Chicago shopping!

chris365 · April 10th, 2006, 12:57 AM

i would like to know wat trendy shops chicago have like versce, fandi, prada, chanel? like do chicago have any of them stores?

harvesterofsorrows · April 10th, 2006, 01:22 AM

Huh???

I'm not rich.

UrbanSophist · April 10th, 2006, 01:25 AM

lol. Yes. They're mostly on the Mag Mile or in the Gold Coast around Oak Street.

Steely Dan · April 10th, 2006, 01:44 AM

we got some targets, t.j. maxes, and marshalls around town, so i'd give chicago shopping a solid 9/10.

rgolch · April 10th, 2006, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by chris365

i would like to know wat trendy shops chicago have like versce, fandi, prada, chanel? like do chicago have any of them stores?

I don't know about a specific Versace store, but certainly Prada, Channel, and I think Fendi. Also, some very exclusive stores only found in the largest cities and wealthiest areas include Hermes (extremely expensive womens purses), Bvlgari, Loro Piana, Barney's, Graff jewelers, as well as countless very trendy boutiques.

More.... specific stores include Emenegildo Zegna, Salvatore Feragamo, Burbery. Also, all of the major department stores are represented. Should I go on?

chris365 · April 15th, 2006, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rgolch

I don't know about a specific Versace store, but certainly Prada, Channel, and I think Fendi. Also, some very exclusive stores only found in the largest cities and wealthiest areas include Hermes (extremely expensive womens purses), Bvlgari, Loro Piana, Barney's, Graff jewelers, as well as countless very trendy boutiques.

More.... specific stores include Emenegildo Zegna, Salvatore Feragamo, Burbery. Also, all of the major department stores are represented. Should I go on?

are these stores big? like i heard the louis vitton store in chicago is really big it got like three floors or something.

rgolch · April 16th, 2006, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by chris365

are these stores big? like i heard the louis vitton store in chicago is really big it got like three floors or something.

Big would be a matter of opinion. I do indeed shop at those stores, and I think they are large enough. But they are significantly smaller than the one's in NY. For instance, Barneys in chi is 3 floors, and I think 7 or 8 in NY.

spyguy · April 10th, 2006, 01:54 AM

Not enough Payless Shoes however. I'll knock it down a point or two on that alone.

LA1 · April 10th, 2006, 02:25 AM

Chicago is no slouch when it comes to upscale shopping. Its 3rd behind NYC and LA.

Latoso · April 10th, 2006, 07:57 AM

Upscale is easy to find in Chicago. But just try and find a Wal-Mart!

aion26 · April 10th, 2006, 03:02 PM

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simulcra · April 11th, 2006, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by chris365

i would like to know wat trendy shops chicago have like versce, fandi, prada, chanel? like do chicago have any of them stores?

"Trendy?"

Those aren't trendy. They're just rich.

You find trendy in the small off-beat independent boutiques and stores scattered throughout "hip" areas of Chicago.

rgolch · April 11th, 2006, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by simulcra

"Trendy?"

Those aren't trendy. They're just rich.

You find trendy in the small off-beat independent boutiques and stores scattered throughout "hip" areas of Chicago.

Yeah, but its amazing how many women who don't have much money run up huge credit card bills just because they just have to have some Prada shoes or some other overpriced item.

Chicago3rd · April 11th, 2006, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by rgolch

Yeah, but its amazing how many women who don't have much money run up huge credit card bills just because they just have to have some Prada shoes or some other overpriced item.

It is simply amazing how many people in Chicago can afford Prada shoes...and have the choice to buy them wear them then throw them away and go back to Prada the next day and buy another pair! Lots of people are jealous of people with money. And in Chicago there are lots and lots of people with tons and tons of money.

Strange....how we don't hear anyone complaining about all the people who overcharge at Walmart...bet you they out number the people at Prada who overcharge their credit cards....classim...like all other issims...is nasty.

forumly_chgoman · April 11th, 2006, 05:04 AM

^yeah pure utter garbage nonsense

hedlunch · April 11th, 2006, 05:23 AM

Goldblatts? How is the new Maxwell street market by the way?

ardecila · April 11th, 2006, 07:54 AM

Hey, you can't forget Swap-O-Rama!

D-res · April 11th, 2006, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by chris365

i would like to know wat trendy shops chicago have like versce, fandi, prada, chanel? like do chicago have any of them stores?

the mag mile has places like that and if you're more of a mall person than the street-walking type, go to northbrook (burbs north of DT) or oakbrook (burbs west of DT) shopping centers

Azn_chi_boi · April 15th, 2006, 04:55 PM

We got a hershey store just less than a block away from Chicago Ave/ Michigan... if that counts as shopping?

richardsonhomebuyers · April 16th, 2006, 05:46 PM

I love how so many knock these stores and those with wealth simply because they can't afford to shop at them. Would you rather Chicago have none of these stores on Michigan Ave. and instead be a street filled with Wal-marts, pay less, best buy, and other suburban meccas. Everyone here seems to support the building of these mega buildings that they most likely can't afford to live in but then trash the very people who are supporting this construction boom. So which is it? No wealth in the city and a city filled with no development and no economy or wealth and a great developing city like we have right now?

April 10th, 2006, 12:57 AM	#1
chris365 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 10 Likes (Received): 0	Chicago shopping! i would like to know wat trendy shops chicago have like versce, fandi, prada, chanel? like do chicago have any of them stores?

April 10th, 2006, 01:25 AM	#3
UrbanSophist Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK Posts: 2,874 Likes (Received): 0	lol. Yes. They're mostly on the Mag Mile or in the Gold Coast around Oak Street. __________________ Chicago http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=381690 New York http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=378936 http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=378938

April 10th, 2006, 01:44 AM	#4
Steely Dan facist lord of the cosmos Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: old style city Posts: 2,598 Likes (Received): 5	we got some targets, t.j. maxes, and marshalls around town, so i'd give chicago shopping a solid 9/10. __________________ "I wish they'd hurry up and just destroy humanity already........... it's the waiting that I can't stand" - Philip J. Fry

April 10th, 2006, 07:57 AM	#10
Latoso C.B.P. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,229 Likes (Received): 0	Upscale is easy to find in Chicago. But just try and find a Wal-Mart! __________________ LATOSO C.B.P. - Citizens for Better Planning Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will themselves not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. - Daniel Burnham

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April 10th, 2006, 01:22 AM	#2
harvesterofsorrows BANNED Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 655 Likes (Received): 0	Huh??? I'm not rich.

April 10th, 2006, 01:54 AM	#8
spyguy Expert Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,947 Likes (Received): 5	Not enough Payless Shoes however. I'll knock it down a point or two on that alone.

April 10th, 2006, 02:25 AM	#9
LA1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 830 Likes (Received): 0	Chicago is no slouch when it comes to upscale shopping. Its 3rd behind NYC and LA.

April 11th, 2006, 05:04 AM	#15
forumly_chgoman BANNED Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 768 Likes (Received): 0	^yeah pure utter garbage nonsense

April 11th, 2006, 05:23 AM	#16
hedlunch Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 86 Likes (Received): 0	Goldblatts? How is the new Maxwell street market by the way?

April 11th, 2006, 07:54 AM	#17
ardecila Jack-Of-All-Trades Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Orleans/Chicago Posts: 1,392 Likes (Received): 0	Hey, you can't forget Swap-O-Rama!

April 15th, 2006, 04:55 PM	#19
Azn_chi_boi BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bridgeport + Chinatown, Chicago Posts: 4,269 Likes (Received): 0	We got a hershey store just less than a block away from Chicago Ave/ Michigan... if that counts as shopping?

April 16th, 2006, 05:46 PM	#20
richardsonhomebuyers Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 389 Likes (Received): 0	I love how so many knock these stores and those with wealth simply because they can't afford to shop at them. Would you rather Chicago have none of these stores on Michigan Ave. and instead be a street filled with Wal-marts, pay less, best buy, and other suburban meccas. Everyone here seems to support the building of these mega buildings that they most likely can't afford to live in but then trash the very people who are supporting this construction boom. So which is it? No wealth in the city and a city filled with no development and no economy or wealth and a great developing city like we have right now? __________________ Las Vegas Weddings, Hotels, Restaurants and Nightclubs

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