Jewel Box
Lana chains make a gleaming arrival in Winnetka.
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Best Incorporation of Mexican Heritage Into Fashion Design
Ciprianamía Nelissa Carrillo has designed Nike sneakers for Serena Williams, and she once had her own genderless streetwear brand. But it wasn’t until 2021 that she looked to her cultural...
Best New Niche Bookstores
Best new niche bookstores Can’t decide what to read next? Skip the behemoth that sells everything and visit one of these genre-specific bookstores. For comics lovers Howling Pages Most comic...
Best Place to Thrift Shop Before a Concert
Umbrella Vintage Come for the music, stay for the … shopping? As it turns out, the Salt Shed isn’t just for concerts. In the spring, three resellers teamed up to...
Time Traveler
Liv Melchers’s three-year-old Able Shoppe put Elgin on the map as a destination for vintage wares and fashion. Now she’s moving her act to West Town, with a pop-up at...
Beauty Rising
A new boutique serves as a launch pad for Black-owned brands.
Your Next Shopping Destination: Crown Point, Indiana
I’ve always been willing to travel for retail therapy, and I knew I’d found a new fix when I stumbled upon the Instagram feed of Blue Pear Mercantile: a satisfying...
Something Borrowed
Designer-rental fans get their due at Janet Mandell’s new showroom.
Helium Dreams
Luft Balloons blows up party shopping as you know it.
Sky as Your Ceiling
A revamped Lincoln Park rooftop brings living room vibes outside.