Wicker Park, Chicago Shopping Guide

A map some of the coolest independent shops in Wicker Park, Chicago.

Habit

We're all for supporting independent designers and everything but there are so many of them and honestly for every one we love there are five that aren't really our style. That's...

Hejfina

Hejfina has elegant modern living down pat. For clothing expect avant-garde Japanese brands, ultra-exclusive New York brands, next to creative selections from Brazil, England and France. These are...

Language

San Francisco funky, New York hip, Los Angeles cool, these are among the style dialects that Language speaks. The boutique has done a remarkable of job of finding those stylish, under-the-radar...

Lenny & Me

Reader Suggested: I like your two picks in chicago (Silver Moon and Una Mae's) Lenny and Me is also amazing! Great selection of vintage clothes and accessories (for guys too), hope you love it too!

Myopic Books

There's something lovingly old school about how Myopic Books keeps its space. The several floors of used books. The people reading and drinking coffee on the upper floors. The obligatory...

Penelope's

A shop that looks a bit folksy at first glance turns out to be quite the stylish outpost. Whether browsing women's clothing, men's clothing or home stuff expect to find a expertly edited...

St. Alfred

A lot of sneaker shops are busy building out ambitious, almost avant-garde spaces to accompany their wares. While those are nice, at the end of the day it's the shoes that matter. St. Alfred...

Symmetry

Asian and modern furniture stores usually occupy diametrically opposed areas of the home design landscape. Symmetry effortlessly marries the two aesthetics as if they were meant for each other all...

Una Mae's Freak Boutique

If you enter a vintage store and the music is blaring and one of the salespeople is wearing a boy scout uniform, that's usually a good sign that you've stumbled onto something good. Una...

Habit

We're all for supporting independent designers and everything but there are so many of them and honestly for every one we love there are five that aren't really our style. That's why a space like Habit is so valuable. The shop is dedicated to independent designers (many local) but is expertly edited to include truly beautiful pieces. The dresses in the window will get your...

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Address:
1951 West Division Street
Chicago IL 60622

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Phone: 1-773-342-0093
Hours: Tue-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-5

Tags: local designers, women's accessories, women's clothing

Hejfina

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Hejfina has elegant modern living down pat. For clothing expect avant-garde Japanese brands, ultra-exclusive New York brands, next to creative selections from Brazil, England and France. These are articles you certainly won't find anywhere else in Chicago and you might even have trouble finding in New York or LA or London. For the home visit the adjacent furniture space that serves up the...

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Address:
1529 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago IL 60622

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Phone: 1-773-772-0002

Tags: avant-garde, books, furniture, men's accessories, men's clothing, modern, t-shirts, women's accessories, women's clothing

Language

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San Francisco funky, New York hip, Los Angeles cool, these are among the style dialects that Language speaks. The boutique has done a remarkable of job of finding those stylish, under-the-radar labels in these and other cities and put them all under one roof. With some of these labels we were seriously thinking "How'd they ever find these guys?" Overall the collection is sweet...

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Address:
1537 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago IL 60622

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Phone: 1-773-772-5744
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-5

Tags: women's accessories, women's clothing

Lenny & Me

Reader Suggested: I like your two picks in chicago (Silver Moon and Una Mae's) Lenny and Me is also amazing! Great selection of vintage clothes and accessories (for guys too), hope you love it too!

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Address:
1463 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago IL 60622

Phone: 1-773-489-5576

Tags: vintage accessories, vintage clothing

Myopic Books

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There's something lovingly old school about how Myopic Books keeps its space. The several floors of used books. The people reading and drinking coffee on the upper floors. The obligatory store cat.

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Address:
1564 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago IL 60622

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Phone: 1-773-862-4882
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-1 Sat: 11-1 Sun: 11-10

Tags: books, used books

Penelope's

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A shop that looks a bit folksy at first glance turns out to be quite the stylish outpost. Whether browsing women's clothing, men's clothing or home stuff expect to find a expertly edited selection of stylish, if low key, finds from The States and Europe.

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Address:
1913 West Division Street
Chicago IL 60622

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Phone: 1-773-395-2351
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Tags: men's accessories, men's clothing, women's accessories, women's clothing

St. Alfred

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A lot of sneaker shops are busy building out ambitious, almost avant-garde spaces to accompany their wares. While those are nice, at the end of the day it's the shoes that matter. St. Alfred gives us just that. One wall full of cool sneakers, an opposing rack lined with T-shirts and that's pretty much it.

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Address:
1531 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago IL 60622

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Tags: sneakers

Symmetry

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Asian and modern furniture stores usually occupy diametrically opposed areas of the home design landscape. Symmetry effortlessly marries the two aesthetics as if they were meant for each other all their lives. The decidedly grown-up store--we imagine a typical customer to be a doctor in her '40s with a thriving private practice and a penchant for world travel--gathers items that are...

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Address:
1925 West Division Street
Chicago IL 60622

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Phone: 1-773-645-0502
Hours: Mon: By Appointment Tue-Fri: 11-6 Sat-Sun: 11-5

Tags: asia, furniture, home accessories, modern, rugs, worldly

Una Mae's Freak Boutique

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If you enter a vintage store and the music is blaring and one of the salespeople is wearing a boy scout uniform, that's usually a good sign that you've stumbled onto something good. Una Mae's has an eclectic mix of new and used clothing and accessories crammed into a small but spunky space. Flip through the round clothing racks jammed full of new and used shirts in funky colors...

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Address:
1422 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago IL 60622

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Phone: 1-773-276-7002
Hours: Mon-Fri: 12-8 Sat: 11-7 Sun: 11-7

Tags: vintage accessories, vintage clothing
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