Outlet Mall Smackdown
These two Chicago-area style-savvy discount shopping centers compete for your dollars — and your undying love of hot pretzels. Here’s how they stack up.
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Cozy Chic
Perfect the art of hibernating with these stylish discoveries.
The Goody Vault Stitches Together Memories
It’s not the earthy aroma of incense. Not the faded letterman jackets on the wall. Not the Brother sewing machine draped with jeans. It’s Emanuel Edwards. And when he talks of the philosophy behind the Goody Vault, his vintage clothing store, you can tell it’s him that makes this place so special. Edwards describes himself … Read more
How to Spend $150 at Paper & Pencil
This decidedly analog stationery shop is stocked with beautiful, tactile communication tools.
A Very Chicago Gift Guide
Put your local pride under wraps with treasures made in or inspired by our city.
The Lori Lightfoot Effect
A few sizes larger than your father’s suit and a few smaller than David Byrne’s, the archetypal Lori Lightfoot suit drooped over her diminutive frame and cascaded into a gray puddle. When she paired the pinstripe version with her signature fedora, it looked like Al Capone cosplay. Now it appears that the former mayor’s much-maligned … Read more