Chicago, the “Windy City” not only gave the USA its current president Barack Obama but also offers a lot of world class shopping choices. For women with a love for trendy clothing, Chicago has endless variety of hot-couture and everyday wear in world famous brands and stores.
The most posh of all shopping areas is the “Magnificent Mile”. Mag Mile has been included in the 10 Best Shopping Destinations in the World by National Geographic. Here one can find almost all the names and brands that one can think of. Michigan Avenue which is part of the Mag Mile is lined up with individual fashion boutiques like Cartier, Bvlgari, Chanel, Vera Wang, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, YSL, Jil Sander, Banana Republic, Gap, Levi’s and many-many more.
Other premier shopping complexes on Michigan Avenue are Water Tower Place where Macy’s and American Girl Place are the anchors; and have Abercrombie& Fitch, Forever 21, Banana Republic among others. At the north end of Michigan Avenue is “The 900 Shops” featuring 70 shops like Bloomingdale’s, Gucci, Intimacy: bra fit stylists, MaxMara and Karen Millen. It has been described as “A HAVEN for the most fashion savvy” by Concierge Preferred. Then there is The Shops at North Bridge which is a cluster of 9 blocks with 50 luxury shops like Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Armani Exchange and the clothing retailer Ann Taylor.
Michigan Ave. also boasts of world famous departmental stores- Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Together, they offer a whole gamut of fashionable clothes for women ranging from dresses, casual wear, work wear, innerwear, and swimwear to clothes in special sizes. Designer labels like Tory Burch, Dior, Chloe, Donna Karan, Jean Paul Gautier, Escada, Burberry, Alexander Mc Queen, Calvin Klein, and Guess all have their stores here. Nordstrom has a wedding shop specializing in gowns for brides and dresses for bridesmaids and family of the bride.
“State Street, that great street” sang Frank Sinatra of this historic street in the heart of Chicago. It has Macy’s, Macy’s Bridal Salon, Nordstrom Rack and Sears. Filene’s Basement and Loehmann’s are stores offering designer clothes at bargain prices. Other stores are Ashley Stewart specializing in trendy plus size clothing, Rainbow shops, New York & co., Forever 21, H&M, and Anthropologie.
Chicago also has great factory outlets of designer wear situated in convenient malls where you can save handsomely. They have fantastic clearance sales and other offers. Located on the outskirts of Chicago, malls like Chicago Premium Outlets and Gurnee Mills have a total of 320 stores where you can make impressive savings at Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Calvin Klein, Elie Tahari, Giorgio Armani, Kenneth Cole, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, Neiman Marcus, Tommy Hilfiger, Abercrombie, H&M, Guess, Saks to name a few. Oakbrook Center has 6 departmental stores and brands like Loft, Anthropologie, Brooks Brothers, Chico’s, and Victoria’s secret. Chicago Ridge houses Carson Pirie Scott, Michaels and Sears among others. Woodfield Mall houses J C Penny, Lord and Taylor, Nordstrom, Marshall Fields and Sears and fashion brands like Benetton, Hot Topic, and J. Crew.
With so much on offer and such a variety of choices, your shopping in Chicago is sure going to be a hell lot of fun!
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