Ikram

While you await for Chicago's first Yohji Yamamoto store (don't hold your breath), Ikram is the one and only place in the city where the world's most ambitious, avant-garde designer clothing can be found. The most revered names in Japanese, French, Belgian and American fashion find a fitting home in the artful, reverent setting. While there are some basics, we'd come here for the more dramatic pieces of the collections--elegant evening gowns, strappy heels and impossibly detailed jackets.

Brands Carried

Alexander McQueen, Azzedine Alaïa, Chrome Hearts, Comme des Garçons, Duro Olowu, Erickson Beamon, Hussein Chalayan, Jean Paul Gaultier, Junya Watanabe, Lanvin, Loree Rodkin, Martin Margiela, Menichetti, Miu Miu, Narciso Rodriguez, Nicolas Andreas Taralis, Peter Soronen, Proenza Schouler, Project Alabama, Revillon, Rick Owens, Rochas, Ten Thousand Things, Thakoon, Tom Binns, Undercover, Viktor & Rolf, Yohji Yamamoto, Zero Maria Cornejo

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