Fame for Sale
15 Minutes . . . for a Fee And you thought the Do It Yourself Hallelujah chorus was cool. Indulge long-suppressed aspirations for the stage at Victory Gardens’ Casting Auction...
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Clandestine Destination
Fall Out Fashion Clandestine Industries (952 W. Newport Ave.; 773-857-3525, clandestineindustries.com) may not be a household name yet, but its chief designer certainly is: Wilmette-born Pete Wentz, the bassist for...
Want Some Cheat with That Whine?
Cheats and Beats What do Chicago blues, Polish sausage, and infomercial impresario Ron Popeil have in common? All three got a big boost from the inimitable Maxwell Street Market. The...
Nanette Lepore Opens in Bucktown
Amore, Lepore Chicagoans have been shopping her feminine, bohemian apparel for years, and now Nanette Lepore opens her first Midwestern boutique in the former Jolie Joli space in Bucktown at...
Choose Your Own Adventure
Choose Your Own Adventure Be the master of your entertainment destiny this week and pick from one of two routes to amusement: For the kids at heart, we’ve rounded up...
Sales Check
A roundup of this month’s sales, store openings, and shopping news
Soft and Stylish in Lake View
Good Skinstincts “Everything in the store is luxuriously soft on the skin,” says Shannon Gregory, co-owner of a new Boystown clothing boutique called Skinstinct (3343 N. Broadway Ave.; 773-857-6900). At...
Supersized Marquee: The Original Jersey Boy
The Garden-State Path Jersey Boys, the Tony-winning musical biography of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, follows the group from blue-collar roots to pop fame, bumps in the road (mafia...
Shopper: Nanette Lepore
Nanette Lepore's first Midwest store opens in Bucktown in late October.
Lake View’s Latest
Perchance to Shop The new Lake View boutique Perchance (3512 N. Southport Ave.; 773-244-1300) strikes just the right note with its lush, vintage glam décor and feminine shoes, supplemented by...