Block Party
Lincoln Square Francophiles get lucky—twice. A fine pair of affordable bistros are neighbors in address and style.
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Features The Most Expensive Things in Town, A custom-designed diamond watch, a radio disc jockey, a limited edition Ferrari-these are some of the priciest people and indulgences in Chicago. Enjoy! Plus, an essay on the meaning of divine excess Tremors in the Empire, by Shane Tritsch The Pritzker family’s $15-billion fortune represents a great American … Read more
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Features Fall Fashion How We Look Now,by Lizbeth LevineThe new confidence game-when it comes to fashion, Chicagoans are chicer and more internationally in the know than ever. One Fine Day,by Stacey JonesStepping out-color and texture heat up divine designs for the start of another active social season. Suit Yourself,by Stacey Jones The power brokers-real men … Read more
Minimal Attention
Design at home with Crate & Barrel scion Robert Segal and his wife, Alicia Rosauer
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Features What Dealers Knowby Gale KappeThis insider’s guide to the antiques marketplace offers tips on what’s trash and what’s a treasure, what’s real and what’s a reproduction. Our source list sends you in search of furniture, silver, jewelry, glass, ceramics, and other sure things. Back to the Futureby Steve Rhodes and Jeff RubyIn 1976, this … Read more
A Model Boutique
A former model names her first boutique SHE, as in “She Has Everything.” The whole SHEbang is more like it: the offerings at this Lincoln Park boutique run the gamut from lingerie and sweatpants to über-high-end dresses from Shelly Steffee and Viviana Uchitel.
Style Sheet – June 2006
JUST PICKINGA bright ukulele sings out in green (Mahalo ukulele, $25, at the Little Strummer, 909 W. Armitage Ave.; 773-751-3410). Photography: Leonard GertzStyling: Sheila Styling WOODEN IT BE NICE?Comfortable-and cool. Architect Annie Mohaupt creates these chic sandals by hand in her Logan Square workroom ($150, with three ribbons for wearing, at www.mohop.com and Wolfbait … Read more
Royal Blue
A design duo gambles on America’s fashion staple—denim.
Like the bar? Shop the store
Before You Rock, Shop Lakeview Manufacturing Co. (952 W. Newport Ave.; 773-857-3525) is the new retail arm of Lakeview Broadcasting Co., the squeaky clean hipster bar in Lake View. The store sells rock inspired clothing such as T-shirts from Clandestine Industries, the fashion line from Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, who also designs the … Read more
The Style Council
Designers speak: fashion in their own words