The Lucky Store Directory

Its name is derived from the Greek word for "balance," and that's exactly what mother-daughter team Susan and Laura Westgate seek to achieve with their inviting white-brick and limestone-accented shop. The pair offer clothing that's often imbued with a sense of everyday luxury and is equal parts timeless and of-the-moment—washed leather handbags by Olivia Harris, vintage-inspired printed scarves by Epice.


3738 N. Southport Ave., 773-549-2876, tulaboutique.com

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. The darkly elegant garments, which include deconstructed jackets from Parisian Anne Valerie Hash and web-like knits by Copenhagen native Iben Hoj, are the ideal complement to the store's futuristic-catacomb feel.


2035 W. Division St., 773-235-0755, gammaplayer.com

With its artfully elegant interior—curved archways, filigree screens, mushroom-like Murano discs suspended from the ceiling—this upscale standard has long been known as the place to zero in on high-end-but-experimental talents like Viktor & Rolf and Rick Owens. Our favorite reason to visit Ikram is its wait-list-worthy selection of shoes (particularly styles by Lanvin, Maison Martin Margiela, and Azzedine Alaïa).


873 N. Rush St., 312-587-1000, ikram.com