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Bra Boutique Arrives in Oak Brook
By Bridget Maiellaro
Confidence Booster
An alternative to Victoria’s Secret and other massive bra chains, intimacy launched its second Chicagoland location last month in the Oakbrook Center (100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook; 630-537-0400, myintimacy.com)... Read more
Carhartt Opens Wicker Park Shop
By Bridget Maiellaro
Useful and Then Some
Carhartt, the Detroit-based line that launched 122 years ago as the uniform of farmers, ranchers, and construction workers, gained a pre-millennial following of rappers, skaters, and BMX bikers without altering its iconic chore coat or other brown-twill staples... Read more
Le Dress Opens on Mag Mile
By Bridget Maiellaro
Best Dress-ed
Nearly three years after launching in Wicker Park, le Dress—a locally-owned, dress-only boutique—opened a second, temporary storefront this past Friday at The Shops at North Bridge... Read more
New York-minded Boutique in Lincoln Park
By Bridget Maiellaro
An Empire State of Mind
Shortly after moving to Chicago from New York, Kelli Jones, a former executive at L’Atelier Group, a New York fashion showroom featuring designers such as Three Dots and The Addison Story, had trouble finding her favorite brands at local boutiques... Read more
Hazel Apparel Arrives in Ravenswood
By Bridget Maiellaro
We’re Nuts for Hazel
Since opening in 2001, Hazel (1902 W. Montrose Ave.; 773-769-2227, hazelchicago.com) has brought Chicagoans a stellar selection of jewelry, accessories, stationery, housewares, and candles... Read more
Costume Jewelry Boutique Opens in Lincoln Park
By Bridget Maiellaro
Private Label Goes Public
Though its pieces are found all over the country—sold under fashion brands such as J. Mendel, Douglas Hannant, and Ralph Lauren, and carried at major department stores, such as Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Bloomingdale’s— Sequin, the company behind the jewelry, isn’t very well known... Read more
Chic Boutique Opens in Lincoln Park
By Bridget Maiellaro
All That Glitters
Back in 2005, the Chicago native Monique Scott was designing her wedding invitations with bead wrappings when she realized something about herself. “I had always been very creative and would also accessorize my clothes,” she says, “so I just told myself, I could design jewelry, and I did it...” Read more
L.K. Bennett Opens First U.S. Store
By Bridget Maiellaro
London Calling
Set to open this spring, L.K. Bennett (900 N. Michigan Ave.; lkbennett.com) brings tailored and modern women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories from London... Read more