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Links
Chicago
Reader Fall Fashion Issue
See locals in ensembles they created using
clothes and accessories provided by Chicago
designers and shops.
Check out my most recent boutique
reviews in the Chicago Reader! 2 Sisters * Pivot * more...
www.betaboutique.com
Want a deal? Look no further. Beta Boutique
offers samples and overruns for anywhere
from 40 to 90 percent off. It's the sample
sale experience within a boutique environment
(read: no lines, pushing, or communal
dressing rooms). Open Thursday through
Sunday only.
www.eskell.com
One of my favorite stores (recently relocated to Wicker Park) is now online,
featuring the designs of up-and-coming
Kelly Whitesell and Elizabeth Del Castillo
as well as pieces by other independent
designers.
Face
Hunter and The
Sartorialist
Creative street fashion from globetrotting
photographers. Great sites to get fresh
ideas!
www.hejfina.com
Very chic (and pricey) Wicker Park shop
modeled after lifestyle boutiques in Tokyo
and Paris. Owner Heiji Choy chooses lines
with a modern, architectural bent, like
Vanessa Bruno, Isabel Marant (one of my
favorites), and Jasmine Shokrian. She
also carries necklaces by local designer
Soo Choi. Good seasonal sales too.
www.p45.com
Both fashion-forward and more basic styles
are on the racks at this Wicker Park store,
which features up-and-coming designers
from the Chicago area and elsewhere.
www.damecouture.com
Custom-made wedding dresses from two wonderful
Chicago designers, Holly Greenhagen and
Julie Fehler. Check out their gorgeous
examples, or design your own.
www.lorisshoes.com
This is my favorite shoe store, not least
because most sizes are already out on
the floor and you can try on different
styles to your heart's content. Prices
range from about $50 to a couple hundred
dollars.
www.yoox.com
Last season's designer leftovers on sale.
In general, I believe that you should
only buy designer stuff online only if
you've seen it in a magazine or a shop
and know exactly what you're going to
get. However, it's fun to look, and this
site has a good return policy.
www.net-a-porter.com
This season's designer clothes, plus some
sale items. Good photo layouts too. This
is best for buying hard-to-find items,
as the dollar/pound exchange rate can
make some items pretty expensive.
www.style.com
The home of Vogue and W. Great coverage
of fashion weeks in New York and Europe.
www.nytimes.com/pages/fashion/index.html
The style page of the New York Times.
Their coverage is excellent, as you might
expect. Cathy Horyn is my favorite fashion
writer. Her metaphors occasionally seem
slightly strained, but she uses a lot
of grounded language where other writers
are often up in the clouds.
www.iht.com/pages/style/index.php
Suzy Menkes of the International Herald
Tribune is one of the most influential
fashion critics in the world. If nothing
else, reading the IHT makes one feel oh
so cosmopolitan.
Paris
Daily Photo
Eric the Friendly Parisian offers a daily
glimpse of the City of Light. He's also
responsible for inspiring the other daily
photo blogs around the globe that are
links on his site. Caution: may be addictive.
Chic
Shopping Paris
The next time you're visiting the City
of Lights, let an expert show you hidden
treasures--whether you're looking for
French fashion or exotic pastries.
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