NEW STORES
Interior Define
in-person shopping isn’t your thing, you’ll also love the website. 833 W Armitage Ave (872-802-4119,
interiordefine.com)—Jess Keys
Margaret O’Leary Felt Felt
Catherine (Kat) Dunton and Holly Grannan met five years ago when Kat was working at a Venice, California boutique and sold Holly shoes. Fast-forward to today, and they’re in Chicago, running their own upscale storefront in Logan Square, which they opened in September.
Inside the chic shop, you’ll find the perfect pair of jeans, a funky fur coat and handmade jewelry. “We picked established designers and went out of our way to source emerging talent that is new and unique to Chicago,” says Grannan. It’s true. Among the brands they stock are both old names and new, like Chicago’s Stix and Roses and
C/FAN (more on page 68), as well as California-based Loma, New York’s Modern Vice and megabrand Hudson. The mix of big names and relative newcomers is inspiring. “These collections all work beautifully together, complement one another,” Grannan says. It’s exactly what she and Dunton want for their business. Even the name Felt, she says, “represents the warm feeling we want every customer to experience while shopping in our store.” 2317 N Milwaukee Ave (773-772-5000,
feltchicago.com)—Laura Rote
Interior Define
Got a home to redecorate? This new showroom complements
Margaret O’Leary
Interior Define’s “online first” brand, offering customers a chance to see products in person, speak with designers and explore extensive custom options. The design firm sells accent chairs, couches and sectionals directly to individual buyers, which keeps prices impressively low; sofas start at $1,000, for example. But if
HOW TO… Mend a snag in a sweater
Jamie LaPorta of Ruby Bohannon Knitwear (sold at Union Handmade, page 68) saves your favorite winter sweaters from the dreaded snag.
1 Using a large blunt needle, gently work the yarn back into place.
2 Turning the sweater inside out, pull any excess yarn through the sweater from the outside to the inside (working
it through as close to the location of the pull or snag as possible).
3 NOTE: Never cut the yarn of a snag or pull. That could create a hole, even if knotted.
4 Knot the yarn if it’s long enough.
5 As a finishing touch, gently steam to help smooth out the area.
BRIDGET O., OLD TOWN “Whenever I’m looking for a gift, All She Wrote in Lincoln Park is my first stop. The store is full of unique home, stationery and apparel items for all occasions, and the ability to easily monogram basically anything is the perfect way to add a personal touch!”
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You’ll have no problem snuggling up in one of these cozy knit sweaters. The brand got off the ground in 1990, when O’Leary immigrated from Ireland to San Francisco and started marketing her hand-loomed knitwear from a small apartment. Today she has more than a dozen shops— including this Lincoln Park store— and has dressed everyone from Jennifer Garner to Halle Berry. “We are thrilled to be in Chicago—a city I adore for its architecture, food scene and most of all, its people,” O’Leary said ahead of the store’s August opening. “The vibe on Armitage is perfect for us.” Shop here for everything from knit scarves ($198) and cable cardigans ($235) to leggings ($168) and tanks (from $48). 850 W Armitage Ave (312-284- 8455,
margaretoleary.com)—LR
I All She Wrote
PHOTOGRAPHS: TOP, TOP RIGHT, CENTER: GRACE ALLEN; BOTTOM CENTER: JACLYN RIVAS; BOTTOM RIGHT: COURTESY ALL SHE WROTE
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