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     Shopping


                                  Anthropologie
         Burton
     1                        6
                                  MAP K2  •  111 E. Chicago Ave.
         MAP L2  •  56 E. Walton St.
     You don’t have to be a snow boarder   Women’s apparel with a bohemian
     to shop at this flagship store, known   bent and housewares gathered from
     for its range of funky boards and   around the world sell briskly at this
     bold cold-weather gear.   large, loft-like store.
                                  P.O.S.H.
         Barneys New York
     2                        7
                                  MAP K3  •  613 N. State St.
         MAP L1  •  15 E. Oak St.
     This branch of the Big Apple’s   Recalling the days of elegant
     downtown department store draws   steamships and grand hotels, this
     together the latest cosmet ics, shoes,   store uses old-fashioned suitcases
     jewelry, accessories, and men’s and   and steamer trunks to lovingly
     women’s apparel in a minimalist,   display vintage china and silverware
     open-plan, tri-level space.   engraved with hotel and ship logos.
                    American
                                  Paper Source
                3             8
                    Girl Place
                                  MAP J2  •  232 W. Chicago Ave.
                MAP L2  •  Water   This arty River North shop is part
                Tower Place, 835 N.   art supply store, part stationer. The
                Michigan Ave.    creative selection of cards and small
                •  1-877-247-5223   gifts includes handmade stationery,
                Parents of girls   cloth-covered sketchbooks, and
                aged four to twelve   novel desktop accessories.
                make a beeline for
                                  Original Penguin
                this store, the only   9
                retail outlet of the   MAP L2  •  901 N. Rush St.
                American Girl line of  Famous for outfitting classic
                dolls. A theater and   American icons such as Bing Crosby,
                café supplement   this 1950s golf brand has a full range
     American    three floors devoted   of men’s and women’s clothing.
     Girl Place  to dolls, books, and
                                  Bloomingdale’s
                other accessories.   0
                                  MAP L2  •  900 N. Michigan Ave.
         Ikram
     4                        An outpost of New York’s homegrown
                              department store that features
         MAP L2  •  873 N. Rush St.
     Launched by a former Ultimo buyer,   in-store designer boutiques and a
     Ikram specializes in high-end   well-stocked shoe department.
     women’s fashion sold at top dollar.
     Chic wares and lines change   Multi-level Bloomingdale’s
     seasonally, but shop assistance
     is uniformly personal.
         Polo Ralph Lauren
     5
         MAP L2  •  750 N. Michigan Ave.
     This massive four-story shop is so
     successful at transforming itself
     from a store to a den devoted to
     Ralph Lauren’s to-the-manor-born
     lifestyle – note the horse and hound
     paintings throughout – that it
     warrants a visit from even the
     less well-heeled among us.
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