Lorene Yue

Kathy Ludwig's mission Friday morning was to snap up as many bargains as possible. Ludwig, 43, dressed in a "Shop Until You Melt" sweater, did just that at Carson Pirie...

Sue Finke never misses an opportunity to shop in Chicago. Finke doesn't have ready access to some of her favorite stores--Crate & Barrel and American Girl Place--in her Nashville, Ill.,...

Sara Plocker is a little unsure why she's opening a women's apparel shop this week on Oak Street. "The economy [stinks] and the timing is horrible," said the owner of...

Think of it as the dollar store for purses--a $32 store to be exact. Just about every purse is $32 at Misako, a handbag and accessory store opening Wednesday at...

Max Azria wants to dress the world, one sweater at a time. "Everybody has to buy a BCBG sweater," said the designer for his eponymous clothing boutique. Azria stopped in...

David Shelist wants to add his name to the growing list of designers cranking out a seemingly endless supply of jeans. "Everybody wants to be in the denim manufacturing business,"...

It's a Celtic-influenced store where the only thing blatantly Irish is the owner's accent. Nuada, a new shop at 1022B W. Armitage Ave., is the brainchild of Orla Castanien. Don't...

Talk about a flashback. Fashion labels of the 1980s that fizzled when peg-legged pants, batwing sleeves and big hair bowed out of the scene are staging a fierce comeback. Names...

Richard Golden's vision for his optical company includes a dozen new Chicago stores in the next couple of years. The founder of SEE, which stands for Selective Eyewear Elements, has...