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For Chicaaahgo talk.

Meetup is still a go for 19th and 20th. Plan is to do touristy stuff (museums, walking) Saturday and if people want to stick around til Sunday we'll do shopping then.

If you would be interested in getting an Airbnb please let me know, need to figure out numbers and see what the options/cost would be.

and I will be in town the 19th and 20th for pitchfork. I think we're planning on coming in earlier in the days, since most of the bands we want to see start around 4 PM. It'd be great to see you guys!

this storm right now is outrageous. thought it'd be relaxing to sleep through, but it keeps waking me up.

really hoping I'll find some time to ditch p4k to meet up !

Just a friendly reminder we're still on for a week from this weekend! I've got two people interested in Airbnb so far, which if that's the case they're welcome to just crash at my dorm (if they want).

the only plan really is cultural/touristy stuff Saturday and shopping Sunday. Had some ideas (Art Institute, Field Museum, Millennium Park) but nothing set in stone.

Hey if everyone who's planning to come wants to PM me, we can exchange numbers and the other boring stuff.

I'm thinking we start round 11am Saturday at Millenium Park, if anyone else has ideas feel free to toss them out.

Might have to ditch the meetup :( I'm pretty sick right now and going to a festival will be hard enough, never mind pretending to be cool around internet strangers. I'll be going shopping with my friend that morning though so maybe I'll run into you guys.

i'll be there at some point

pry end up going shopping on saturday because shit is closed sunday

im coming down for a weekend sometime in november (TBD) if anyone wants to hang

I miss chicago

almost always here so a meet up would be possible whenevs (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ
lets hit up a few boutiques and cafes?

where ya located at now? also i'm totes down for a meetup even tho i'm totally new to C-T haha

What are some cool shops around? I'll be in the Midwest again for v Winter, would love to spend some time up there again.

Loop area: Barney's, Independence, George Greene, Suitsupply (building is cooler than the suits though), Patagonia, Jil, Gallery Aesthete, Haberdash, Nike, Ralph Lauren. I know I'm forgetting a bunch so forgive me.

Wicker Park: RSVP, Apt No 9, Mildblend, and St. Alfred's.

Some of the folks that used to work at Haberdash just opened a new store called but it's pretty far north.

^ pretty much most of it, but here are a few more and descriptions of previous ones :

Barney's, Saks Fifth, Nordstrom, Apt No. 9 :
of course the bigger retailers. nordstrom on michigan/grand has some pretty cool stuff in it.

Haberdash / Notre :
Haberdash is mostly a lot of heritage-y brands. aldens, gitman vintage, moncler, forgot the rest really.
notre seems like a cool shop, but it's pretty far off. never been yet.

Independence :
(come visit me/timothy). EG, Post Overalls, Oak Street Bootmakers, Kapital, etc. EG FWK also here as well.

St. Alfreds, RSVP Gallery :
st. alfreds has great sneaker releases and pick up cool brands. (UC, Bedwin & The Heartbreakers, Bounty Hunter, Acronym, Visvim, etc.)
rsvp also carries C.E. and all of those other brands, but the mark-up is fairly high.

George Greene :
chrome hearts, MA+, Thom Browne, and luxe suiting. A LOT of chrome hearts which brings in their customer base. (wealthy chinese consumers)

Gallery Aesthete, Jil Sander, Y-3/Adidas Concept Store, Oliver Peoples :
all of these are located on oak street.
gallery aesthete has the likes of rick owens, julius, individual sentiments, margiela, kuboraum, etc.
y-3/adidas concept store is fairly small but has good stock. raf simons x adidas, yohji x adidas, rick x adidas, and y-3 clothing.

Steven Alan :
steven alan house brand, acne, EG, shoes like pottery, wide range of glasses.

MildBlend & Supply Co. :
good shop if you're looking for denim. a lot of american/japanese selvedge denim here.
also some cool backpacks and porter things occasionally.

Sir & Madame :
bunch of cool brands that are pretty hard to find. mark mcnairy, LVC, etc.

Uprise :
great skate shop, sometimes has some cool things in. they used to carry palace i believe.

Meyvn :
new store that opened up in logan square, has brands like dana lee, common projects, etc. definitely worth checking out.

ikram :
mostly (if not all) womenswear pieces. A LOT of cool stuff in here like Undercover, Junya, Comme, sacai, etc...
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but yeah, mostly oak street area are where all of the boutiques are located.
they're scattered around, but sometimes some shops can be surprising.

"oh you're from the midwest, the winter is REALLY cold here"

I accidentally ran into and today at Target... whoa!!!

that was the first time i've 'seen someone from the internet' without planning it.

Anyone want to get a drink or coffee or look at shops (i don't really like shopping to be honest although it would be fun to go to the flagship luxury stores for kicks) in December?

^ i'll be around from the 21st-28th

Folks living in, or visiting Chicago should check out this exhibit, it's really cool. http://www.mocp.org/exhibitions/2015/04 ... entity.php

I'm back in IL yayayay

yeee wearing it right now

hey Chicago flaxsisters, new to CT, come from reddit's fashion forums. went on a couple teenmfa meet ups with finolino and bigbee. Cool to see this thread

About to visit for the first time for a few days. What are some good consignment/thrift places to try out?

tfw story mfg stockist in chicago :')

i miss chicago most because its music scene isn't just confined to cramped cellar shows where being taller than 5'7" will cause you to have to stand like a hunchback and develop scoliosis

rip

yep, kalamazoo (k college, to be more exact). actually met someone who periodically comes to c-t but prefers lurking to posting, which was still nice

that's crazy. i have a friend that goes there and a few friends that go to Western. i live like an hour away from kalamazoo. we gotta link up before the semester ends.