Granted, a $295 cashmere onesie isn’t for everyone (unless your name is North West). But these French-made clothes, which include baby-blue girls’ trenches and structured boys’ blazers, are refreshingly free from glitter-laden goofiness. With exactly six stitches per centimeter, invisible hems, and hand embroidery, they’re practically couture.
The trusted acupuncturist to the Lululemon set, Grainne (pronounced GRA-nya) McKeown isn’t just a wizard with needles. She also custom mixes herbal remedies (which only about a quarter of acupuncturists are trained to do), teaches meditation, and advises on lifestyle changes to support your health. Treatments start at $85 a session.
If your preferred yoga style is vinyasa, which focuses on flow, you’re probably already a devotee of this excellent mini-chain. Its teachers are experienced, the classes are small and varied (from power-yoga sweatfests to stellar restorative sessions), and the New Age spirituality is kept to a minimum. (Radiohead soundtracked a recent visit.) Even the mats … Read more
Snagged tweed trousers and moth-eaten cashmere sweaters arrive here from all over the country, thanks to Without a Trace’s mastery of the dying art of invisible French reweaving. (Seriously: It leaves not a lump or pucker behind.) The staff won’t quote prices until inspecting a garment, but fixing a small hole in a merino sweater … Read more
Creative types love this place for its unexpected flower combinations and unusual containers (in a recent arrangement for the Gene Siskel Film Center, succulents were woven in with metal hardware). But the staff can also whip up a more traditional—but still inspired—arrangement like nobody’s business. Prices start at $25 for a small julep cup design.
Sure, Christie’s and Sotheby’s offer blockbuster artwork, but do they also sell Barbies? (Hindman has a collection of the classic dolls up for bid from August 3 to 14.) If you want variety, this is the place: It sells everything from Audubon prints to Tiffany diamonds to the contents of Lilly Pulitzer’s estate. As one … Read more
Calling Luis Coronel a cobbler is like calling Patrick Kane a skater. A certified cordwainer (meaning he has mastered the skill of building new shoes from fine leathers), Coronel and his team expertly repair and revive footwear, handbags, and leather apparel. Got a damaged $35,000 Hermès alligator bag? The Gus crew will track down a … Read more
Though it has some worthy competition (Neapolitan, Blake), this lipstick-red façade stands out for its unsurpassed selection of fashion-forward garments, shoes, and accessories, many by designers (Rodarte, Duro Olowu) you won’t find elsewhere in town. Owner Ikram Goldman also stocks the likes of Chanel, Céline, and Manolo Blahnik. Bring a fat wallet.
This Gold Coast shop runs a no-frills website: The sole description is “George Greene is a men’s clothing store.” The clothes, on the other hand—Missoni, Chrome Hearts, Yohji Yamamoto—are for the rare peacocks among men who are decidedly unafraid of frill. The three owners work with clients all day, every day, fitting them in slender … Read more
If you want to look sharp without being mistaken for a Eurodude, zip to sisters Sarah and Amy Blessing’s Bucktown boutique. The expertly curated mix of smart-casual clothes—slim John Elliott sweatshirts, Thom Browne tapered trousers, chunky Maison Margiela crewnecks—will nudge you just far enough outside your comfort zone.
