Bridget Maiellaro

Store openings and deals this month

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...

Check out the deals for this month

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...

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...

Preppy by Nature J. McLaughlin (jmclaughlin.com), the über-preppy brand known for its bright colors and two-way stretch fabrics, celebrates the opening of its third Chicagoland location (53 S. Washington St.,...

City Inspirations Explore the latest local designs from ten up-and-coming fashion students during the Chicago Fashion Foundation’s fifth annual Future of Chicago scholarship competition on Wednesday, March 7, at the...

Topsy Turvy The home furnishing shop Tabula Tua (1015 W. Armitage Ave.; 773-525-3500, tabulatua.com) will hold its annual warehouse sale a month earlier this year to make way for its...

Sustainable Showcase The Chicago Green Wedding Alliance (greenweddingalliance.com), a nonprofit that connects conscious couples to eco-friendly vendors, is holding its inaugural green bridal event, Committed (committedlovechicago.com), on Sunday, February 26...

Whimsical Wedding Wear One month after the arrival of Vera Wang (945 N. Rush St.; 312-379-5355, verawang.com), Anthropologie’s bridal brand BHLDN (8 E. Walton St.; 312-573-2573, bhldn.com), pronounced “beholden,” opened...