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Samantha Chicago
Done up with chiffon pink shag carpets, milk-glass lamps, and a circular faux-ostrich couch, this boudoir-influenced spot presents clothing as unabashedly feminine as the decor.
From Chicago's Old Town/Gold Coast/River North neighborhood store listing.
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Lincoln Square
Drive northward to this friendly, close-knit community and discover a batch of old-school neighborhood shops. Lucky's favorite stores in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood!
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West Loop
Abandoned warehouses and long-shuttered meatpacking plants give this up-and-coming shopping district a measure of romantic toughness. Lucky's favorite stores in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood!
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Winnetka
On the shores of Lake Michigan is this leafy, upscale North Shore community, known for its outstanding shops dedicated to rising designers. Lucky's favorite stores in Chicago's Winnetka neighborhood!
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Bucktown/Wicker Park/Ukranian Village
Chicago's hipster epicenter is made up of these three adjacent communities, and their many indie shops are strong enough to stand up to their New York and L.A. counterparts. Lucky's favorite stores in Chicago's Bucktown/Wicker Park/Ukranian Village neighborhoods!
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Eskell
Accented with driftwood chunks and antique postcards touting obscure Midwest locales (the Kankakee County Courthouse, anyone?), this quirky shop—newly relocated from Lincoln Park to Bucktown—serves as a flagship for the popular house clothing line.
From Chicago's Bucktown/Wicker Park/Ukranian Village neighborhood store listing.
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Gamma Player
In their global travels as musicians and owners of a dance music label, Jeff Mills and Yoko Uozumi also often come across promising young designers. To give these discoveries stateside exposure, the couple created Gamma Player—the cosmic-sounding name derives from one of Jeff's songs—and kitted it out with an all-black interior and theatrical lights.
From Chicago's Bucktown/Wicker Park/Ukranian Village neighborhood store listing.
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Grace
This new upscale shoe emporium brims with dressed-up everyday styles by designers like Georgina Goodman, Constança Basto, and Jean-Michel Cazabat. The name of the shop is a nod to owner Kristi Ryan's childhood nickname—she was jokingly called Grace due to her persistent clumsiness—yet the quietly chic, birch-accented space is a faithful interpretation of the word.
From Chicago's Bucktown/Wicker Park/Ukranian Village neighborhood store listing.
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Hejfina
When Heiji Choy-Black opened her iconoclastic store—a Lucky favorite—back in 2004, there was nothing like it in town. She took a chance on esoteric, then-unknown lines, and her indie-centric focus has not wavered.
From Chicago's Bucktown/Wicker Park/Ukranian Village neighborhood store listing.
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Helen Yi
This spot is the definition of understated—serene and gallery-like, with simple white walls and stainless steel racks that seem to float from the floor. The clothing consists of smartly curated modern classics.
From Chicago's Bucktown/Wicker Park/Ukranian Village neighborhood store listing.
