store features the prep-school, smart-aleck style that has made the line famous.
A Flower Blooms on Division Street
Wicker Park’s latest shop, Trillium (1744 W. Division St.; 773-698-8162, trilliumchicago.com), brings the city a fresh, eclectic selection of casual tops, bottoms, shoes, and accessories for men and women…
Two-For-One
The European children’s brand Monnalisa (49 E. Oak St.; 312-929-2229, monnalisa.eu) and its sister store L.O.L. Kids (lol-kids.com) recently joined the long list of luxury boutiques on Oak Street…
Co-ed Clothing
Autumn and Brian Merritt closed their Lincoln Park boutique—Solemates, a men and women’s clothing and accessories shop—in 2010; but, they did it to focus on their independent lifestyle label…
Liz Goulet Dubois glass, $12, at Museum of Contemporary Art Store, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; 312-397-4000, mcachicagostore.org. Photograph: Courtesy of vendors IDEA International solar sputnik light, $22, at A+R, aplusrstore.com. Photograph: Courtesy of vendors Bond lucite lamp, $695, at Jonathan Adler, 676 N. Wabash Ave.; 312-274-9920, jonathanadler.com. Photograph: Courtesy of … Read more
Only in Italy does a utilitarian item become a thing of beauty. Moncler, the Milan-based apparel brand that pushes heavy coats in a fashion-forward direction, has opened a standalone shop on Oak Street just in time for winter lows. For years the brand has been at high-end department stores, but this new boutique offers jackets, … Read more
Double Dose
Less than five years after opening her first boutique in Bucktown (1872 N. Damen Ave.; 773-252-1888), the Chicago native and popular designer Michelle Tan has a new space at Block 37 (108 N. State St.; 312-701-1818, michelletan.com)…
BORN TO RUN: A peek at new sneaks: fast favorites that will send running buffs and fashion fans racing to the store
