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Jan 5, 2021
Out and about
For tuckpointer Noah Frazier, outside is the place to be.
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Chicago Honey Co-op
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TreeKeepers
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Nov 29, 2020
Bird's eye view
Artist Jenny Kendler keeps both style and the environment in sight.
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Nov 23, 2020
There's no room for waste at Tinyshop
Environmentalist Christine Sorich's pop-up grocery store is small but mighty.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Oct 27, 2020
Out of the box
Defying boundaries, two entrepreneurs mix business, community, and prints.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Maria LyVonne
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Ashley Bassett-Parkins
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Garfield Park Conservatory
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LYV-ON
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Sep 24, 2020
Dressed to chill
No matter where they are, these friends are clad for their best life.
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Etiti Ayeni
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City Life
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Aug 11, 2020
Make it different
Customization is key in this student’s wardrobe.
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Jul 10, 2020
You do you
Authenticity comes first for artist Muhammad Naqee.
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City Life
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May 5, 2020
True colors
A Lula Cafe hostess chooses bright hues to cope with the pandemic blues.
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Shop Local
Apr 14, 2020
Speaking of unmentionables
Three friends have created a patented postpartum undergarment that can hold an ice pack.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Nyssa
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Eden Laurin
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City Life
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Street View
Mar 3, 2020
Form and function
A DJ and radio host takes a considered approach to style.
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Feb 25, 2020
Recommended
The mix master
Nigerian-born, London-based fashion designer Duro Olowu curates one of the MCA’s largest shows ever filled with local treasures.
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Street View
Jan 22, 2020
Seeing red
An appraisal coordinator matches her locks with her looks.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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City Life
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Oct 24, 2019
Bronzeville's best
This longtime boutique has garments—and bling—for every walk of life.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Bronzeville Boutique by Lady Mocha
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William Salaam
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Treva Johnson Salaam
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City Life
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Street View
Sep 4, 2019
Purple haze
Thrifting is key to this fashionista's gamine look.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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City Life
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Aug 14, 2019
The maximalist
"The more color the better" says artist/Google user experience designer Adrianne Hawthorne.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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City Life
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Street View
Aug 2, 2019
[PHOTOS] Denimcratic, No Merit, and other local labels at the Museum of Streetwear
Last weekend's two-day pop-up at the Lab on Lake showcased Chicago designers outside the downtown-Bucktown-Wicker Park hub.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Iridium
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Production Mode
City Life
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Street View
Jul 26, 2019
Humanity defies branding
Once again, the highlight of 29Rooms is the diverse people who fill them.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Refinery 29
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Yvette Mayorga
City Life
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Street View
Jul 25, 2019
Pitchfork fashion ‘rules’
It's all about comfort, no matter the weather extremes.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Pitchfork 2019
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Film Issue
May 9, 2019
Silver screen influencers
Hollywood costumers changed Chicago wardrobes.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Cary Grant
City Life
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Street View
May 2, 2019
For the win
Clean style, full heart, can’t lose
By Isa Giallorenzo
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City Life
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Apr 11, 2019
Cool jeans
This south-side children’s boutique satisfies your thirst for denim.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Beverly
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City Life
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Street View
Apr 4, 2019
Kickin’ it
A rapper’s style starts with his shoes.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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City Life
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Mar 23, 2019
Rhyme scheme
A poet uses fashion like an open mike.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Shop Local
Mar 19, 2019
Field and Florist creates floral arrangements for freshness and sustainability
Farm-to-table isn't just for restaurants anymore.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Heidi Joynt
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Molly Kobelt
City Life
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Street View
Mar 12, 2019
'Bird of paradise meets Marchesa Luisa Casati'
How one visual artist's look channels the power of nonhuman companions
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Street View
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Garfield Park Conservatory
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Marchesa Luisa Casati
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