Shopper: Pivot
Owner Jessa Brinkmeyer discusses the city’s first—and only—eco-friendly clothing boutique.
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Green Goods in Oak Park
The Home Is Always Greener. . .
It’s much easier to pay lip service to being green than to seek out the products, but Green Home Experts (823 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park; 708-937-5403, ghexperts.com) has made it a little bit easier. The new shop specializes in eco-friendly building supplies, cleaning products, and other day-to-day goods, essentially a “green alternative to…
Serious Stuff
The urban dad, defined: the kind of guy who eschews cute for cool. His ideal accessory? Something with clean lines, bold colors, and pockets that can hold bottles of milk (or beer)
Outlet Shopping in Lincoln Park
Need an Outlet?
The owners of Madison and Friends (43 E. Oak St., 312-642-6403; 720 Waukegan Rd., Deerfield, 847-236-4131) and The Denim Lounge (2004 W. Roscoe St., 773-935-2820; 43 E. Oak St., 312-642-6403) have replaced the standalone Tween store in Lincoln Park with a new Madison and Friends Outlet (1963 N. Halsted St.; 312-943-0436). Co-owner David Shelist says out-of-town customers, who were less willing to make the trip up north, were disappointed that the tween…
The Daddy Diaries
A typical Chicago dad gives a play-by-play of parenthood.
Selling Pots on the El
This colorful snapshot, by Flickr’s katherine of chicago is perfectly bright and cheery—with just the perfect amount of surreal—for this not-yet-spring day in March.
The unique shot of the Merchandize Mart El platform is part of a set in her account called "THIS is Chicago," which has everything from the Eye Can See Indian to abandoned furniture in cramped Chicago alleyways…
Dressing to Thrill
She’s Michelle Obama’s favorite designer, and Oprah wears her gowns. Her soft, sexy, elegant clothes have placed her atop Chicago’s fashion A-list. And now, with a new boutique, Maria Pinto completes a remarkable comeback
A Boutique Pops Up in the Loop
See More, Spend More?
SeeMore Shopping Chicago Boutique (175 W. Jackson Blvd.; 312-360-1344)—the event organizer, shopping tour operator, and shopping site dedicated to promoting Chicago shopping—has opened a “pop-up” boutique exclusively featuring Chicago-based designers in the atrium lobby of the office building. The mix ranges from clothes and jewelry to specialty food items, with prices ranging from $7 to $550. Find items from designer Cyndi Chan, whose clothing line Ori’en was featured in the Macy’s Fashion show in October; beautiful silver…
The Buzz Bin
A 25-year-old haberdasher sculpts hats by hand using foam models
Guest Blog: Mayor Daley as Tim Gunn?
Project Runway is over for the season, and I’m looking to fill the Heidi
Klum-shaped void in my life. Lucky for me—and you, too—the Chicago Fashion
Incubator launched at Macy’s on State last night, affording us the
opportunity to follow the careers of six local designers from
the classroom to the selling floor. The group (Glenn Mallory, Kate Coxworth,
Agga B. Raya, Lidia Wachowska, Kristin Rosynek Hassan, and Yana German)
shares three 11th floor offices in the State Street store, plus a stark
workspace full of…