Shopper: Amazing Cosmetics
Two moms befriend each other and open an international cosmetic storefront in Libertyville
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The Buzz Bin
Kathryn Kerrigan launches a line of separates and eveningwear for tall women
Sales Check
A roundup of sales, store openings, and shopping news in February 2008
Going for Chic in Winnetka
Uptown Girl Simone Gensburg has opened a suburban boutique for women who want to standout. Simone’s (1060 Gage St., Winnetka; 847-446-9966) stocks only one to three sizes of each piece,...
Dukakis 2008, Chicago Onscreen
Before the boys take the field on Sunday, women take centerstage in local productions featuring some seriously heavyweight talent. Patty Duke—yep, that Patty Duke—performs in Blue Yonder, a series of...
Makeup Mavens Open Shop in Libertyville
Lovely and Amazing Anyone who has walked away from a cosmetics counter wearing three layers of foundation and clown lips will appreciate the focus on natural beauty at Amazing Cosmetics...
Tennessee Titan
Tennesseein’ Is Believin’ A new play by Tennessee Williams—who’s been dead, remember, for nearly 25 years—doesn’t come around every day. Which makes the world première of The Day on Which...
Marc Jacobs Opens in Bucktown
Marc Time A year after it was first announced and five months after it was originally scheduled to open, Marc by Marc Jacobs (1714 N. Damen Ave.; 773-276-2998) has arrived....
Mug for the Camera
Arrested Developments Chicago’s past and its seedy underbelly are more in tune than a mobster and his trigger finger—which goes a long way toward explaining our obsession with all things...
French Finery on Michigan Avenue
Très Chic Is your kitchen lacking a certain je ne sais quoi? Newly opened Genevieve Lethu (900 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-423-9948) can help. The luxury housewares store is the first...