Chicago magazine's Sales Check

Randolph Street Market’s Summer Season Kicks Off This Weekend

2012-05-22T16:32:04-05:00

Takin’ It to the Streets
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer—and the alfresco shopping season. This weekend, Randolph Street Market (randolphstreetmarket.com) sets off its ninth year of outdoor bazaars in the West Loop...

A Brazil-Themed Shopping Event Takes Over Macy’s on State

2012-05-15T16:51:23-05:00

This week at Macy’s (macys.com for locations), Calvin Klein launches a special-edition capsule collection featuring Brazil-inspired dresses ($135 to $180) designed by Francisco Costa, the label’s women’s creative director—who also happens to be Brazilian...

Space 519 Hosts Pop-Up Shop for the L.A. Vintage Boutique Decades

2012-05-08T16:28:58-05:00

Blast from the Past If you haven’t already heard of Decades (shopdecadesinc.com), a vintage and designer consignment boutique in L.A., you will soon—its co-owners Cameron Silver and Christos Garkinos are set to become the next “Bravo-lebrities” when their reality show, now in development, makes its debut on the network (date: TBD)...

Boutique for Handmade Goods Opens in Andersonville

2012-05-01T13:45:00-05:00

Sweet Stuff
Milk Handmade (5137 N. Clark St.; 847-833-6309, milkhandmade.com), a new boutique in Andersonville, is giving us warm fuzzies...

CB Boutique Opens in Lake Forest with 15 Percent Off Marc Jacobs, Helmut Lang, and More

2012-04-24T15:28:29-05:00

Forever in Blue Jeans
Old Town’s Cityblue Apparel & Denim (1444 N. Wells St.; 312-664-2222, shopcityblue.com) is showing love to the north shore with CB (662 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest; 847-283-8888), its newly opened sister boutique in Lake Forest...

Chicago Native Cynthia Rowley Honored at SAIC’s The Walk

2012-04-17T16:10:57-05:00

Strut Your Stuff
More than 40 fashion design students are in a frenzy of final fittings this week at the School of the Art Institute Chicago...

Boutique for Made-in-the-USA Menswear Opens in the Gold Coast

2012-04-10T17:20:21-05:00

Independent Streak
Independence (47 E. Oak St.; 312-675-2105, independence-chicago.com) jumped into the widening ring of locally owned men’s boutiques three weeks ago when it opened for business in the space that formerly housed Shrine Haberdashers...

Athleta Opens in Lake View

2012-04-12T10:20:13-05:00

Fit for Fashion
Athleta (3415 N. Southport Ave.; 773-525-5881, athleta.com), Gap Inc.’s activewear catalog for women, opens its first brick-and-mortar shop in Chicago this Wednesday, April 4...

Attention Mothers-to-Be: Bump Couture’s Pop-Up Shop Opens in Wicker Park

2012-03-30T13:06:56-05:00

Maternity Markdowns
Bump Couture (bump-couture.com) holds its inaugural pop-up shop at 1943 West Division Street (formerly Grow, the children’s boutique) with exclusive discounts on high-end maternity clothing and baby gear this Saturday, March 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, April 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m....

Where to Donate Those Old Formal Dresses Collecting Dust in Your Closet; Plus This Week’s Top Sales and Events

2012-03-20T16:04:52-05:00

Prepping for Prom
For the first time ever, Westfield Old Orchard (westfield.com/oldorchard) joins forces with the Glass Slipper Project (glassslipperproject.org), a nonprofit that gives away prom dresses and accessories to local high school students to help them celebrate in style...