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FRONT RUNNER On their first North American tour, The Beatles are greeted by more than 5,000 fans at Chicago’s Midway Airport in 1964.

FEVER PITCH More than 5,000 screaming fans gathered at Midway Airport on September 5, 1964, hoping to catch a glimpse of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr as The Beatles made their Chicago debut. Although the mop-topped lads from Liverpool spent barely a day in Chicago, their brief visit made an instant impression. Buzz surrounding the band had been building since their wildly popular performance on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964. The theatrical release of A Hard Day’s Night in August as well as several chart-topping hits heightened anticipation for the band’s first North American tour, a 24-city extravaganza that included a stop in the Windy City. “If you wanted a dose of Beatlemania, you got that in Chicago,” says Chicago-based Beatles historian Walter J. Podrazik, coauthor of All Together Now: The First Complete Beatles Discography,

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September 2014

16 // FRONT RUNNER 36 // LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

38 // LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER

40 // ...WITHOUT WHOM THIS ISSUE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE

42 // THE LIST

STYLE 47 // CIAO BELLA Giorgio Armani captivates Chicago with the new Borgonuovo bag.

50 // HEAVY HITTERS The Windy City powers into fall with the season’s sleekest accessories.

54 // SPOTLIGHT

56 // TWO-TONE TIMING

134 SEEING DOUBLE Stylish couple Tereasa Surratt and David Hernandez go back to camp.

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Women’s watches with two-tone bracelets are suddenly all the rage.

58 // SHOW AND TELL Stylist Lisa Marie McComb unveils her favorite spots for living a chic life.

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Max Mara goes bespoke, George the Salon hits Oak Street, and other fashion news for fall.

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ROOM WITH A VIEW A new museum offers a closer look at the late Chicago artist Ed Paschke.

GREEN GRANDEUR Dirk Denison Architects meld sleek minimalism and eco-friendly design.

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75 // POWER DRESSER

Rock’s ultimate chameleon gets the museum treatment at the MCA exhibit “David Bowie Is.”

A fiery passion for life, family, and the beauty of fashion has taken Ikram Goldman to the top of Chicago’s style scene.

66 // ROOM WITH A VIEW A new visual arts center celebrates the late, great Ed Paschke.

68 // SPOTLIGHT Lyric Opera hits a high note, Chicago celebrates Chagall, and the theater stage sizzles this fall.

78 // THE MODEL RESTAURATEUR Jennifer Wisniewski balances a career in fashion with her Michelinapproved hot spot, Bread & Wine.

80 // POCKET CHANGE With his start-up Moneythink, Ted Gonder aims to wipe out financial illiteracy in Chicago and beyond.

Designer Karen Herold counts the reasons she loves her Northwest Side neighborhood.

75 POWER DRESSER High-profile clients flock to style icon Ikram Goldman’s River North boutique.

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86 // GOAL ORIENTED Three Windy City businessmen team up to inspire local youth with the 17th annual Chicago Football Classic.

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107 MEET ME AT SOPHIE’S Try the rhubarb-basil gimlet at Saks Fifth Avenue’s new power-lunch spot.

TASTE 107 // MEET ME AT SOPHIE’S Saks lures the fashionable set with a stylish new lunchtime destination.

110 // SPOTLIGHT Anticipated openings and top tables.

Savor the change of seasons at these hot new Chicago night spots.

114 // HORSING AROUND M.K. Pritzker and Eve Rogers discuss the Evergreen Invitational equestrian event over lunch at Tortoise Club.

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112 // BUZZ WORTHY

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September 2014

118 STYLISH MAMA Kristin Cavallari wears many hats—TV host, shoe designer, mom, and number-one Bears fan.

FEATURES 118 // STYLISH MAMA Four months after giving birth to her second son with husband, Jay Cutler, of the Chicago Bears, fashion figure Kristin Cavallari is busier than ever. Photography by Jack Perno

122 // DIAL M FOR MUSE Chicago’s fall fashion scene gets the film noir treatment. Photography by Tony Duran Styling by Martina Nilsson

130 // LUXE ITALIAN STYLE Bulgari celebrates 130 years of dazzling global tastemakers. By Robert Naas

134 // SEEING DOUBLE The city’s most sizzling couples put their own stamp on Chicago’s style. Photography by Bowen Ross

142 // THE PRICE OF IVORY

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September 2014

50 HEAVY HITTERS The city’s top accessories for fall.

HAUTE PROPERTY 151 // GREEN GRANDEUR Chicago architect Dirk Denison develops a sustainable take on luxury.

154 // REALITY CHECK Despite robust indicators, the luxury market isn’t necessarily what it seems.

THE GUIDE 161 // MICHIGAN AVENUE 101 You’ll be 101 percent in the know after consulting our bible of elite dining, nightlife, and shopping destinations.

GOLD COASTING 176 // TOT COUTURE In this fashion-obsessed city, it’s never too early to become a slave to style.

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FROM LEFT: A light moment after our fun photo shoot with photographer David Anthony and the amazing Ikram Goldman; enjoying a lively lunch at Tortoise Club with Eve Rogers and M.K. Pritzker; and kicking off the

AS MUCH AS CHICAGOANS RHAPSODIZE ABOUT THE FLEETING DAYS of summer,

Celebrating with our inspiring Women of Influence—Linda Yu, Juanita Vanoy Jordan, Deb Mell, Alyssa Quinlan, and Toni Irving—at NoMI in the Park Hyatt.

secretly we thrill in the season’s turn to autumn. Because even as the year is gradually winding to a close, the city is filled with pleasures of the new: new premieres at our great theaters, new looks in the tony boutiques of Michigan Avenue and Oak Street, and a new season of gala events, each vying to out-glam the last. Add in the newfound crispness in the air and the stunning kaleidoscope of fall foliage in Lincoln Park as finishing touches, and voilà—you have a season worth celebrating until the snow starts to descend. More than anything, autumn in Chicago means football and fashion, so it makes perfect sense that our cover star is someone who dwells comfortably in both worlds. Kristin Cavallari is a noted style maven, shoe designer, and cohost of E’s

The Fabulist—but just as worthy of mention around these parts is her marriage to Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. Though Cavallari first came to prominence as a Southern California teen on MTV reality shows Laguna Beach and The Hills, her Midwestern roots were on full display during our fun cover shoot at 850 Lake Shore Drive, where she charmed the entire crew with her easygoing nature and total professionalism. That likability extends to her chatty interview with All-Pro Bears guard Kyle Long, to whom she breezily opened up about everything from her first fashion influences to her new baby’s budding personality. Glamorous, down-to-earth, and a die-hard Bears fan? Now that’s our idea of the ultimate cover starlet to help Michigan Avenue kick off the new season—of football, shopping, and everything else that makes autumn in Chicago so unforgettable.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID ANTHONY (IKRAM); HUGE GALDONES (TORTOISE CLUB); JEFF SCHEAR (ASHORE THING); TIM HIATT (WOMEN OF INFLUENCE)

Race to Mackinac with Chicago Yacht Club’s Tom Merlin at our fantastic Ashore Thing viewing party at Navy Pier.

LETTER From the President and Publisher

IN THINKING ABOUT THE 180-PAGE FALL FASHION ISSUE IN YOUR HANDS, I’m

inspired to muse on Chicagoans’ fashion sense. I’ve always thought Windy City residents channel a self-assured confidence with an air of modesty. Chicagoans are ambitious but authentic, and their aesthetics convey it—think of a tasteful suit punched up with a daring set of cuff links. Brands like Tom Ford and Ike Behar on Oak Street, and Porsche Design and Ferragamo on Michigan Avenue, embody this spirit. “Humility” sums up not only our closets but, with numerous philanthropic initiatives coming up, the sentiment of the season as well. Look no further than the Evergreen Invitational, which we proudly sponsor on Saturday, September 6. Founded by M.K. and J.B. Pritzker and benefiting Northwestern Memorial Hospital, this biennial equestrian Grand Prix event serves as a key contributor to women’s health services in Chicago. To learn

more about the benefit, go to evergreeninvitational.org. We’re also humbled to once again support The Primo Center for Women and Children’s Primo Classico Br’Italia, for which we’ll serve as a sponsor on September 21. The bash, toasting European automobiles, food, and fashion, is one of my favorite charity events of the year. For more information, visit primoclassico.com. I’m excited to round out summer with a fête celebrating cover star Kristin Cavallari at the newly renovated W Chicago Lakeshore. Kristin’s wholesome elegance makes her a perfect presence in our city, and we’re honored to host her in the hotel’s sleek banquet hall, Altitude, as the perfect transition into fall. I’d be remiss if I didn’t note with pride that this edition marks our sixth anniversary. Though it arrives without the fanfare of last year’s five-year blowout, observing a birthday is never out of fashion!

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Veuve Clicquot, anyone? Toasting to the Chicago Yacht Club’s 106th Race to Mackinac with my wife, Sharon, and friends Bob Loquercio, Bobby Jr., and Veronica Zepeda.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF SCHEAR (ASHORE THING, WADE, VEUVE CLICQUOT)

FROM LEFT: With Hallemah Nash, Israel Idonije, and Sharbel Shamoon; in the “Magritte” clouds at Dana Hotel’s Freestyle Food + Drink with Kristina McGrath for our Project Windows awards night; celebrating Ashore Thing with Pat Mangan and Justine Fedak. BELOW: So honored to receive the Village Keeper Award from Wade’s World Foundation founder Dwyane Wade and executive director Tragil Wade.

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Credentials: A native of Naperville, photographer and artist Peter Hoffman has worked with Bloomberg Businessweek, Der Spiegel, The Guardian, Monocle magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more. Behind the story: “Ted Gonder [‘Pocket Change’, page 80] was a great subject to work with—he’s maybe the first person from LA who told me he actually appreciates Chicago winters, so I’ve got to give him respect for that. I also found out we both were influenced by skateboarding and snowboarding while growing up and have the injury stories and the scars to prove it. I think that skateboarding has the potential to really foster ingenuity and creativity in people, and Ted is a great example of that.” Favorite spot in Chicago: “The entirety of Lake Michigan. There are a lot of great things about the city, but I don’t think you can beat the natural resource that is one of the main reasons that Chicago is where it is.” His inspiration: “As a photographer, the one thing that I’m extremely curious about is how people affect the landscape and environment, and vice versa, and how I can address these issues photographically.”

Jackie Bender writer Credentials: Jackie Bender has appeared as a contributor on FOX’s Good Day Chicago and covers style for Crain’s Chicago Business. She also field reports and produces for ABC News and Good Morning America. Behind the story: “Jennifer Wisniewski [‘The Model Restaurateur’, page 78] drew inspiration for Bread & Wine from restaurants around New York City—something I enjoyed hearing about since I used to live in New York.” Favorite spot in Chicago: “Any rooftop—I love seeing the city’s architecture from different vantage points.” Her inspiration: “I love traveling around the world and returning with a more interesting perspective.”

Jack perno photographer Credentials: Jack Perno was formerly the creative director and photographer for Factio magazine and has shot covers for Chicago and P magazines. His work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Polaroid Permanent Collection. Behind the story: “From the moment you meet Kristin Cavallari [‘Stylish Mama’, page 118], you’re drawn to her genuine effervescence and professional manner.” Favorite spot in Chicago: “Easy: Section 220, Row 7, Seats 20 and 21 at Soldier Field from September 7 through the postseason, with my son.” His inspiration: “My insatiable need to be a published fashion photographer and artist.”

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lisa Bertagnoli writer Credentials: A freelance journalist, Lisa Bertagnoli writes the Society column for Crain’s Chicago Business and has also contributed to the Chicago Tribune and Chicago magazine. Behind the story: “I interviewed Ted Gonder [‘Pocket Change’, page 80] at 1871, one of the best places in town to feel like a college kid. It even has beanbag pillows.” Favorite spot in Chicago: “Anyplace I can walk and take in the people and the architecture. The Loop after dark is fascinating.” Her inspiration: “People who work hard and earnestly to help the most vulnerable among us.”

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CIAO BELLA ICONIC ITALIAN DESIGNER GIORGIO ARMANI IS ENTHRALLING STYLISH CHICAGOANS WITH THE BORGONUOVO, A NEW BAG DESIGN THAT MARRIES THE STREETS OF MILAN WITH THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF AN ARMANI SUIT.

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For those in the know, the Via Borgonuovo is not just a street in Milan marked by classic architecture and cultural destinations—it also happens to be the longtime home of Giorgio Armani. So it’s fitting that the designer chose the street’s name when he christened his new signature handbag collection, now available at the sumptuous Giorgio Armani boutique on Michigan Avenue. “Milan is the city where I have chosen to live and work, because it’s a city full of nuances,” says Armani, who settled at the Via Borgonuovo address in 1982, not long after he founded his namesake brand. “Lately, I’ve been fascinated by the new skyline that can be seen from Corso Garibaldi, a street that hosts buildings of the old Milan, along with new skyscrapers that stand out on the bottom—it creates a unique contrast,” he says. The Armani brand has become synonymous with modernity and nuance, classicism and grace. The Borgonuovo CONTINUED ON PAGE 48

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The designer concluding his Spring/Summer 2014 Giorgio Armani Privé show, part of Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week in January.

Borgonuovo bag ($3,425).

Longtime friends Giorgio Armani and Sophia Loren backstage at his show this past July.

“THE BAG’S DESIGN CONCEALS UNEXPECTED INTERIORS, JUST LIKE THE BUILDINGS ON MY STREET, WHICH OFTEN CONCEAL BEAUTIFUL GARDENS.”—GIORGIO ARMANI CONTINUED FROM PAGE 47

bag collection is perfectly in step with this aesthetic. Based on a sleek, versatile tote design, each Borgonuovo bag is made entirely by hand in Italy, and Armani says he approached the design of the bag much like he approaches the construction of a suit: The body of the bag features a front quadrant built on canvas, which gives a shape to the leather. “A classic bag and a tailored jacket are similar in terms of absolute

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practicality, clean lines, sophisticated finishes, and the use of quality material,” says Armani. “I wanted to ensure that this bag would have the same timeless look as a blue blazer.” And while the exterior of the Borgonuovo is certainly as clean and polished as a blazer, Armani also did not spare any attention to details when it came to the interior of the bag, which features contrasting lining complete with a sewn-on pocket and snap button. “The functional elegance

of the bag’s design conceals unexpected interiors, just like the austere façades of buildings on my street, which often conceal beautiful gardens,” says Armani of the inspiration behind the interior of the bag. For Autumn/Winter 2014, Armani will expand the Borgonuovo collection beyond the original satchel and handbag designs (which debuted in spring 2014) to include small and large shoppers as well as a bowler case. Each new design will feature signature elements of

the original Borgonuovo, such as adjustable handles with metallic buckle accents, perpendicular seams that create a color-blocking effect, and varied materials and textures, including printed calfskin. A new green shade serves as a chic and subtle way for Windy City women to incorporate color into a darker fall wardrobe. “I find that fine skins enhance the lines of the Borgonuovo even more,” says Armani, “and the dark green shade is the perfect

color for this fall and winter.” Looking forward, Armani plans to introduce even more color combinations, materials, and textures to the Borgonuovo line to serve as the perfect accent for the overall Armani aesthetic. “My vision of style is unique and very clear, and clothing and accessories each make up a version of that vision,” he says. “The Borgonuovo is both casual and refined, and works for any occasion.” 800 N. Michigan Ave., 312-7512244; armani.com MA

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Dress, Stella McCartney ($1,995). Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 N. Michigan Ave., 312-944-6500; saks.com. Bracelet, Lanvin ($2,290). Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; lanvin.com. Handbag ($3,400) and wedges (price on request), Prada. 30 E. Oak St., 312-951-1113; prada.com

Top, Rag & Bone ($295). Nordstrom, 55 E. Grand Ave., 312-464-1515; nordstrom.com. Pants, Ralph Lauren Black Label ($665). 750 N. Michigan Ave., 312-280-1655; ralphlauren.com. Bag box, Chanel ($12,000). 935 N. Michigan Ave., 312-787-5500; chanel.com. Pumps, Manolo Blahnik ($955). Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; neimanmarcus.com

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Dress, Hermès ($5,500). 25 E. Oak St., 312-787-8175; hermes.com. Clutch, Dries Van Noten ($2,015). Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 N. Michigan Ave., 312-944-6500; saks.com. Pumps, Jimmy Choo ($625). 63 E. Oak St., 312-255-1170; jimmychoo.com

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patterns define modern fall style. Dress, Valentino ($5,200). valentino.com. Minaudière, Reece Hudson ($1,295). Ikram, 15 E. Huron St., 312-587-1000; reecehudson.com. Booties, Christian Louboutin ($1,595). Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; neimanmarcus.com

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Miss Kickstarter DESIGNER MARIA PINTO LAUNCHES HER CROWD-FUNDED COLLECTION, M2057. Having dressed celebrities ranging from Brooke Shields to Oprah Winfrey, Maria Pinto has long been a Chicago fashion hero, and she continues the trend with her new capsule collection, M2057 by Maria Pinto. The collection features dresses, jackets, and wraps inspired by the “urban energy found in great cities from Chicago to Shanghai,” Pinto says. According to the designer, M2057—which was funded by a Kickstarter campaign that raised $270,000—aims to offer a woman “clothes that fit her life but that also make her look and feel beautiful…. These pieces are meant to take a woman from the office to cocktails.” Look for Pinto’s womenswear on fan First Lady Michelle Obama, who sported one of her designs on the cover of Parade magazine. VMR, 34 E. Oak St., 312-649-6673; M2057.com

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After a successful six-year run at 23 West Hubbard Street, hairstylist-to-the-stars George Gonzalez is moving his namesake George the Salon to Oak Street in November, in the company of neighbors Vera Wang, Emporio Armani, Loro Piana, and more. The new 3,600-square-foot location will showcase 21 stylist stations, new spa treatments, and the healing powers of Michael Cortina, who arrives at the salon with an impressive background in healing and positive change. 25 E. Oak St.; georgethesalon.com

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Doublet gold and labradorite ring, Alexis Bittar ($275).

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Max Mara’s tailored suit project provides a bespoke experience for the modern woman. The capsule collection revolves around the jacket, which comes in four flattering, functional styles, including singleand double-breasted, along with an extravagantly stylish tuxedo option. 900 North Michigan Shops, 312-475-9500; maxmara.com

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Leather bag, Dolce & Gabbana ($2,495). 68 E. Oak St., 312255-0630; dolcegabbana.com

Marché, Nina Ricci ($1,850). Barneys New York, 15 E. Oak St., 312-587-1700; barneys.com

The Borgonuovo, Giorgio Armani ($2,395). 25 E. Oak St., 312-337-3120; armani.com

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“I have never, in all my travels, found a people more gracious than Chicagoans,” says jewelry designer Alexis Bittar, who opens his second Chicago store this year, this time on Oak Street. “Another store in the Midwest gives me an excuse to be by the lake.” Look for the designer, who is favored by celebrities from Lady Gaga to Blake Lively, to offer a mix of his signature sculptural shapes, a sumptuous fine jewelry line, and addictive, curated antique baubles in the new boutique, the ninth US location for the designer. 61 E. Oak St., 312-649-9112; alexisbittar.com

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While timepieces with colorful leather and rubber straps continue to offer women a great way to accessorize, metal bracelets—which provide a shimmering alternative, wrapping beautifully around the wrist and moving with the wearer— returned to this year’s Swiss watch shows with a vengeance. Many watch brands offer two-tone bracelets in supple links or in fixed styles that mime a cuff to offer a look that makes each as much a piece of treasured jewelry as a well-crafted watch. For more watch features and expanded coverage go to michiganavemag.com/watches. MA

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: From Baume & Mercier, the Promesse collection makes its retail debut this month. This two-tone Promesse ($4,490), with oval and round shapes, is crafted in stainless steel and 18k gold. Marshall Pierce & Company, 29 E. Madison St., Ste. 600, 312-372-2415; baume-et-mercier.com This Movado Concerto timepiece ($1,495) is crafted in stainless steel with gold-plated accent bracelet links. The 26.5mm watch features a silver soleil dial with diamond markers. New York Jewelers, 11 N. Wabash Ave., 312-855-4999; movado.com

This 38mm David Yurman Classic watch ($5,000) is crafted in stainless steel and 18k yellow gold, and houses a quartz movement. 40 E. Oak St., 312-787-7779; davidyurman.com From ALOR, this 1979 watch ($995) features a double-bezel case with diamonds and a mother-of-pearl dial. It is crafted in stainless steel and rose-gold PVD. James & Williams Jewelers, 7020 W. Cermak Road, Berwyn, 708-788-9200; alor.com ACCESSORIES: Devereaux vanity

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classic Cullen tufted chair; it’s my favorite piece that I’ve ever found there. I watched it for a while—I sort of stalked it. That happens with clothing, too: I’ll go to Barneys New York (15 E. Oak St., 312-587-1700; barneys.com) and stalk something. That happened with Givenchy shoes I stalked all season, and then I just happened to be in the store and they were on sale in my size. It’s like the fashion lottery. “When I’m producing a fashion show, my favorite part, strangely, is not curating the fashion—it’s choosing the music. In my neighborhood, the club Double Door (1572 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-4893160; doubledoor.com) is iconic; there’s 20 years of history of bands that have played there—major bands including the Rolling Stones. I saw Wilco at the newer place in town, Lincoln Hall (2424 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-525-2501; lincolnhallchicago.com). They’re such great musicians, and the sound is so good there.” MA

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This bodysuit by Kansai Yamamoto, from the 1973 Aladdin Sane tour, is one of the costumes on display in “David Bowie Is.”

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ROCK’S ULTIMATE CHAMELEON GETS THE MUCH-DESERVED MUSEUM TREATMENT WITH THE MCA’S EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITION “DAVID BOWIE IS.” BY THOMAS CONNORS While Ziggy Stardust bodysuits might seem more appropriate for the Plenty of rock stars like to imagine themselves as more than pop performers Rock and Roll Hall of Fame than an art museum, MCA chief curator Michael simply because they’ve been caught holding a book. But David Bowie—an artDarling notes, “This is one of several shows—like ‘Skin Tight,’ which was ist whose fame makes his first name seem superfluous—has always about fashion, and [‘Bivouac,’ devoted] to the Bouroullec brothers, the furnidemonstrated a deep interest in things beyond the big-arena spotlight: art, ture designers—where the MCA steps outside of fine art and looks at broader design, and theater. Studying with Lindsay Kemp, a dancer, mime, and chorecontemporary culture. And if you think about our long-standing perforographer (and fellow Brit), he developed a delight in movement and the mance program and how theatrical Bowie is, and how he often collaborated avant-garde early on, and throughout his career he has demonstrated a highly with other artists in different disciplines, it does start to make a lot of sense keyed visual sense. A champion of spectacle, a master of the body as medium, that you would see this at the MCA.” and a risk-taker whose transgressive toying with sexual personae was both sly In today’s amped up, ever-accelerating culture, reinvenand incisive, Bowie built himself an unassailably individual tion is par for the course. But Bowie beat us to the punch realm in the rock world. Now, the Museum of Contemporary long ago, morphing from one persona to another and Art explores the performer’s career and consciousness with “BOWIE IS A adapting his distinctive sound along the way. He’s taken an exhaustive survey show aptly titled “David Bowie Is.” PIONEER NOT ONLY cues from Surrealism, German Expressionism, commedia Organized by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum OF MUSIC, BUT OF dell’arte, and Kabuki. He’s channeled Anthony Newley, (the MCA is the only US venue to present the show), “David ROCK THEATER.” gone electronic, got funky, hip-hopped, and embraced an Bowie Is” draws from the artist’s own archive of more than —VICTORIA BROACKES alt-rock vibe. “Change is his style,” says Broackes. “He’s the 75,000 items, and features a dizzying array of material, opposite of someone who finds a winning formula and then including costumes, set designs, album art, and videos. sticks to it. Bowie finds a winning formula and then does something else. That From an early photo of the singer perched on a drum kit while wearing a suit is his winning formula.” to the tattered Union Jack coat that fashion designer Alexander McQueen While remaining ever-fresh certainly has played into his success, his designed for his Earthling album and tour, the exhibition offers an engaging changes seemed to signify more than mere business savvy. He picked William and informative examination of Bowie’s singular curiosity, creative collaboraS. Burroughs’s brain long before the transgressive writer earned cult status tions, and media smarts. “He is a pioneer not only of music, but also of rock and was quick to grasp the combination of nuance and shock in the work of theater, videos, the Internet, and digital downloads,” observes Victoria and fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto. “He comes across as looking so far ahead Albert cocurator Victoria Broackes. “He always responds creatively to new of the curve,” notes Darling. “I think it would be hard to find a fine-art equivalent technology and he is, and always has been, personally and actively in charge in the 1970s of what he was doing then with Ziggy. Later, CONTINUED ON PAGE 64 of what he creates.”

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you have Cindy Sherman and Matthew Barney. Then you’re like, ‘Wow, Bowie did this so many years before.’ He just had a nose for the zeitgeist and was able to channel it in a way that seemed very smart.” And of course, there was, for want of a better expression—and Bowie’s daring demands one—the gender bending. Naturally androgynous, Bowie seemingly

invented a third sex, one that attracted and repelled attention at the same time, as if sensuousness were a state of mind rather than a physical imperative. Just when everyone thought Bowie had called it quits, he issued yet another album, last year’s The Next Day. It’s anyone’s guess whether this signals a new burst of creativity, but it really doesn’t matter; the man has done

enough. “David Bowie is all around us,” says Broackes. “His influence on contemporary culture is arguably greater than any other musician of his generation. His contributions to music, performance, fashion, and design are milestones of our era.” September 23, 2014– January 4, 2015. Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., 312-280-2660; mcachicago.org MA

FROM LEFT: Storyboards by David Bowie for his 1980 “Ashes to Ashes” video; the musician and William S. Burroughs photographed

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With more than 400 items on view at the MCA, it’ll be tough for any fan to say which bit of Bowie is their favorite. But with a ringside seat to the show, chief curator Michael Darling shares five of the exhibit’s can’t-miss items. Promotional shoot for The Kon-rads, 1963 (RIGHT). “What is amazing is how self-aware Bowie was and attuned to his self-image, even before he was David Bowie. An example is a great photo of him from 1963, aged 16, when he led a band called the Kon-rads.” Portrait by Masayoshi Sukita, 1973 (RIGHT). “Fascinating how Bowie could coax a futuristic look out of old-fashioned English Liberty fabrics, as he did in his iconic “Starman” performance for the Top of the Pops TV show.” Asymmetric knitted bodysuit, 1973. “I’m blown away by the audacity of the outfits that Kansai Yamamoto made for Bowie, especially the knit bodysuit from the Aladdin Sane period with the missing leg.” Stage set model for the Diamond Dogs tour, 1974. “Bowie was constantly looking and borrowing, and a favorite dustbin of history was German Expressionism and early silent film. The stage set he designed for the Diamond Dogs tour has these elements in it, suggesting a Fritz Lang metropolis of the future.” Original photography for the Earthling album cover, 1997 (ABOVE RIGHT). “Bowie had an amazing nose for the zeitgeist, and he found many future stars before they became well-known. A great example of this is his very early patronage of Alexander McQueen and the outfits the designer made for him.”

PHOTOGRAPHY © THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE/COURTESY OF THE ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO (INSTALLATION VIEW); COURTESY OF THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE/ © VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON (STORYBOARD); COURTESY OF THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE/ © V&A IMAGES (BURROUGHS); ROY AINSWORTH/COURTESY OF THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE/ © V&A IMAGES (KON-RADS); MASAYOSHI SUKITA/THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE (STARMAN); FRANK W. OCKENFELS 3 (MCQUEEN)

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CULTURE Art Full Ed Paschke’s pictures were never easy on the eye. Violently hued and sometimes frightening, they challenged the proprieties of painting, often conjuring a Mad Max world populated by uncategorizable figures that stopped you in your tracks. Combining an in-your-face attitude with an absolute delight in image making, his work found its way into major institutions around the world, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Louvre. The Northwest Side native passed away in 2004; now, the new Ed Paschke Art Center offers free access to the largest collection of his work on public display. And fittingly, for a man who was known as a supportive friend to artists, the sprawling space in Jefferson Park serves as a showcase for the efforts of others. The Center partners with the Luminarts Cultural Foundation at the Union League Club of Chicago in identifying and encouraging emerging local talents, and this summer it launched the search for its first artist-inresidence. The center is also presenting “Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, and the Velvet Underground,” an exhibition of works by local photographer Steve Schapiro. A favorite of Life, Time, and Rolling Stone magazines, Schapiro has captured all sorts of folks in the last 50 years, from migrant workers to movie stars, Samuel Beckett to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through January 2, 2015. 5415 W. Higgins St., 312-533-4911; edpaschke.org MA

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THE LYRIC OPERA KICKS OFF ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON BY REVISITING ITS FIRST PRODUCTION, MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI. BY ANNIE BRUCE “Some people regard [opera] as just a historic interest, [but] I completely disagree,” says Lyric Opera of Chicago general director Anthony Freud. “If you distill it down to its basics, opera is telling stories through words and music—and that’s utterly universal.” Case in point: Don Giovanni, Lyric’s calling-card show in 1954, which is being reimagined for the company’s 60th anniversary season. With local legend Robert Falls of the Goodman Theatre directing and Lyric music director Sir Andrew Davis conducting, Freud looks forward to presenting audiences with a dynamic, fresh take on Mozart’s standard. “The unity of theater and music is at the heart of great opera,” says Freud. “Having Sir Andrew Davis working in close collaboration with a great director—and one who has made such a fantastic impact in the Chicago theater scene for so many years—is really exciting.” Additionally, through the new Lyric Unlimited and American Musical Theater Initiative programs, Freud hopes to introduce more audiences to opera. “We want to be the pride of opera lovers who have come to opera for many years, and we also want to earn the interest and support of the hundreds of thousands of people around us who may not have taken an interest yet, but who will be encouraged by our work to give opera a try.” 20 N. Wacker Dr., 312-827-5600; lyricopera.org

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Katherine Keberlein and Catherine Combs in the 2013 production of Smokefall.

The Four Seasons by Marc Chagall, 1974

ANOTHER DIMENSION LAUNCHING ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR, the Smart Museum of Art presents “Carved, Cast, Crumpled: Sculpture All Ways,” a show that “seeks to think more deeply about what we call sculpture,” says museum director Tony Hirschel. Among the works is Michael Rakowitz’s paraSITE, which doubles as a portable homeless shelter. September 27–December 21; 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200; smartmuseum.uchicago.edu

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The Lyric Opera, at Chicago’s historic Civic Opera House

“It’s really of Chicago and from Chicago,” says the Art Institute of Chicago’s curator of modern art, Stephanie D’Alessandro, of Marc Chagall’s mosaic masterpiece, The Four Seasons, which was dedicated in the Loop at Dearborn and Monroe Streets 40 years ago on September 27. Among inlaid chips of glass and stone from France, Belgium, Italy, and Israel, the kaleidoscopic sculpture (featuring more than 250 colors) outside Chase Tower is also composed of bricks native to the Windy City. Grateful for the city’s support of his work, Chagall would go on to create the stained-glass America Windows in 1977 for the Art Institute of Chicago.

Chicago’s fall theater season begins this month with a rich offering of plays. At the Goodman Theatre, last year’s hit Smokefall returns for an encore production to kick off the Goodman’s 90th season (September 20– October 26). Native Son—Richard Wright’s landmark, Chicago-set novel of racial prejudice and societal repression—goes from the page to the stage in Nambi E. Kelley’s adaptation, a project of American Blues Theater and Court Theatre (Court Theatre, September 11–October 12). Tony winner Deanna Dunagan (August: Osage County) stars in the Chicago premiere of Lucas Hnath’s Death Tax, in which a woman takes on endof-life issues with a vengeance (Lookingglass Theatre, September 12–October 12). And in The Commons of Pensacola, by film star Amanda Peet (Saving Silverman), a 40-something actress and her mother— whose husband has made funny with other people’s money—struggle to handle life’s downward trajectory (Northlight Theatre, September 12–October 19).

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“I love this city,” says Ikram Goldman, sipping tea in the café on the upper level of her eponymous River North boutique. On this Tuesday morning she is looking fresh and utterly of-the-moment in a white Suno top, Rick Owens pants, and an oversize necklace by local designer Carolyn Rosenberg, and the 40-something fashion maven is talking up Windy City style. “The women in Chicago are brilliantly dressed,” she enthuses. “It’s insane. Chicago girls always look fabulous.” Goldman should know. That’s because for more than 13 years, she has been dressing Chicago’s great ladies at Ikram, first on Rush Street and, since 2011, at her gleaming red flagship boutique and café on Huron Street. The space is a 16,500-square-foot ode to the high priests and priestesses of fashion—Alaïa and Comme des Garçons, Chanel and Alexander McQueen—and it is the city’s undisputed epicenter of chic. This fall and every season, the tie that runs through it all—every one-of-a-kind bauble or fivefigure evening gown—is Goldman’s impeccable eye. “I’m the buyer for every CONTINUED ON PAGE 76

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piece in the store,” she states firmly. “I have assistants who are fabulous, but at the end of the day it’s one vision.” That highly curated vision—honed during years spent working for the legendary Joan Weinstein at Oak Street institution Ultimo—has earned Goldman a veritable who’s who list of clients, from CEOs and political figures to billionaire philanthropists. “[My clients] are leaders in their own right, so when I go on a buy I have to get them the best of the best. I don’t care what it is. It has to be sublime. I’m fearless in my buying in that I believe in the product; therefore, I know that my clients will believe in it and love it.” For Goldman, it’s as much about making an emotional connection with her clients (whom she affectionately calls “my girls”) as it is the clothing. “I care about my clients on a very deep level,” she says, her gaze intent. “I want them to feel as beautiful as I see them. [When I am dressing someone,] there is no one else in the world in that moment.” With that level of trust, Goldman is able to push these powerful women outside of their sartorial comfort zone. “I listen to them, and I challenge them, and at the end it’s a collaboration,” she explains. “They don’t come to me to buy a very simple something. They come to me because they want to look extraordinary.” In discussing her success, Goldman—who was born and raised in Israel and came to Chicago at age 13—is quick to pay homage to Weinstein. “I was a wild child under Joan’s watch,” admits Goldman, “but she never judged me or gave up on me. I remember saying to her at one point, ‘I’d love to open a store one day.’ She didn’t respond with, ‘Yeah, good luck.’ What she said was, ‘And maybe one day I will help you.’ And she did end up helping me open Ikram.” As seriously as she takes her business, though, Goldman is adamant that fashion is not the driving force in her life. “My passion doesn’t come from clothes,” she insists. “I’m moved by a lot of things—by the environment I’m in, by situations. You could tell me a story and even though I may not know you, you

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could make me cry. That kind of passion is just there [for me]. Is it a curse? Is it a gift? I don’t know. But the reality is I live my life every day to the fullest… and that doesn’t come from clothes or material things.” What it does come from, to a great extent, is family—husband, Josh, and 5-year-old twin sons Aragon and Oberon. “I am not whole without Josh,” Goldman says. “We’ve been together in previous lives, and I know in our next life we’ll be together again. The boys are an extension of the two of us, and they make me want to work harder.” She may be the most influential fashion figure in the city, but for Goldman, success is not about ego— it’s about supporting artists who have dedicated their lives to the world of fashion. “I’m their soldier,” she declares of her relationship with the designers she carries, “rallying on and making sure they are brought to an environment that can really showcase what they believe and love and do. I’m lucky to experience that.” Ikram, 15 E. Huron St., 312-587-1000; ikram.com MA

IKRAM’S INSIGHTS The influential boutique owner shares her passions outside of fashion. ON THE WATERFRONT

“I love the Chicago lakefront. I love the fact that there’s a bike path, there’s cement where you can bring towels and have a little picnic, and sand by the lake. It is just a gorgeous, super peaceful, super magnificent space.” PLAYLIST

“We listen to everything—from Kathleen Battle singing Mozart to Led Zeppelin.”

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“I cook for my family almost every day. I feel like I’m pouring a lot of love into something that I know they’re going to appreciate.” GOOD READS

“The last book I read was Paul Tough’s How Children Succeed, which has great insights on how important it is to be there for your kids from age zero to 6, but how you have another chance to inspire them at ages 15, 16, 17.”

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The Model Restaurateur FROM RUNWAYS TO RESERVATIONS, Jen n if eR Wis n iEWs I BALANCES A FASHION CAREER WITH RUNNING HER MICHELIN-RECOMMENDED IRVING PARK HOT SPOT, BREAD & WINE. BY JACQUELINE BENDER Sitting in the rustic-chic dining room of Bread & Wine, Jennifer Wisniewski is recalling her early memories of food and fashion, two fields that have always been connected in her mind. “It’s all entertainment to me,” she says of her two great passions, modeling and running the Michelin-approved bistro and market she owns with business partner Lisa Fosler Kelly. In fact, some of the Sauganash native’s earliest memories of style and dining are one and the same: “I used to get so excited when my parents would say, ‘We’re going out to dinner—go get dressed up.’”

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Wisniewski’s fashion career began at age 19, modeling for the likes of Oscar de la Renta, Vivienne Westwood, and Isaac Mizrahi, and the transformation that accompanied each job appealed to her. “I love the metamorphosis of it,” she says, “walking in and [being transformed] from head to toe.” Admittedly, Wisniewski jokes, the restaurant side of her career has had some perks over the modeling side. As a full-time model, “you ate a pear and then you took a walk,” she says with a laugh. “It’s a nice relief to eat a sandwich.” These days she’s lucky if she has time to sit down for a meal at her own restaurant, whose focus on “good, approachable food with local ingredients, using modern interpretations”—think house-made charcuterie (one of Wisniewski’s favorites) and pheasant with English peas and woodland mushrooms—has struck a chord with guests since day one. “The Michelin recommendation is thrilling,” she says proudly. Bread & Wine originated on a play date between Wisniewski’s and Kelly’s daughters when the two women realized how well Kelly’s wine industry background dovetailed with Wisniewski’s experience hostessing at Café Absinthe, Green Dolphin Street, and Naha. “We were just moms talking about how this neighborhood is limited as far as thoughtful, elevated restaurants go,” Wisniewski says. “Normally, conversations like that, they end.” But theirs resulted in an award-winning restaurant—no small feat for two women in a male-dominated industry. “At first it was like, ‘What are these two doing?’” she recalls. Now they’ve got the hottest restaurant in the neighborhood. “I’m thankful, but we’re always striving to be better.” Juggling her two passions remains tricky, and at times almost comical. Wisniewski had to cancel a recent modeling job at the last minute “because the walk-in cooler went on the fritz and I couldn’t make it!” She hopes the future will bring more time for modeling, but her plans as a business owner are equally ambitious, including the possibility of opening “a cool little bar” in Irving Park. “I like to entertain,” she says about the restaurant business, “and I love the energy.” Bread & Wine, 3732 W. Irving Park Road, 773-8665266; breadandwinechicago.com MA

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A model since age 19, Jennifer Wisniewski’s love for good food and entertaining led her to open acclaimed restaurant Bread & Wine with business partner Lisa Fosler Kelly.

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Ted Gonder was inspired to cofound Moneythink while observing financial disparities in and around the University of Chicago.

POCKET CHANGE Gonder himself has never had money worries—he was raised in a comfortable, Ted Gonder didn’t really see poverty until he landed in Hyde Park as a two-parent household—yet at 14 he suffered an existential crisis. Clarity arrived student at the University of Chicago. “You could be sitting in a coffee shop, in the form of a 19-year-old Ghanaian math tutor. “We were both young people rubbing elbows with Nobel laureates, walk out, and be a block from a gang who believed we could have a better future if we worked and shooting,” says the La Crescenta, California, native who tried our best,” Gonder says. “He got me to look at my life as graduated from UC in 2012 with a degree in geography. INSIGHT: an entrepreneurial venture.” That disparity—green grass on one block, foreclosed IT’S ALL ABOUT BALANCE Entrepreneurial indeed. In the last decade, Gonder houses on the next—prompted him and four classmates to Revving up: “I love Protein Bar—it’s has launched two nonprofits. In high school there was launch Moneythink, a nonprofit that aims to improve healthy and fast.” Project Cooldown, which aimed to raise awareness of financial literacy among underserved teens. Chilling out: “I enjoy walking along the global climate change. But Chicago-based Moneythink is Established in 2009, Moneythink now tutors students at lakefront in Hyde Park. Nature is calming the project that has Gonder’s star on the rise. “Our goal nine high schools in Chicago and 36 nationwide. The idea, and helps me reflect on our work.” is to create the world’s first preventive cure for consumer says Gonder, the company’s CEO, is to “flip the knowledge financial distress and make it available to every young economy” by offering students financial basics: How to adult in the United States by 2030,” says Gonder. spend money, save money, and set financial goals. New this fall: An app to help Moneythink volunteers and students keep in touch The start-up has garnered major attention for Gonder. In February, he 24/7 via texts and Instagram-like updates. “Kids today have more power in the was named to President Obama’s Council on Financial Capability for Young palms of their hands than the King of France did in the 1400s,” Gonder points out. Americans. He’s also an in-demand speaker on the topic of financial literacy at “I don’t see us getting bored with Moneythink for quite a while.” moneythink.org MA conferences like Emerge and this fall’s innovation and design gathering Cusp.

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Interior designer Karen Herold moved to Logan Square years before it became the hip haven it is today.

“THERE’S A PASSION ABOUT LOGAN SQUARE.” Today, Karen Herold is known as one of Chicago’s most successful commercial interior designers, but when the Amsterdam native first arrived here in 1998, she was just another aspiring talent looking for work. Odd jobs in those early days included waitressing for three nights at Schuba’s (“I lost $40 the first night, made $400 on the second, and none on the third,” she laughs) and babysitting “every child in Chicago,” but Herold eventually landed a plum position as creative director at design firm 555 International. In her 13 years there, her contemporary, approachable style won her clients like Hugh Hefner, Michael Morton, and Steve Wynn, as well as Chicago hot spots Balena, GT Fish & Oyster, Girl & the Goat, Embeya, and Perennial Virant. Now the 42-year-old has gone solo, having launched multidisciplinary design firm Studio K in January. As Herold prepares to unveil her latest project, a renovation of Waldorf Astoria dining destination Balsan for hotshot restaurateur Brendan Sodikoff, the designer opens up about how she finds inspiration in her home—with her son, Max, 12—in Logan Square, which she

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has seen evolve over the years into the vibrant, diverse, and trendy neighborhood it is now. “I really wasn’t familiar with Logan Square when we moved here in 2000; it was just something we could afford, and for me it was closer to work. But it was really beautiful and the first place where I wanted to stay a while, and that’s why I’m in Logan Square now. And now I love it—I absolutely love everything about it. “Logan Square is a real walking neighborhood. When I come home and pick up my son around 6 o’clock, you see all kinds of people walking from the Blue line, and I like that. Now that Logan Square is really starting to become a destination—around Milwaukee, Logan, and Kedzie—people walk to the neighborhood, then disperse back to their homes. So I like that the activity on the street is not just cars but people on foot, and lots of bikes. It sometimes makes me feel like I’m back home in Amsterdam. “Walking to the Farmers Market on the square on Sunday is one of my favorite things to do, and I love Half Italian CONTINUED ON PAGE 84

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Grocer, which is the best store—just this little grocer where you can pick up freshly made food and cannoli, and they have the best yogurt and ice cream. It’s like a European neighborhood shop, and there are all of these people you know, from your neighbors to older regulars. It’s the kind of place where everyone knows you and asks, ‘How was your week? How did your event go?’ “If you ever go to the Logan Theatre, you’ll never want to go to a regular theater anymore, ever. There’s no arcade, no stale smell of popcorn. There’s a bar, and you can bring your drink inside the theater. And I love the scale: Just three little rooms and a little bar. You’re never in rows of people. It’s not overwhelming. I think the Logan Theatre is definitely the best theater in town. “Lula Cafe has been a neighborhood anchor for a long time, and I love it. The space is charming in its simplicity. Nothing is overdone. The scale feels small and cozy, and my favorite dish there is the tineka, which is Indonesian-spiced peanut butter on whole-grain sourdough with tomato, cucumber, red onion, and sprouts. And I like Reno for breakfast; it has large communal tables, the atmosphere is really casual and personal, and the menu is very straightforward.

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“On one hand, Logan Square has become very much a hipster neighborhood, and on the other, it’s still very family-oriented. It’s extremely diverse. There are beautiful streets with wide lots and big Victorian houses where everyone goes for Halloween, but then there are a lot of families in apartments, condos, and bungalows who were here before Logan Square became ‘Logan Square.’ “The biggest change in the time we’ve been here is how the commercial part has changed, especially since the farmers market started and they rehabbed the theater—those have been tremendous things for the neighborhood. And the strip, from north on Logan Boulevard to Milwaukee, has become really nice. There are pet-grooming places, eyeglass stores, bookstores, and if you need a little gift, there’s a really cute florist called Fleur, right on the on the square. Plus, we’re getting Chicago’s own ‘High Line,’ the Bloomingdale Trail. That will be amazing. “Logan Square is a place with all of these people who are enthusiastic about something, and it’s still affordable to live here; it really stimulates an entrepreneurial spirit. There’s a passion about the neighborhood. That’s what I’m really drawn to.” MA

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TOP LEFT: The Chicago Football Classic principals: Everett Rand, Larry Huggins, and Tim Rand. ABOVE: Morehouse defeated Central State 42–20 in last year’s contest. LEFT: Everett Rand with Morehouse’s Devon Mann and Central State’s Tayvin Ziegler.

Goal Oriented THREE WINDY CITY BUSINESSMEN TEAM UP TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE LOCAL YOUTH WITH THE 17TH ANNUAL CHICAGO FOOTBALL CLASSIC. BY J.P. ANDERSON In a city as passionate about sports as Chicago, one surefire way to draw attention to a good cause is a big game. Case in point: For the past 17 years, The Chicago Football Classic has drawn thousands of sports fans to Soldier Field for a gridiron contest between historical black colleges and universities (HBCUs)—from Morehouse and Alcorn State to Texas Southern and Alabama A&M—all in the name of promoting higher education, stopping violence, and creating scholarships ($1.7 million and counting) for underserved Chicago youth. As founders Larry

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Huggins and twins Everett and Tim Rand (president and CEO of Riteway-Huggins Construction Services and the owners of Midway Wholesalers and Midway Airport Concessionaires, respectively) prepare for this year’s September 20 kickoff, the trio chat with Michigan Avenue about how a college football game is helping inspire Chicago’s youth to continue their education. What was your inspiration for the Chicago Football Classic? Timothy Rand: The children in the city. Just about

every youth knows where Soldier Field is, but the cost of admission to a sporting event there is a healthy price. We wanted to provide them with entertainment that they could afford and show them that there are college institutions within their grasp. We designed the event around offering scholarships, and what better way than to have children see these HBCUs on the playing field? Larry Huggins: We looked at exposing kids to the historical black colleges of the South. And there’s an economic impact, too: the revenue the game brings

to the city of Chicago. As African-American businessmen that benefit tremendously from the city, it’s our way of giving back. It’s also more than just a football game. One of the things Tim brought up years ago was to ask, How do we stop the violence in the city? Making sure that our kids get a quality education is one way of doing that. Everett Rand: With the game, instead of having kids stand by and hold the ladder of success for others, they actually get to climb it. We’re giving them an opportunity to see themselves. City Colleges of Chicago prepares

all the meals, so they get to see alternate forms of employment. We want them to see who choreographs the game, who the special events people are, who the coaches are, who repairs the instruments, who prepares the band uniforms. The kids aren’t all athletically inclined, and our scholarships aren’t necessarily athletic—Central State [alone] has given close to $2.5 million in scholarship money to the students of Cook County. So we’re finding a way to [benefit] everyone. CONTINUED ON PAGE 88

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel tosses the coin for the 16th Annual Football Classic.

“we wanted to provide entertainment and show [youths] that colleges are within their grasp.” —timothy rand

What is the atmosphere like during the event? ER: We have a lot of events [leading up to the game]: a golf outing and a pep rally in Daley Plaza on Friday, where we have a battle of the team’s two college bands. There’s nothing like it—to get people in downtown Chicago energized to see that. And it’s not just the African-American community that supports the event; it cuts across all areas of the city. We probably have 10 different ethnicities that attend these games, and it’s really good to see. It’s a city event. This is a world-class city, and we want people to know about our event and come to it. With all the attention on violence in Chicago right now, is the game even more important this year? TR: Absolutely. Our mantra before was “Stop the Violence,” and we strive for no-crime days and weekends—just give it a rest, because we can do better. Violence is not the way to solve your issues. ER: We’ve got to find a way to put an end to it. We have to get some jobs; we have to give these kids some hope. TR: We employ a great number of youths before, during, and after this game. We want them to come to work, understand what goes on, and be presentable, and here’s the reason why—because people are looking at you and you represent us and the city. So clean up, dress up, and show up. We had one young lady who came in, showed a lot of promise, and we gave her an office job on the weekend. As a result, she moved up to our bakery operation. Now she has finished college and is working at one of the big accounting firms. She says all the time, “I owe it to you guys; you gave me my start.” So we have a number of success stories like that, but we don’t do it for accolades— we do it because it’s the right thing to do. MA

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SEPTEMBER GALA What: The Woman’s Board of Children’s Home + Aid hosts its 94th annual black-tie benefit supporting the organization’s social service programs for Illinois children and families. When: September 5, 6:30 PM Where: Four Seasons Hotel, 120 E. Delaware Place Tickets: Visit childrenshomeandaid.org or call 312-424-6832.

CHICAGO HUNTER DERBY What: Chicago Equestrians for a Cause presents this annual three-day sporting event benefiting Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, the University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation, and the United States Hunter Jumper Association Foundation. When: September 5–7 Where: Annali-Brookwood Farm, 18752 Edwards Road, Antioch Tickets: Visit chicagoequestriansforacause.com.

CELESTIAL BALL What: Join the Women’s Board of the Adler Planetarium for a black-tie evening complete with cocktails, dinner, dancing, and a silent auction, with proceeds benefiting Adler’s exhibits, shows, and youth education programs. When: September 13, 6:30 PM Where: Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr. Tickets: Contact Livia Kenney at lkenney@pjhchicago.com or call 312-266-8729.

ILLUMINATION 2014 What: Support the Chicago Loop Alliance Foundation at the nonprofit’s 10th annual black-tie gala, which features dinner, dancing, and music by Michael Lerich and His Orchestra. When: September 19, 6:30–11 PM Where: Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St. Tickets: Visit loopchicago.com/gala or call 312-782-9160.

SYMPHONY BALL What: Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrates a new season with a reception followed by a concert of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony led by music director Riccardo Muti; afterward, enjoy dinner and dancing at the Palmer House Hilton. When: September 20, 7 PM Where: Chicago Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave. Tickets: Visit cso.org or call 312-294-3185.

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AN EVENING WITH THE ISRAEL IDONIJE FOUNDATION Sponsored by Bank of America and Formula Four, the evening featured Hennessy libations and raised $150,000 for disadvantaged communities in Chicago, Winnipeg, and West Africa.

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WADE’S WORLD DINNER A HOST OF CHICAGO NOTABLES assembled at Chicago Cut Steakhouse for an evening with Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade. Sponsored by Gatorade, BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois, and Mesirow Financial, the evening featured an auction benefiting Wade’s World Foundation. Guests sipped Corona Light and left with baubles courtesy of The Tie Bar. Megan Considine and Kaitlin Pilcher

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MEET ME AT SOPHIE’S WITH ITS CHIC NEW LUNCHTIME DESTINATION, SAKS TRULY CATERS TO CHICAGO’S FASHIONABLE SET.

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Long before there was Donna, Ralph, or Tom (Ford, that is), there was Sophie, an elegant designer who for 40 years set the tone for couture at Saks Fifth Avenue, creating a signature style that was purely American. It’s apropos, then, that Sophie Gimbel’s name should now grace a fashionable new restaurant that has become a go-to destination for the city’s chicest luncheon crowd.

Perched atop the flagship Saks store on Michigan Avenue, Sophie’s beckons with a stylish, muted setting: inviting cream leather banquettes; a stunning glass art installation that divides the room; and expansive views overlooking Michigan Avenue and the lake. On any given day here, you’ll find a mix of the city’s socialite set alongside visitors in town for a quick shopping trip, nibbling lovely, composed salads CONTINUED ON PAGE 108

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BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE elegantly minimalist dining room; king salmon with cumin-scented heirloom carrots and carrot-mascarpone sauce; the restaurant offers freshly made cocktails such as a rhubarb-basil gimlet with gin from CH Distillery.

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and sandwiches while sipping the signature martini with lavender and grapefruit bitters. “It’s a long-overdue, wonderful addition,” says the ever-stylish Nena Ivon, president of the Costume Council at the Chicago History Museum and no stranger to Saks herself (before retiring in 2009, Ivon was the company’s longest-tenured employee at 53 years). “It’s a wonderful place to relax while shopping or just stopping by.” With its location adjacent to the flagship’s new Fifth Avenue Man shop, the long, recycled-glass bar also makes an inviting beacon for power players like Johnson Publishing Company CEO and Choose Chicago board chair Desirée Rogers, former

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White House staffer and current motivational speaker Laura Schwartz, and even actor Billy Zane, who dined here multiple times during his recent starring run in The Sound of Music at the Lyric. Indeed, despite the influential clientele, Sophie’s maintains a feminine appeal. “Rather than a power room, it’s more of a powder room, really. It’s why I like it,” says Zane. “‘Power dining’ restaurants are often filled with a lot of BS. The powerful women who drive Sophie’s clientele know what time it is. That’s why they go there.” They also go for chef Ron Aleman’s smart, seasonal American menu, which offers decadent dishes like a barely breaded, generously sized jumbo blue crab cake atop San Marzano tomato

“THE POWERFUL WOMEN WHO DRIVE SOPHIE’S CLIENTELE KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS. THAT’S WHY THEY GO THERE.” —BILLY ZANE bisque; garlicky, crisp kale chicken Caesar with the perfect kiss of dressing; and the Summer Barbeque burger with creamy Point Reyes toma cheese and a rich bacon tomato jam. “The food is designed in a fashionable way that ties it [to Saks],” Aleman attests. “The presentations are attractive and beautiful, but nothing is over your head.” That has proven to be a winning combination for Sophie’s, whose lively lunch scene transitions into a

hidden-gem happy hour vibe in the early evening, when an after-work crowd convenes over bites of tuna tataki and black truffle salt pita and sips of rhubarbbasil gimlet cocktails with local CH Distillery gin. As Zane decrees of this stylish destination, “Fellows in the know go there to do deals and dine among beautiful, powerful women. That’s a balanced meal.” 700 N. Michigan Ave., 7th Fl., 312-525-3400; sophies.com MA

The six window tables looking out onto Michigan Avenue draw the most requests, but for those in the know (like Saks doyenne Nena Ivon), the true power seats are at the corner table along the wall near the kitchen. Insists Ivon, “It’s perfect for a tête-à-tête or by oneself—and a discreet people-watching post!”

A SWEET ENDING Chef Ron Aleman’s decadent coconut bread pudding has become Sophie’s go-to dessert, but the concept wasn’t a slam dunk from the start. “We made a very simple bread pudding, but we weren’t sure if it would sell,” says Aleman. “Then we decided to add coconut, and that was all she wrote.”

PHOTOGRAPHY BY NEIL BURGER (PUDDING, SALMON, DINING TABLE); JASON LITTLE (DRINK, INTERIOR)

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ALPANA SINGH LAUNCHES A NEW EATERY. Alpana Singh doesn’t have kids, but as a restaurateur she definitely feels like she’s experiencing parenthood. “You’ll never fight for anything harder in your life; you’ll never love anything harder,” says the master sommelier and former wine and spirits director at Lettuce Entertain You, whose first restaurant, Italian-inspired River North destination The Boarding House, opened just under two years ago. The big news this fall? Singh is expecting again, as her second Chicago dining spot, Seven Lions, is set to open in the landmark Peoples Gas Building on Michigan Avenue. Singh promises that the new lunch and dinner spot will be filled with artistic elements worthy of its historic location. As for the style of food, the restaurateur is coy but promises one thing: “I can tell you for a fact that it will not be Italian.” 122 S. Michigan Ave.

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As he prepares to host Food Network in Concert at Ravinia on September 20, Sandwich King star and Chicago-born chef Jeff Mauro shares a few current favorites. Fall food: “Butternut squash in every shape and form.” Underrated ingredient: “Chicken thighs—the bacon of poultry.” Dream sandwich: “House-made, hand-cut pastrami on good rye and just one smear of slightly sweet and spicy deli mustard. That’s all I need.” Chicago go-to: “Fumare Meats in the French Market [does] a Montreal-style smoked meat so good I can’t stand it.”

Butternut squash is Jeff Mauro’s favorite fall food.

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Oak Street’s stylish set has a fittingly fashionable new place to take a shopping break. In a prime location alongside chichi boutiques Tom Ford and Lanvin, Fig & Olive boasts a light, airy feel, a third-floor outdoor patio, and rich marble accents

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We asked four local tastemakers to share their favorite tables. Here are their recommendations for alfresco dining, chic drinks, and more. “I love the skewers and cocktails at Meat in Lakeview,” says fashion designer Borris Powell. “I always sit at Table 30, the first table on the left. I feel special when I sit there; in my mind, it’s definitely my table.” Meat, 3339 N. Halsted St., 773-871-2682; eatatmeat.com “My very favorite restaurant is RL—I spend my life there,” says philanthropist Mamie Walton. When she gets the chance, she relishes her salad or turkey burger at Table 68, colloquially known as the “celebrity banquette.” RL, 115 E. Chicago Ave., 312-475-1100; rlrestaurant.com Luxury womenswear designer Azeeza Khan favors The Office, the speakeasy beneath The Aviary. She’s most likely enjoying oysters at one of the lounge’s two Chesterfield couches. “That’s the ambience and aesthetic I love,” she explains. The Aviary, 955 W. Fulton Market, 312-226-0868; theaviary.com Jessie Kalin, a producer for ABC, loves the outdoor seating at Piccolo Sogno. “You feel like you’re in Italy,” she says. A table at the back corner of the patio has the perfect vantage point. Piccolo Sogno, 464 N. Halsted St., 312-421-0077; piccolosognorestaurant.com

The back patio at Piccolo Sogno makes Jessie Kalin feel like she’s in Italy.

MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE arrives on Oak Street.

throughout. The menu tempts with Mediterranean-inspired fare from chef Pascal Lorange—think whole branzino for two, marinated in Meyer lemon, rosemary, bay leaf, and garlic; thinly sliced braised octopus with heirloom potato, black olives, and arugula

in a pimenton-lemon dressing; and one of chef Lorange’s personal favorites, the fig gorgonzola tartlet with prosciutto on puff pastry—a salty-sweet sensation worthy of the most sophisticated of Gold Coast palates. 104 E. Oak St., 312-445-0060; figandolive.com

PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHUTTERSTOCK (SQUASH); RYAN LOWRY (SINGH)

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Buzz Worthy SAVOR THE CHANGE OF SEASONS AT THESE NEW CHICAGO NIGHT SPOTS. Harkening to the bygone supper-club era, Celeste (111 W. Hubbard St., 312828-9000; celestechicago.com) has made a chic home for itself in an 1888 Louis Sullivan–designed glass factory. The first floor beckons with a lively atmosphere and bottled cocktails like the Chelsea (Citadelle gin, lime wash, and celery bitters) as well as modular drinks based on specific flavors—think cucumber, ginger, melon, and strawberry. Up the

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staircase (decked with a pattern taken from the Chicago Stock Exchange in 1893) is the opulent Art Deco room, featuring libations contributed by mixologists from around the world (“We’ve prohibited anyone from Chicago from being on that list,” says mixologist Freddie Sarkis). This fall, expect to see recipes with ingredients like turmeric, cardamom, apples, and squash—or, as Sarkis puts it, “all kinds of fun stuff.” On Jeweler’s Row, the

newly renovated Silversmith Hotel is turning heads with its gleaming lounge Adamus (10 S. Wabash Ave., 312-3727696; silversmithchicagohotel .com/dining). While food and beverage director Adam Jones himself leans toward the classic Sazerac—“I want to taste the flavors and the spirit,” he notes—he’s eager to incorporate more house infusions, like the chai vodka that is a key component in a new creamy pistachio concoction soon to appear on the menu.

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Meanwhile, Mercadito Hospitality partner Paul Tanguay is ready to raise a glass to a new concept, as the highly anticipated Tippling Hall (646 N. Franklin St., Ste. 200; tipplinghall.com) prepares to open its doors. “It’s a celebration of everything that is alcohol,” he says of the 4,500-squarefoot loft space where Sloshies—frozen grown-up drinks made from fresh ingredients—and draft cocktails will be flowing. Although Tanguay says

Tippling Hall will be less tequila-focused than its sister Mercadito (108 W. Kinzie St., 312-329-9555; mercaditorestaurant.com), don’t be surprised to see a few familiar favorites by the Tippling Bros. “The pepino el pyu (Hornitos Blanco tequila, cucumber, lemon, hoja santa, and cumin salt) is one of Mercadito’s most popular,” says Tanguay. “I just can’t take that drink off [the menu]—it’s so damn good.” MA

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taste On the Town Working together on the Evergreen Invitational helped M.K. Pritzker and Eve Rogers become closer friends.

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As they prepare for the biennial Evergreen Invitational charity event and horse jumping contest, founder M.K. Pritzker and Graff Diamonds director Eve Rogers enjoy a lively meal at River North hot spot the Tortoise Club. by j.p. anderson

How long have you known each other? Eve Rogers: Our kids went to the same preschool—that’s my memory of first meeting M.K. What was the connection? M.K. Pritzker: First of all, we both love jewelry. And working on the Evergreen Invitational really brought us together. ER: We have a lot of mutual friends, too. How was the invitational born?

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MKP: [It started] over 10 years ago. I have a horse farm that my husband [ J.B.] bought for me on the 10th anniversary of our first date. I love horses, and I spent a lot of time building the farm into a kind of horse sanctuary. I was riding around one day thinking, “I need to share this—open up the farm and raise money for a good cause.” Eve, how did you get involved? ER: We [at Graff] love supporting M.K. and her family, and of course we’re going to support Northwestern’s efforts and women’s health programs. So Graff has been a sponsor from the start. Why choose Northwestern Memorial as the beneficiary? MKP: When I had my first child in the hospital I was thinking, “I am so fortunate, and I have a lot of opportunity and people that look after me—what if I was somebody who [didn’t] have that, or a husband right there at my side?” That was when I first came up with focusing on women’s health. I met with the people at Northwestern [Memorial Hospital], and they’ve been a terrific partner in developing the event and funding programs for underserved women. continued on page 116

horsing around: What:

A lively lunch between friends and colleagues. when:

Early afternoon on a recent rainy Wednesday. where:

The country club–chic setting of Tortoise Club, 350 N. State St., 312-755-1700; tortoiseclub.com

photography by galdones photography (portrait)

Chicago’s September society calendar is chockablock with charity events, but few are as anticipated as the Evergreen Invitational. Founded by philanthropist M.K. Pritzker, the biennial equestrian competition takes place in the lush setting of the Pritzkers’ Wisconsin farm and so far has raised more than $4 million for Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Along with her friend and invitational colleague Eve Rogers, Pritzker recently sat down over lunch at the Tortoise Club to discuss horse shows, women’s health, and how the restaurant has been a welcome addition to downtown Chicago.

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from left: The Tortoise Club’s walls

boast paintings of lively Chicago historical figures, including this one of John “Bet-a-Million” Gates; the restaurant’s quinoa and beet salad.

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Have you both dined at Tortoise Club before? MKP: When they were working on the concept, [owners Megan and Keene] Addington were introduced to me by a dear friend of mine who passed away, Nora Marra. When it opened I started coming here for lunch and dinner. ER: I was brought to the restaurant by our friends the McNallys. Gray McNally is such a talented chef, and it’s been a joy to see the family’s success here. Any favorite dishes? ER: I love the crab cakes. MKP: At dinner there’s a steak frites dish with blue cheese that I love. How much planning goes into each Evergreen Invitational? MKP: The first time it took a good two years of working every week on some element of it. Now that we’ve done it a few times, it’s a bit easier. Eve, what does Graff have coming up in the fall? ER: We have a couple of new pieces with carved colored stones, like a 100-carat carved emerald and diamond brooch as well as a carved ruby and

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diamond brooch. They’re exquisite—you’ll never see anything like them again. [Quinoa and beet salad with goat cheese and pine nuts is served.] MKP: The colors [of this salad] are so pretty—and I love vegetables. What do you enjoy most about the invitational? MKP: Getting to work with members of The Women’s Board at Northwestern Memorial—a fantastic group of women. And I love having people at the farm. ER: To be able to watch the horses, which is not something I get to do all the time, is special to me. [Tortoise Club sandwiches with applewood-smoked bacon, egg, avocado, free-range chicken, and French fries are served.] ER: These French fries look amazing. It’s fall fashion season—how do you each describe your personal style? MKP: I’m definitely high-low. I love wearing my Graff diamonds, and I also love Target. ER: My style is simple, tailored, elegant, and sophisticated. I have to go from meetings to work

to events all in the same day sometimes, so I try to wear things that will carry me through and won’t fight with the jewelry. MKP: [Taking a bite] I’m a big club sandwich person. The chicken is really fresh and delicious. ER: And the egg and avocado are excellent. How did you first get interested in horses? MKP: When I was a child my grandfather had a farm and would take in retired horses. I used to go sit on the fence post. Then I got braver and braver, and would sit on a horse’s back—that’s how I started. When J.B. ran for Congress [in 1998], I started to take lessons and got hooked again. So what’s the verdict on lunch? ER: Good! I usually come here for dinner, but as I’ve been watching people come in, [the atmosphere] is really great. It has such a cozy, intimate feel. MKP: It really is a great place. The food is terrific. And I would like to point out that the décor is a tad horsey, so I feel very comfortable here. [Laughing] The Evergreen Invitational is Saturday, September 6; evergreeninvitational.org. Tickets are $500 per person, by invitation only. MA

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Mama Three months after giving birth to a second son with husband Jay Cutler of the Chicago Bears, fashion figure ristin Cavallari is back in the game and busier than ever. BY J.P. ANDERSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACK PERNO alk about a working mom: From cohosting E’s style-savvy show The Fabulist to designing a popular shoe line for Chinese Laundry—all while raising sons Camden and Jaxon and cheering on hubby Jay Cutler as he leads the Chicago Bears into a new season— Cavallari gives new meaning to the term. In an exclusive interview for Michigan Avenue with AllPro Bears guard (and Cutler pal) Kyle Long, the fashionista shares what she loves about Chicago, how Jay stacks up as a father, and why motherhood is even better the second time around.

Kyle Long: Hi Kristin. How’s Jaxon doing? And how did you come up with the name? Kristin Cavallari: He’s doing great. He just started smiling about a week ago, which is the best feeling in the world. He is a good little baby. He’s a happy baby, except that he’s not a great napper, so I’m working on trying to get him to take better naps right now. He’s sleeping well at night, which is all I can really ask for. I saw [the name Jaxon] in a magazine when I was pregnant with Camden, but we had already picked out his name, so we just held onto it. We decided if we had another boy, that’s what we would name him. KL: I love those names, Jaxon and Camden. KC: Thanks! KL: I’ve gotten to hang out with Camden a little bit, and I’ve seen Jaxon being rocked away to sleep.

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How do their personalities differ? KC: It’s a little soon to tell because Jaxon’s so young. Jax loves to be held—obviously, he’s a baby—but Camden was the same way. They’re both—when Camden was his age—just really smiley, happy babies. Camden is incredibly sweet and sensitive, but we don’t know how Jax is going to be yet. We’ll see. KL: I asked my mom, because she has three boys, how different it was the second and third time around. This is number two for you. How has this experience been the second time? KC: Well, it’s a lot easier in the sense that you know what to do and expect, so you have a lot more confidence. But you have zero time to yourself now. Camden takes a nap at one o’clock, so when Camden’s going down, Jax is just waking up to eat and play, so there’s literally no time. But it’s amazing and really sweet seeing Camden love being a big brother. Plus, you’re definitely more relaxed with the second one because you’re not stressed out by questioning everything that you’re doing. KL: It’s been documented that you want a large family. What is it about big families that appeals to you? KC: [Laughs] I think I said that before I had any kids… but no, it’s great. Before we had children, Jay and I both wanted four, and now we’re thinking three, but we’re just going to have to see how it goes. Right now the last thing on my mind is having another baby, but it is a ton of fun. We love having kids; Camden is going to be two in August, and it’s

Jacquard dress, Hervé Léger ($2,700). Bloomingdale’s, 900 North Michigan Shops, 312-440-4460, bloomingdales.com. 18k white gold Oiseaux de Paradis diamond earrings, Van Cleef & Arpels ($37,000). 933 N. Michigan Ave., 312-944-8988; vancleefarpels.com. Bracelets and ring, Kristin’s own

such a fun age. He’s just starting to talk, and he makes us laugh every single day. So I do think we’ll end up having another one, but then we’re done. It’s a lot of work, and being pregnant for a full nine months isn’t the best thing in the world. KL: I can imagine it’d be tough. What are some things that make you laugh about Camden when he’s walking around? KC: He’s just hilarious. Like I said, he’s starting to talk, and some of the things he says are just so funny. Once he can say a word, that’s all he says. Right now he’s saying “up” all the time, so everything is up. He wants to go up, up, up. And he loves bugs—he’s obsessed with ladybugs, and Jay got him into worms. He and Jay will find worms outside, and he loves to bring them back into the house, which drives me crazy. But he’s hilarious. We’re trying to potty train him right now and it’s not going too well, so Jay has him peeing outside. He goes and pees in the bushes. KL: What is Jay like as a dad? KC: Jay is a great dad. He’s incredibly hands-on, and he has been since day one. It’s so sweet seeing him with Camden and Jax, and there’s nothing sexier than seeing your husband as a great dad. I couldn’t ask for a better partner in this situation. KL: It seems like he’s really involved. KC: Yes, he’s very involved. KL: The fall is right around the corner, and we can’t talk about Jay without talking a little football. Are you excited for the season? KC: I am. Football season is always fun in our house. I’m not looking forward to Jay not being around to help me with the kids as much, but it’s going to be a ton of fun. KL: So what are your favorite things about autumn in Chicago during football season? KC: Well, because I’m a fashion girl, I love fall clothes. And what’s great about the football games is that Jay’s whole family goes, so it’s a great way for us to hang out and catch up with each other. I don’t know if I’m going to take Camden to any games this year because his nap is usually at one o’clock— and without his nap he becomes a real crab—but I think next year is going to be great. I’ll be able to take Camden on the field before the games, and he’ll get really excited. I’m really looking forward to that. But since Camden was a tiny baby, I would dress him up in a little Cutler jersey or a Bears jersey, even for the away games. I’d put a full set of gear on him and watch the game. It’s so much fun.

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KL: You mentioned fall fashion. Obviously, you have a great sense of style. You’re back on TV hosting E!’s The Fabulist. How has that been? KC: It’s been a blast. I feel incredibly lucky that it’s my job because it shoots just one day a week in New York—so I just pop in and out of the city, and I get to talk about everything I love. We cover all the latest trends in fashion, beauty, and lifestyle, and it gives me a chance to do what I love, but then I can be home the majority of the week as a mom, which is my main focus. KL: Absolutely. It’s one of the shows that I have to TiVo and watch after work when I can’t catch it. KC: I’m sure you’re so excited to watch it. [Laughs] KL: So, what sparked your interest in fashion? At what age did you start wanting to be involved in the industry? KC: It was really when I graduated high school and moved up to LA. I started doing all these great photo shoots and getting to wear great designers, so that’s when I was introduced to it and it fired my interest. KL: And now you’re designing for Chinese Laundry. I’ve seen some of your shoes, and my favorite style is the Celestial D’Orsay pump in nude. What’s the hardest part about designing shoes? KC: You’re hilarious. The hardest part about designing shoes is that I can’t just design what I want to wear; I really have to think about every girl. I work with a design team at Chinese Laundry who knows what colors are going to be hot, what the trends are going to be, so it’s really a great collaboration. Some designs that I love don’t end up coming out because it’s ultimately up to the buyers to decide which shoes get made depending on what they buy. So there have been times that my heart has been broken because a shoe I loved didn’t end up making the line. KL: So, who are the designers that first inspired you, and whose work do you continue to appreciate these days? KC: Definitely Louboutin—that label will always be one of my favorites—as well as Saint Laurent and Brian Atwood. Atwood does a great job, and I get a lot of inspiration from him. KL: Your Twitter bio might as well be titled “Renaissance Woman.” It reads “Wife, mother, jewelry and shoe designer, and host of The Fabulist.” That’s extensive. How do you balance it all? KC: Sometimes it can be hard, but that’s why The Fabulist is the perfect job for me—it’s only one day a

week, so I can literally do a trip in 24 hours. I can come home, be a mom, and wear sweats the rest of the week. I’m lucky I can make my own hours to work on the shoes and the jewelry when the kids are sleeping, and I only go to LA occasionally for meetings or photo shoots. I feel lucky that I’ve been able to call these jobs “work,” and it’s been a blast. KL: One way to get even easier access to your fashion sense is your official Kristin Cavallari app, where you give tips on health and beauty. What inspired that, and has it been fun to be able to connect with fans through that platform? KC: It has been. I am extremely passionate about health and wellness, so I really wanted a place where people could go and hopefully learn some things. The app is a great representation of who I am—it really reflects my personality. I try to give my fans a little sneak peek into my life, so I’ll put up some personal pictures on occasion. I’m really into cooking, so some of that is featured, too. Instead of doing a blog, I thought this was a different way to connect with fans and put a lot of information out there. It’s a great place for people to get a sense of who I am and what I care about. KL: I wish I had thought of an app. You’re pretty big-time now. KC: [Laughs] I’m sure you could get your own app if you wanted one. KL: Jay and I can make our own. So, you’ve given back to numerous charities. What drew you to philanthropy initially? KC: For a few years I was bouncing around doing a lot of stuff, and luckily I’ve never been personally affected by a major disease. Then I met Jay, who has Type 1 diabetes, so I decided to put all of my focus into the Jay Cutler Foundation, which he founded to help kids with the disease. KL: I know you’ve lived in Southern California, but what do you appreciate about living in Chicago? What are some of your favorite places? KC: I love Chicago because my mom is here, along with that whole side of my family. It’s a great city. The people are so friendly. There’s always lots to do, and the lake is absolutely beautiful. We like going to Rustic House for date night, Girl & the Goat, and Summer House, which is pretty new—it reminds me of Santa Monica. And because I’m such a health nut, Karyn’s Fresh Corner is great for smoothies and quick stuff, and Mercadito has great tacos, so we go there a lot. I like to shop in the Gold Coast; I call it the Beverly Hills of Chicago. MA

“I can’t just design what I want to wear. I have to think about every girl.” —kristin cavallari

Lila jacket, Tory Burch ($995). 45 E. Oak St., 312-280-0010; toryburch.com. Dress, Escada ($2,875). 51 E. Oak St., 312-915-0500; us.escada.com. 18k yellow gold Perlée diamond bracelet ($45,600) and 18k yellow gold Ludo Heritage diamond, sapphire, and enamel bracelet ($82,000), Van Cleef & Arpels. 933 N. Michigan Ave., 312-944-8988; vancleefarpels.com. Mini charm clutch, Jimmy Choo ($1,550). 63 E. Oak St., 312-255-1170; jimmychoo.com. Black shoes, Tamara Mellon ($995). Nordstrom, The Shops at North Bridge, 312-464-1515; nordstrom.com. Glove, stylist’s own beauté: Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage in SC-3 ($33).

Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; lauramercier.com. Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow sheer in N°20 ($58). 935 N. Michigan Ave., 312-787-5500; chanel.com. Dior Diorskin loose powder in 002 ($52) and Diorshow brow styler in 001 ($29). Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 N. Michigan Ave., 312-944-6500; dior.com. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish natural in Give Me Sun! ($32) and Plushglass in Pretty Plush ($20). 40 E. Oak St., 312-951-7310; maccosmetics.com. Bobbi Brown rich lip color in Bare Pink ($26). Neiman Marcus, see above. Scott Barnes Body Bling Platinum ($42). Space519, 900 N. Michigan Ave., 312-751-1519; scottbarnes.com. Phyto Intense Volume mousse ($24), Phytovolume Actif Volumizing ($29), and Phytoplage protective sun veil ($24). Anthony Cristiano Salon, Trump Hotel, 401 N. Wabash Ave., 312-268-2440; nordstrom.com Styling by Helen Berkun Hair by Anthony Cristiano for Anthony Cristiano Salon Makeup by Karan Mitchell for Mehron at DLMLA.com Video and edit by James Gustin and Tony Burke/Figfilms.net Shot on location at 850 Lake Shore Drive Luxury Apartments, 312-915-0850; 850LSD.com

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Windowpane plaid coat, Yigal AzrouĂŤl ($2,200). Helen Yi, 1725 N. Damen Ave., 773-252-3838; yigal-azrouel.com. Black wool turtleneck, Salvatore Ferragamo ($1,490). 645 N. Michigan Ave., 312-397-0464; ferragamo.com opposite page: Crepe dress

with embroidered collar, Valentino ($4,390). valentino.com. Matt tights, Falke ($59). Hanigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Footwear, 2754 N. Clark St., 773-248-1977; falke.com

Confetti petal print satin shell ($995) and skirt ($1,495), Monique Lhuillier. Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; neimanmarcus. com. Gloves, Emporio Armani ($295). 25 E. Oak St., 312-337-3120; armani.com. Handbag, Giorgio Armani ($2,095). 800 N. Michigan Ave., 312-573-4220; armani.com. Burgundy leather loafers, Tod’s ($795). 121 E. Oak St., 312-943-0070; tods.com beauté: Giorgio Armani fluid

master primer ($57), Luminous Silk foundation in #6.5 ($62), fluid sheer foundation in #2 ($62), and Lip Maestro in Ecstasy ($33). Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; giorgioarmani beauty-usa.com Smashbox Halo highlighting wand in Pearl ($32) and Limitless liquid liner pen in Dark Black ($22). Sephora, 845 N. Michigan Ave., 312-335-9391; smashbox. com. Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat in #3 ($41). Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 N. Michigan Ave., 312-944-6500; yslbeautyus.com. Bumble and bumble thickening hairspray ($28). bumbleandbumble.com. Oribe texturizing spray ($42). Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; oribe.com

Cardinal houndstooth plaid and guipure jacket ($3,890) and skirt ($2,390), Oscar de la Renta. Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 N. Michigan Ave., 312-944-6500; saks.com

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trousers ($890), Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane. 11 E. Walton St., 312-202-0166; ysl.com. Glasses, Sunday Somewhere ($225). Space519, 900 Shops, 312-751-1519; sundaysomewhere.com ON BRITTANY: Darika dress, Escada ($1,625). 51 E. Oak St., 312-915-0500; escada.com

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Embellished top ($7,675) and feather skirt ($4,325), Jenny Packham. Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; jennypackham.com. Godiva flats, Sergio Rossi ($545). sergiorossi.com

ON BRITTANY: Coat ($3,875) and shoulder bag ($3,795), Versace.

versace.com. Matt tights, Falke ($59). Hanig’s Footwear, 2754 N. Clark St., 773-248-1977; falke.com. Burgundy leather loafers, Tod’s ($795). 121 E. Oak St., 312-943-0070; tods.com ON RYAN: Shirt ($550) and trousers ($890), Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane. 11 E. Walton St., 312-202-0166; ysl.com. Cambridge wing ox, Cole Haan ($258). 673 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-8995; colehaan.com

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Silk blend coat ($4,425) and blue leather D-Cube bag ($1,595), Todâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. 121 E. Oak St., 312-943-0070; tods.com. Shirtfront, Barbara Bui ($390). Bottega Contessa, 1 E. Delaware Place, 312-944-0981; barbarabui.com Makeup by Steeve Daviualt for Linknyla.com Hair by Rob Talty at The Magnet Agency using Bumble and bumble

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Elizabeth Taylor became an ardent fan of Bulgari while filming in Rome in the early 1960s. She even had a private room at the Via Condotti boutique to try on the jewels.

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LUXE ITALIAN

STYLE Over its 130-year history, Bulgari has dazzled and delighted global tastemakers and Hollywood’s biggest names with its heritage and haute creations. By Roberta Naas ince 1884, the House of Bulgari has thrilled the beau monde with its style and elegance. This year, as the Italian brand celebrates its 130th anniversary, it embarks on a series of projects that recount its rich past with a visionary eye to the future. “Celebrating 130 years of Bulgari is especially meaningful in Chicago,” says Avery Martin, store manager of the Bulgari boutique on the Mag Mile, “because of the city’s inherent link to design and art. Bulgari is the perfect emblem of the marriage of both.” As a part of its anniversary celebration, I recently had the privilege of joining Bulgari in Rome on behalf of Michigan Avenue. Among the activities of the multiday gala event in the Eternal City: the unveiling of the newly refurbished flagship boutique, the announcement of its cultural support of the city of Rome, and—the pièce de résistance—a tour of the brand’s gemstone room and craftsmanship laboratory.

Bulgari is one of the largest purchasers of top-quality colored gemstones in the world. At any given time, the company’s workshops have thousands of jewels on the premises as it designs statement pieces and collections. In a single well-lit room, with walls lined in sketches and colorful concepts for necklaces, brooches, bracelets, earrings, and rings, was a table brimming with rubies, emeralds, sapphires, amethysts, citrines, and other gems. Seeing that—even for someone who has reported on jewelry for decades—made me feel like the proverbial kid in a candy store. “Bulgari is known for its use of big stones and for combining colors,” says Lucia Silvestri, Bulgari’s creative director. “When most houses were creating single-color gemstone necklaces and brooches, we were mixing gems and colors for artful presentations that left people breathless. It is very important for us to bring together rare stones with semiprecious stones of all colors for dramatic appeal. That is our signature.”

FROM LEFT: The Parentesi

cocktail ring ($9,450) is crafted in 18k white gold with amethyst and pavé diamonds; the Serpenti Ultimate Temptation necklace (price on request) draws its inspiration from the sinuous form of the snake.

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“Celebrating 130 years of Bulgari is especially meaningful in Chicago because of the city’s link to design and art.” –AVERY MARTIN

Almost since its inception, Bulgari’s aesthetic has been about color, texture, and romantic appeal. That may well be due to the brand’s Greek ancestral roots that date back to the early 1800s, when the Voulgaris family of silversmiths created Byzantinestyle works of art. Residing in a small village in the Pindus mountain range, the family was adept at making unique silver belts, buckles, earrings, and sword sheaths. They passed the art form from generation to generation, eventually landing with the creative scion Sotirio Voulgaris, who was also an astute entrepreneur. Sotirio relocated to Italy and established his first jewelry shop in Rome in 1884. As the business flourished, he Italianized his name and opened his second Bulgari store, and the first on Via Condotti, in 1894. (It would be another decade before a third boutique was established at the current landmark address, Via Condotti, number 10, at the foot of the entrancing Spanish Steps.) Throughout the ensuing century, the family-owned and -operated brand thrived. Family members contributed different aspects to the business: talent for design, expertise in precious gemstone selection, and business acumen. Together they built an empire based on vivid and evocative jewelry designs that were so enthralling and intriguing that they quickly caught the eyes of socialites and celebrities, of politicians and aristocrats. The glamorous Clare Boothe Luce—who, posted in Italy, was the first American woman to hold a major ambassadorship—was particularly fond of the brand, as were Sophia Loren, Jayne Mansfield, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor.

Bulgari creations have also captivated leading men. Celebrities such as Richard Burton, Eddie Fisher, and Kirk Douglas frequented the store in search of perfect gifts for their beloveds. American artist Andy Warhol, ever obsessed with color and design, never missed a chance to visit the store when in Rome, calling Bulgari the “best exhibition of contemporary art.” Today Bulgari can be seen on the wrists of such boldfacers as Naomi Watts, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, and Jessica Lange.

EVOLUTION OF STYLE Pinpointing Bulgari’s appeal is easy: The brand has established an inimitable style that is timeless. The original intricate Byzantine designs paved the way for the lavish and elegant Art Deco styles of the 1920s, when pendants, brooches, tiaras, and wristwatches came into popularity. Bulgari’s prominent use of large diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires in its designs for these pieces became a signature of the brand. Stunning floral motifs that brought together multiple colored gemstones in one piece stole the limelight in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s. It was a time of great innovation for Bulgari. In the decades to come, the brand developed new methods of gemstone carving and setting, metalworking, and gold engraving that brought Bulgari world renown for presenting jewelry as art. The next step for the brand was to create jewelry not just for special occasions but also to wear all day, while maintaining Bulgari’s elevated style. This evolution was manifested in some of the brand’s most

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ARTFUL ORIGINS

TOP LEFT: The Elizabeth Taylor necklace from Bulgari’s Heritage collection features 16 step-cut Colombian emeralds surrounded by brilliant-cut and pear-shaped diamonds. ABOVE, FROM LEFT: Jack Lemmon and his wife, Felicia Farr,

window-shopping on Via Condotti in 1962; the entrance to the newly refurbished Taylor room, where Elizabeth Taylor spent time with Gianni Bulgari while filming Cleopatra; the façade of Bulgari on Via Condotti in the 1920s.

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iconic collections, developed in the latter half of the 20th century: Parentesi (using straight and curved interlocking elements); Bulgari Bulgari (incorporating the brand name into the designs); Tubogas (malleable gold coil designs); and Serpenti (the beloved serpent collection). “We always strive for dynamic designs that offer color and creativity, and top-quality craftsmanship,” Silvestri says. Whether it is one of the brand’s unique million-dollar offerings or a $1,000 production, every piece results from expert handcraftsmanship. Bulgari has an elaborate team of designers and an equally complex manufacturing process, with every step being closely monitored by the company for quality control. “We hire our craftsmen right out of school, and then train them ourselves to learn the Bulgari style,” says Massimo Di Valentini, high jewelry internal workshop manager. “In addition to their schooling, it takes about seven to eight years to learn our style and implement our standards.”

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TIMELESS TEMPTATIONS With its rich roots firmly in mind and in celebration of its 130th anniversary, Bulgari releases an exquisite Anniversary collection inspired by Rome and offering global appeal. The collection, now in Bulgari boutiques, includes a high-jewelry Serpenti necklace, extraordinary special editions, a re-edition of the B.zero1 ring, precision timepieces, a new fragrance, and accessories embellished with gemstones. The one-of-a-kind Ultimate Temptation necklace reinterprets the iconic snake motif. It is set with more than 60 carats of fancy-shaped diamonds in a mosaic pattern that is a deft blend of superlative design and craftsmanship. Exactly 70 diamonds trace a path along the snake’s tail, leading to a spectacular 12.16carat diamond drop. Further highlighting this motif, Bulgari releases three elegant diamond Serpenti pendants on a necklace that resembles scales. Each Serpenti pendant is clad in diamond pavé and features a burst of color via a fancy-cut mandarin garnet, rubellite, or emerald center drop. The mandarin garnet is a 30.97-carat pear cut rare stone; the 13.86-carat rubellite is cut in a geometric shape; the 23.75-carat emerald swings freely in a drop cut that respects the stone’s natural shape. On a more approachable level, Bulgari has also created a pink gold and bronzed ceramic B.zero1 Roma ring. The piece merges the Bulgari Roma logo with a Tubogas inspiration, symbolizing the brand’s respect for its Roman origins and its visionary look to the future. Another major endeavor to honor its anniversary was Bulgari’s renovation of its boutique at Via Condotti

10, for which the brand hired acclaimed architect Peter Marino. The redesign—with rich woods, Italian marble, and a new watch room—will serve as the inspiration for all future Bulgari boutique openings and updates. Marino even paid close attention to a small secret room with sliding doors that was the “salottino Taylor,” where Elizabeth Taylor often spent time during her work in Rome on the famous film epic Cleopatra. The salon was reachable through a secret door from a private courtyard. While it has been closed for decades, Marino brought it back to service, ready for today’s VIPs. “The renovations in the boutique clearly make it a store for the future,” says Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of Bulgari worldwide. “[Marino’s] creativity in combining the historic aspects of the building with timeless woods, paints, and other touches makes it something we can emulate in future boutiques.” Additionally, in an effort to pay homage to the Eternal City, from which the brand continually draws inspiration, Bulgari has become the sole financier of the restoration of the famed Spanish Steps—just minutes away from the store and the focal point of the celebrated street. MA

“We hire our craftsmen right out of school, and then train them to learn the Bulgari style.” –MASSIMO DI VALENTINI

This Serpenti watch from Bulgari’s High Jewelry collection is crafted in 18k pink gold with pavé diamonds and turquoise (price on request).

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SEEING Whether quirky, cool, or perfectly polished, the city’s chicest couples put their own stamp on Chicago style. BY MEG MATHIS PHOTOGRAPHY BY BOWEN ROSS

THE STORYTELLERS EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN TO CAMP WANDAWEGA CAPTAINS TEREASA SURRATT AND DAVID HERNANDEZ.

“I love having things that others had before me,” says Ogilvy & Mather creative director and partner Tereasa Surratt, who on a recent balmy Friday afternoon is wearing a vintage coin-print Lanvin dress, a 1961 men’s Rolex, and a ring that once belonged to husband David Hernandez’s grandfather. “Everything’s got a story, and that’s what I enjoy about style in general: You get to tell your own personal story, and then someone else’s, like this dress.” Hernandez, executive creative director for Ogilvy & Mather, chimes in: “We both like saving old things—whether cars, or motorcycles, or buildings, or clothes.” A prime example of the couple’s salvaging philosophy is Camp Wandawega, the Prohibition-era oasis they purchased in 2003. Although weekdays find them

in their West Town home, weekends see Surratt and Hernandez at the Elkhorn, Wisconsin–based retreat they have worked to restore to its former glory. “We chose the period of 1925 to about 1960 to use as a decorating look and feel,” says Surratt, who decorated the camp in her signature masculine style—think plaid tablecloths, taxidermy, and chandeliers crafted from antlers. “If you go to any home that’s been in a family for a very long time, you see all the layers of different generations,” adds Surratt, whose husband of 10 years appreciates how that observation echoes her personal style. “What’s the wedding expression, ‘Something old, something blue?’” says Hernandez, laughing. “Tereasa is ‘something old, something old, something borrowed, and something old.’”

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D.C. CRENSHAW FOUND A LONGTIME LOVE—AND A SUPERLATIVE STYLIST—IN HIS WIFE, ALAYNA.

Back when he was a bachelor on a boys’ trip to Vegas in 2005, entrepreneur D.C. Crenshaw stopped by the Brioni boutique in the new Wynn Hotel, where future wife Alayna happened to be working. “Vegas was meant to be,” reminisces Alayna, a Vancouver native with backgrounds in menswear and womenswear who had moved to Las Vegas after more than a decade of selling for Emporio Armani, Ermenegildo Zegna, and Christian Dior on Rodeo Drive. Following a whirlwind long-distance courtship, D.C. and Alayna settled down in Chicago and were married—but not before Alayna took D.C.’s wardrobe to the next level. “Before I met her, the most expensive pair of jeans I bought was $35,” muses the man-about-town. “I was always a suit guy, but she helped me advance my casual game.” Wearing a black maxi dress and an impressive stack of DoDo by

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Pomellato charm bracelets, Alayna cites Halston, Akira, and H&M (“It’s trendy, it’s disposable, and if my kids spill something on it, it’s not the end of the world,” says the mother of two) as a few of her favorite haunts. As the store manager for Pomellato, she’s particularly excited to see a bumper crop of haute new neighbors on Oak Street. “When I first moved here, Chicago fashion was kind of conservative, but I think that we are evolving,” she says “It’s exciting to see Tom Ford, Christian Louboutin, Dolce & Gabbana—it’s only getting better.” Just like D.C.’s style. “Often I have in my head what I’m going to wear, but then I change it because I like to take a risk and mix and match things that haven’t been done before,” says D.C., who favors custom tailoring and boutiques like Haberdash and Akira. “Usually he’s on point,” says Alayna with a laugh, “[but] I might tweak a little bit.”

ALAYNA: CLOTHING PROVIDED BY AZEEZA AND JEWELRY BY POMELLATO; D.C.: SUITING PROVIDED BY BOGA; HAIR BY GIA AT MARIANNE STROKIRK SALON; MAKEUP BY TROY AT CHANEL BOUTIQUE

THE TA STE MAKERS

the dapper duo newlyweds gary metzner and scott johnson hit the town in a style that’s all their own.

As senior vice president of Sotheby’s Midwest, Gary Metzner has long been passionate about art, but in his 13 years with Scott Johnson he’s become much more attuned to fashion as well. “I’d never even been in Prada until I met him,” deadpans Metzner, whose husband chuckles while sipping coffee in their gallery-like River North condo on a sunny Friday morning. “[Now] everyone there knows our names!” Metzner first met Johnson, a medical physicist, in 2001, and the couple were just married in Chicago in August—in custom Thom Browne suits, no less. “We handpicked all the fabrics and everything, so we really created it on our own,” says Johnson of the day-of jackets, pants, shirts, and bow ties. He’s always been particular about his wardrobe (“Even as a child, I remember looking at my mother’s fashion magazines and being like, ‘Where are the guys’ clothes?’”), while Metzner’s prepster aesthetic took shape while he was a saddle-shoe-wearing student at Indiana University. “Every time I walk in the lobby with a regular tie on, the doorman’s like, ‘Where’s your bow tie?’” He cites The Cordial Churchman in North Carolina as a favorite source for neckwear (“You can actually send them your old ties and they’ll turn them into a bow tie”), while locally Johnson praises Barneys, Lanvin, Saint Laurent, Marc Jacobs, and—more recently—Topman as go-to shops. “I’m more of an introvert, he’s more of an extrovert,” Johnson says of Metzner, who has become known around the city as a talented benefit auctioneer. “Going with him to all the charity events, I want to wear something different to each one.”

the Connoisseurs for @properties’ thad and emily sachs wong, a well-curated wardrobe is an investment that always pays off.

“We just got back from Paris, and I loved shopping at Maliparmi,” says Emily Sachs Wong, wearing orange-striped trousers purchased at the Italian boutique. “My very favorite style is late-60s Beatles-esque,” adds the @Properties broker, who shops at Neapolitan and Barneys New York for favorite labels Dries Van Noten and Marni. Emily’s husband of 13 years, Thad, describes her style as “modern-day hippie.” He classifies his look as “uniquely preppy,” and he has plenty of Chicago sources to help him achieve it. “I go to Chuck at Barneys, Allen at Ralph Lauren, Edmund at George Greene, and Pape at Saks,” says the @Properties cofounder, a self-described value shopper who has also found himself buying suits and sport coats online: “I like the best of the best; with Ralph Lauren, I will only buy the Purple Label, but I will buy it at the end of the season.” While Emily doesn’t share Thad’s penchant for online shopping (“He’s tried to get me to go that route,” she says, “but with women’s clothing, the nuances and fit are so different”), both appreciate attention to detail. “I want clothes either noticeable for me, or noticeable to somebody else,” says Thad, “[but] I want my personality to be at the forefront.” Adds Emily, “We’re that couple who buys the [luxurious] white T-shirt that nobody else on the planet would know the difference—instead of going to Target.”

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beauty is in the details for the husband and wife team behind embeya.

“We run a restaurant together, we work out together, we shop together,” says Komal Patel of her partnership with her husband, Attila Gyulai, with whom she created Embeya, the progressive Asian restaurant in the West Loop. “Many times we color coordinate,” chimes in Gyulai, who often sets the tone with a classic tailored navy suit from favorite labels like Ermenegildo Zegna, Morris & Sons (“A fantastic, fantastic shop—they really know what they are selling”), and Suitsupply, while Patel is smitten with Maria Pinto’s new M2057 line. “I love classic shapes with somewhat unusual texture and an architectural feel,” she says of the label. A native of Zambia, Patel prefers a dose of whimsy in her wardrobe, though

she and Gyulai avoid competing with Embeya’s stunning aesthetic; today, Patel’s raven hair cascades down a black and white Jean Paul Gaultier maxi dress that complements Gyulai’s light violet button-down. “To an extent we want to [blend into] the background,” she says of the Karen Herold–designed destination (“We probably sent the wood floor back at least 20 times to get [the distressed] look,” recalls Gyulai). Adds Patel, “A lot of what we wear is shaped by our environment and who we are dressing for.” She grimaces when Gyulai cites age as an additional factor for how their wardrobe has evolved in the four years since they met. “Speak for yourself,” she laughs as Gyulai kisses her forehead. “I feel like I’m 21.”

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THE COOL KIDS TWO CREATIVES FALL IN LOVE AND MAKE A BOLD STATEMENT—TOGETHER AND APART.

“You are a snappy dresser,” makeup artist Shannon O’Brien proclaims to husband Matt Roan, who beams happily in response. O’Brien laughs across their table tucked toward the back of Filter Cafe on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. A native of Cary, O’Brien first met Roan, a DJ, in 2007 when she was celebrating her birthday at Sonotheque (“The Internet flirting was strong,” recalls Roan, an Elmhurst native, of their subsequent Myspace correspondence). At their November 2013 wedding, Roan wore a tuxedo from Sebastien Grey—the same maker of his go-to black suit. “Even with the jacket, you feel polished when you have something that actually fits you nicely,” he says.

Though Roan finds himself doing more online shopping via ASOS and Gilt, he still loves supporting Wicker Park standby Penelope’s; meanwhile, O’Brien cites thrift stores, H&M, Topshop, Nordstrom, and Saks Fifth Avenue as her sartorial stomping grounds. “I wore this bright orange jumpsuit out on Friday, and it’s got a big open back that’s cut deep, so I just threw a tank top underneath, and it wound up being amazing,” she says. “Then we came home, and we’re watching Orange is the New Black, and I was like, ‘All right!’ I totally looked like a disco princess.” “This one is a chameleon,” Roan says of O’Brien. “A risktaker. I love it.”

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The Price of ivory With the ever-expanding worldwide market for illegal luxury goods, African elephants are being hunted to extinction for their valuable tusks. Here, Chelsea Clinton shares her passion for these extraordinary animals, and the Clinton Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to save them. by elizAbetH e. tHorp

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t’s an unimaginable horror. Satao, an iconic male African bush ele- trade. The Partnership to Save Africa’s Elephants initiative partners include phant who was born in the late 1960s, should have lived a natural life the Wildlife Conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund, African Wildlife of 70 years. But he was found dead in Kenya’s Tsavo East National Foundation, International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Nature Conservancy, Park in June. Poachers took down Satao, who weighed an estimated Conservation International, and 11 other nongovernmental organizations, workseven tons, with a single poisoned arrow to his flank. His signature ing together to halt the decline of African elephants. Chelsea Clinton, due to have her first child in the fall, still keeps a packed schedivory tusks, which weighed more than 100 pounds each, had been hacked off. The Tsavo Trust, a conservation group that monitors ule at the foundation, passionately promoting initiatives close to her heart: the elephant populations of Tsavo in partnership with the Kenya empowering women and girls, clean drinking water, combating childhood obeWildlife Service, knew Satao well because of its focus on protecting large “tusk- sity, and the elephant poaching crisis. We sat down with Clinton, vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, to talk about its efforts to save ers,” which are lucrative targets for poachers. But African elephants. Satao was so horribly butchered that the conservation groups who tracked his every move could not Michigan Avenue: When did you first learn immediately identify him. about the horrors of elephant poaching? Why would anyone want to kill the world’s largChelsea Clinton: I remember vividly: My mother’s est land mammal—a highly intelligent species with parents moved to Arkansas right before Christmas a lifespan as long as a human’s? An animal with in 1987, and I remember my grandparents asking powerful family bonds and a memory that far surwhat I wanted for Christmas. My grandmother said, passes ours and spans a lifetime? Scientists have “We’ll give you a membership and a subscription to found that elephants are capable of elaborate anything that you want,” so I picked National thought and deep feeling; they mourn deeply for Geographic and possibly Greenpeace or Conservation lost loved ones, even shedding tears and suffering International. I just wanted to know everything I from depression. They have a sense of empathy that could about what was happening with the environprojects beyond their species. ment and conservation. I was so shocked that So why are these magnificent creatures being elephants were under such duress, and the only slaughtered? It’s for that objet d’art on your manthing that I could do was to ask my grandparents to telpiece, the necklace in your jewelry box, the hair continue to support organizations that were trying ornament on your dresser, and the ivory keys of to save the elephants as my Christmas present your custom piano. every year. While elephant poaching has been a grave chalHow does CGI coordinate this gigantic underlenge at different times during the last century, it has taking with so many different partners? recently risen to alarming levels. In 2012, some 35,000 There are three parts of the CGI commitment: You African elephants were killed, about a 10th of the stop the killing, stop the trafficking, and stop the remaining population, representing the worst mass demand. One of the first things we did was assess slaughter of elephants since the international ivory what each organization was doing and where there trade was banned in 1990. Roughly the same number were gaps—whether functionally or geographically— were killed last year as well. African forest elephants so that the additional monies could be invested in in particular have been devastated by poaching and helping to fill those voids. Or continue to double have declined by about 76 percent since 2002. At down on strategies that were working: The Howard this rate, African forest elephants could effectively G. Buffett Foundation made an investment in Gabon, become extinct over the next decade. —CHELSEA CLINTON because Gabon had already started to increase its The wildlife trade is one of the world’s most profitemphasis on conservation and increase its number of able criminal activities, ranking fifth globally in rangers and ranger training to try and protect its eleterms of value—estimated at $7 billion to $10 billion a year, behind trafficking in drugs, people, and oil, and counterfeiting. Today’s phants. Now we have US Marines training Gabon rangers, because it’s not only ivory traffickers are well-organized syndicates that function as transnational about protecting the elephants, it’s about the security of the country. Gabon, like criminal networks and often participate in trafficking drugs and weapons. Some so many countries where poaching is happening, is being preyed upon by armed groups that are destabilizing forces throughout West Africa and East Africa. have links with terrorist networks. According to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Tell me more about security concerns and government cooperation. Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as much as 70 percent of elephant ivory is trans- The FBI is working with Interpol, as are various national intelligence groups, ported to China, where it is sold for up to $1,500 per pound and carved into because, increasingly, poaching is part of the most nefarious activities throughout Africa—whether it’s running guns or people or drugs—so there’s a real jewelry, religious figurines, and trinkets. In September 2013, at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting, security interest not only for the countries that are affected but for all of us to Hillary and Chelsea Clinton unveiled an $80 million endeavor to stop the ivory stop poaching.

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LEFT: Satao, a male bush elephant born in the late 1960s, was killed for his tusks in Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park earlier this year.

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Chelsea Clinton photographing wild elephants during her 2013 trip to Africa. Elephants form deep emotional bonds with family members that may rival our own.

Park rangers working to protect elephants in Garamba National Park in the DRC show a tusk they confiscated.

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I think people will be very interested to know that poaching has direct links to terrorism and Al Qaeda in North Africa. There’s irrefutable evidence that Al Qaeda in North Africa, the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the Janjaweed from Sudan who are coming into Uganda and the DRC are all engaged in poaching, because ivory is an easily accessible commodity to them. It’s become a lubricant that continually greases the wheels for the shipment of drugs, guns, and people. I don’t think many people realize the brutality involved when elephants are killed for ivory. One misconception is that taking off the tusk is like extracting a tooth. Elephants cannot live without their tusks; they are absolutely crucial to their survival. What happens with the ivory after the elephants are killed? Is there a black market? The tusks are removed and then trekked out to a port. In East Africa, a lot of ivory flows out of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, Mombasa, and [other ports up and down the coast of Kenya], and it largely goes to Asia. China, by far, is the biggest market; Vietnam and Thailand are also significant markets. The vast majority [of ivory] is transported in tusk form. When it gets to China, the tusks are then cut down and made into commodities and luxury goods— whether it be ivory Buddhas, chopsticks, hair clips, or the handles of a luxury handbag. Why the high demand for ivory in Asia? In China, historically, ivory has been synonymous with ascension into the middle class and prosperity. One of the challenges along the continuum with trying to stop the demand is to find replacement products—so that ivory is no longer synonymous with rising affluence, but that, say, a Louis Vuitton handbag could be. When you went to Africa last summer, what did you learn from being on the ground? We went where there are indigenous elephant populations— from Malawi up to Tanzania. In Tanzania we were in Tarangire National Park; it was amazing not only to see the elephants in all of their magnificence but to see the families, to understand on a deeper level why it’s so important that the matriarchs—which are increasingly the ones that are killed because they’re the oldest and have the biggest tusks—not be slaughtered. Without the guidance of those older figures, it’s hard for younger families to survive. And the park rangers are in such peril protecting the older elephants. Yes. More than a thousand rangers have been killed over the last decade protecting elephants and other wildlife. They feel called to this work for the elephants’ sake, but also recognize this is important to their country’s future. Why do you think elephants mean so much to you and your mother? The first elephants I saw were in the Little Rock Zoo when I was little. What I felt then was just magnified profoundly

when I went with my mom to Africa as a teenager. It is this sense of a family, ultimately—the family unit of elephants and the affection and the commitment to their families and to the other elephant families in the area. Also, elephants are so crucial to the ecosystem. They’re sort of the honeybees of the African savannah or their forest environment. Can you share any progress reports? Judith McHale—who worked for my mom in the State Department, liaising on conservation efforts there—is chairing the [President’s Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking]. We fully support everything the Obama administration has done and strongly support an ivory ban here at home. We think that’s a critical move for the United States to make—not only for our own moral standing, but also because there is no argument for ivory being indispensable. There are very good substitute materials—whether it’s for a piano or a musical pick, or any of the utilitarian uses of ivory—so we really have been deeply enthusiastic about the commission’s work. I understand you’re planning on doing something during Fashion Week? Most of the major luxury goods houses don’t use ivory. The challenge is: How do we help their products become substitutions for ivory, in East Asia in particular? Something like a Louis Vuitton bag or an Hermès scarf or Donna Karan dress? How can those become the same types of status symbols that ivory historically has been? Also, how can we work with the fashion industry here in the US to raise awareness about this issue so that American consumers become aware of why you should never buy ivory? How can someone who is reading this help? One, don’t buy ivory, which sounds self-evident, but it isn’t. You’ll see stores that still sell ivory, because there is no carbon-dating equivalent for ivory. It’s impossible to assess its age, so a lot of new ivory gets laundered through antiques stores. The second thing is to support organizations that are really making a difference in this fight—whether that’s big organizations like the Wildlife Conservation Society, which has the most extensive efforts throughout Africa, or more localized organizations like the African Wildlife Foundation, which is helping to provide economic opportunities to many of the vulnerable communities around parks, often through eco-tourism programs. There’s such a range of organizations doing tremendous work that are part of our CGI commitment—yet even more work could be done if there were even more resources to do it. And also use your voice to help educate others about why this issue is so important, particularly given the number of misconceptions around ivory. I think that’s really where young people can help play a big role, using their voices offline and online, because a lot of people just don’t know what a tragedy elephant poaching really is, not just for the elephants but for the most affected communities. Ultimately, we all bear responsibility. MA

SAVE THE ELEPHANTS BE ACTIVE IN THE BATTLE TO STOP ELEPHANT POACHING.

“Each day, it is estimated that 96 elephants are brutally killed in Africa for their ivory,” says Cristián Samper, president and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society. “Only a global movement will end the slaughter and help to ensure the survival of these magnificent animals. The Clinton Foundation is an important part of this movement. Secretary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton have used their leadership to bring attention to the threat facing Africa’s elephants and to help gather partners across the globe to join together in this fight. We are working on all fronts to stop the killing and to stop the trafficking and demand for ivory.” TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CRISIS AND TO MAKE A DONATION, GO TO:

African Wildlife Foundation awf.org Clinton Foundation’s Partnership to Save Africa’s Elephants clintonfoundation.org Conservation International conservation.org International Fund for Animal Welfare ifaw.org Nature Conservancy nature.org Wildlife Conservation Society wcs.org World Wildlife Fund worldwildlife.org

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These green oases, which terrace up the home’s four levels, replace what could have been an unremarkable ground-level yard, but the most impressive part of the design is a verdant grove of aspens and firs atop the garage. Though the house fills its lot to maximum city constraints, it’s actually considered more than 50 percent landscaped thanks to its many alfresco features. These architectural elements also grant the homeowners outside access from street level, not to mention stunning views of the park and neighborhood. It’s those views that excite Denison: “This is a vertical structure in a dense urban setting, but you have a direct relationship with the environment outside from every vantage point in the house,” he says. To make those views possible and to amplify light inside the home, Denison designed the interior as a series of open spaces that flow into each other while fulfilling the homeowner’s specific requirements for both formal and informal living areas, six en-suite bedrooms, dedicated his-and-hers offices, a home gym, and a state-of-the-art kitchen. Natural ash floors and millwork were an intentional move, as one of the owners explains: “We couldn’t find a finish for bamboo that wasn’t toxic.” Denison advised the couple to stain it all quite light to provide a subtle, neutral, and warm backdrop that contrasts with the colors and textures of the landscape outside. The couple’s plans evolved organically when they purchased the site, a light-drenched, extra-wide corner lot overlooking a park. While the property was originally occupied by a Victorian-era frame house

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every multiple-offer situation sellers go for the ease and security of the cash. CD: Cash is king, but it’s a doubleedged sword. The positives are that it helps buyers score the deal, often for a lower price, and it’s faster and more certain for the seller since it eliminates the risk of the lending process. But it’s also what’s damaging the market at every level in the long-term. How so? CD: The real estate industry is contingent on fresh buyers coming in and trading up, but that’s almost impossible to do right now without cash. So we’re seeing young buyers with really high incomes getting outmaneuvered on deals because they lack cash. Do you have any advice for these buyers? DS: You have to think creatively. I just had a client take a dated 2,300-squarefoot one-bedroom in The Carlyle that no one wanted because it literally hadn’t been touched since the place was built in 1964—but they renovated it into a fabulous two-bedroom. And I had a young couple buy a 4,000-squarefoot townhouse in Lakeview that was a church conversion, yet it was light, airy, had a yard, came with four parking spaces, and was only $1.5 million. Those are a lot of amenities for the location and price. Caryl Dillon, Baird & Warner, 737 N. Michigan Ave., 773-991-4422; baird warner.com. Doug Smith, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group, 980 N. Michigan Ave., 773-531-0794; koenigrubloff.com MA

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DINE A10 Matthias Merges inspires Hyde Park foodies with plates small and large. 1462 E. 53rd St., 773-288-1010; a10hydepark.com Baffo Eataly gets elevated at this fine restaurant and enoteca. 44 E. Grand Ave., 312-521-8701; bafforistorante.com Bottlefork Four Seasons alum Kevin Hickey teams with Rockit Ranch Productions for creative cuisine and cocktails in River North. 441 N. Clark St., 312-955-1900; bottlefork.com Brindille Veteran chef Carrie Nahabedian offers a taste of Paris in River North. 534 N. Clark St., 312595-1616; brindille-chicago.com Carnivale Latin flavor in an updated Technicolor West Loop space. 702 W. Fulton Market, 312-850-5005; carnivalechicago.com Ceres’ Table Chef Giuseppe Scurato brings Sicilian wood-fired pizzas to Lakeview. 3124 N. Broadway St., 773-922-4020; cerestable.com Chicago Chop House Go old school at this clubby River North steakhouse classic. 60 W. Ontario St., 312-7877100; chicagochophouse.com Chicago Cut Steakhouse Colossal steaks and shellfish in a sleek riverside location. 300 N. LaSalle St., 312-3291800; chicagocutsteakhouse.com Cicchetti Michael Sheerin (Trencherman) brings Italian small plates to Streeterville. 671 N. St. Clair St., 312-642-1800; cicchettirestaurant.com Cocello Of-the-moment restaurateur Brendan Sodikoff takes on Italian. 354 W. Hubbard St., 312-888-9195 Current Seasonal Italian and scenic views in the W Chicago Lakeshore Hotel. 644 N. Lake Shore Dr., 312-2554460; currentchicago.com Dusek’s Board & Beer The talents behind Longman & Eagle transform Thalia Hall with this new Pilsen destination. 1227 W. 18th St., 312-526-3851; dusekschicago.com

Eddie V’s Prime Seafood The Shops at North Bridge gets a new big fish, featuring Scottish salmon and Chilean sea bass. 521 N. Rush St., 312-595-1114; eddiev.com Elle on the River Tacos get the fivestar treatment at The Langham’s new riverside restaurant. 330 N. Wabash Ave., 312-923-7705; travellechicago.com Fig & Olive The French Riviera meets the Gold Coast at this new multilevel eatery overlooking Oak Street. 104 E. Oak St.; figandolive.com Found Kitchen and Social House American fare with a conscience. 1631 Chicago Ave., Evanston, 847-8688945; foundkitchen.com Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse Enjoy the finest people-watching in town. 1028 N. Rush St., 312-266-8999; gibsonssteakhouse.com Green Street Smoked Meats Texas-style brisket tucked away from Restaurant Row. 112 N. Green St., 312-754-0431 Hubbard Inn Head to Hubbard Street for small plates like seared scallops and chickpea crêpes. 110 W. Hubbard St., 312-222-1331; hubbardinn.com IO Urban Roofscape Ascend to the Godfrey Hotel’s fourth-floor rooftop lounge for an unparalleled vantage point. 127 W. Huron St., 312649-2000; godfreyhotelchicago.com Kinmont Sustainable seafood from the team behind Nellcôte and Old Town Social. 419 W. Superior St., 312915-0011; kinmontrestaurant.com Le Pain Quotidien A charming Belgian bakery hits the Gold Coast with baguettes and tartines aplenty. 10 E. Delaware Pl.; lepainquotidien.com Les Nomades Fine French fare in a turn-of-the-century brownstone tucked away in Streeterville. 222 E. Ontario St., 312-649-9010; lesnomades.net LYFE Kitchen Gluten-free, vegan,

and all-around healthy fare from star chefs Art Smith and Tal Ronnen. 413 N. Clark St., 312-836-5933; restaurant.lyfekitchen.com Más A salsa and guacamole hot spot in the West Loop. 800 W. Washington Blvd., 312-243-1995; barmaschicago.com Mastro’s Steakhouse A glitzy River North destination for steaks and sushi. 520 N. Dearborn St., 312-5215100; mastrosrestaurants.com Morton’s The Steakhouse The Chicago original. 1050 N. State St., 312-266-4820; mortons.com Parachute New Korean-American concept by a Top Chef alum. 3500 N. Elston Ave., 773-654-1460; parachuterestaurant.com Phil Stefani’s 437 Rush The River North institution unveils a sleek look and a new salumeria. 437 N. Rush St., 312-222-0101; philstefanis437rush.com Piccolo Sogno Due Chef Tony Priolo brings his signature rustic Italian to River North. 340 N. Clark

RAMEN-SAN Chicago’s ramen craze heats up with help from Lettuce Entertain You at this new hot spot on Hubbard Street; sip Asahi on draft and try the express ramen lunch with Japanese rice and tonkotsu (PICTURED), featuring a hearty broth, Berkshire pork belly, and soft-boiled farm egg marinated in sesame and soy. 59 W. Hubbard St., 312-377-9950; ramensan.com

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YUM CHA “Food Buddha” Rodelio Aglibot (E+O Food and Drink) brings dim sum downtown at this sleek new parlor tucked away in Lakeshore East, steps from Millennium Park. Spice things up with chicken wings topped with sesame sauce, shrimp dust, and chili peppers (PICTURED). 333 E. Upper Randolph St., 312-946-8885; yumchachicago.com

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view of the Mag Mile at this chic oasis in Saks Fifth Avenue. 700 N. Michigan Ave., 7th Fl., 312-525-3400; sophies.com Spiaggia Exquisite Italian fare in an iconic Magnificent Mile space. 980 N. Michigan Ave., 2nd Fl., 312-280-2750; spiaggiarestaurant.com Tanta A taste of Peru comes to the Windy City. 118 W. Grand Ave., 312-222-9700; tantachicago.com Travelle A stunning Mediterranean destination in the super-sleek Langham Hotel. 330 N. Wabash Ave., 312-923-9988; travellechicago.com Untitled An impeccably outfitted underground food-and-drink parlor with a speakeasy vibe. 111 W. Kinzie St., 312-880-1511; untitledchicago.com

DRINK 52Eighty Signature cocktails at MileNorth Hotel’s new rooftop destination. 166 E. Superior St., 312-787-6000; 52eightylounge.com Adamus Savor the raspberry ginger mojito at the Silversmith Hotel’s crown jewel of a lounge. 10 S. Wabash Ave., 312-372-7696; silversmithchicagohotel.com The Aviary Twenty-first-century cocktails from the Next team. 955 W. Fulton Market, 312-226-0868; theaviary.com ¡Ay Chiwowa! The Rockit Ranch nightspot serves up killer tacos and more than 80 tequilas. 311 W. Chicago Ave., 312-643-3200; aychiwowa.com The Berkshire Room Old-world cool meets modern mixology at the Acme Hotel’s lounge. 15 E. Ohio St., 312-894-0800; theberkshireroom.com Billy Sunday Imaginative drinks in Logan Square. 3143 W. Logan Blvd., 773-661-2485; billy-sunday.com The Brixton Bar bites and bubbly in Andersonville. 5420 N. Clark St., 773-961-7358 Celeste Heady cocktails are served at this celestial-themed River North supper club. 111 W. Hubbard St., 312-828-9000; celestechicago.com CH Distillery Tour Chicago’s first vodka distillery and try The Tradition, a shot of vodka with a side of rye bread and pickles. 564 W. Randolph St., 312-707-8780; chdistillery.com

The Dec The Ritz-Carlton’s chic watering hole serves elegant cocktails a dozen stories above Streeterville. 160 E. Pearson St., 312-573-5160; decarestaurant.com Double Cross Lounge A new lounge tucked away on the sixth floor of the Kinzie Hotel. 20 W. Kinzie St., 312-395-9000; kinziehotel.com Drumbar Creative cocktails by Alex Renshaw atop the Raffaello Hotel. 201 E. Delaware Pl., 312-924-2531; drumbar.com DryHop Brewers Raise a glass to hops-centric ales in Lakeview. 3155 N. Broadway,773-857-3155; dryhopchicago.com Fairways Featuring 18 craft beers and a golf lounge with HD simulators. 1141 W. Armitage Ave., 773-698-6020; fairwayschicago.com Jimmy This ’70s-inspired lounge pours clever cocktails in a dark, sultry space. 610 N. Rush St., 312-660-7191; jimmyatjames.com Lagunitas Brewing Company The California import hits Pilsen with a 300,000-square-foot brewery. 1843 S. Washtenaw Ave.; lagunitas.com Le Bar This boîte at the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower attracts a premium crowd. 20 E. Chestnut St., 312-324-4000; cafedesarchitectes.com/Le-Bar Links Taproom Craft beer, sausage, and hand-cut fries in Wicker Park. 1559 N. Milwaukee Ave.,

PACKING HOUSE Restaurant Row’s new multilevel Mediterranean eatery beckons with an urban penthouse vibe and a rooftop lounge complete with unparalleled views of the skyline. 1113 W. Randolph St., 312-929-4787; packinghousechicago.com

773-360-7692; linkstaproom.com Lone Wolf Restaurant Row welcomes a new watering hole with this tavern from Heisler Hospitality. 806 W. Randolph St., 312-600-9391 Maude’s Liquor Bar This West Loop hot spot offers whiskey shots aplenty. 840 W. Randolph St., 312-243-9712; maudesliquorbar.com NoMI Garden The Park Hyatt’s outdoor terrace offers an ideal vantage point for imbibing. 800 N. Michigan Ave., 7th Fl., 312-239-4030; hyatt.com/gallery.nomi Parliament Opulent River North club. 324 W. Chicago Ave., 312-380-0004; parliamentchicago.com Public House Game day goes gastro at the intersection of State and Kinzie. 400 N. State St., 312-265-1240; publichousechicago.com Roof Climb to this sultry bar atop theWit hotel. 201 N. State St.,

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St., 312-822-0077; piccolosognodue.com Pump Room A Chicago icon returns to its former glory under Ian Schrager. 1301 N. State Pkwy., 312-787-3700; pumproom.com The Radler Craft sausage and aged beer in an open Logan Square space. 2375 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-276-0270; dasradler.com RPM Steak The Rancics throw their hat into Chicago’s steakhouse ring. 66 W. Kinzie St. River Roast Tony Mantuano thinks beyond Italian at this English-inspired riverside tavern. 315 N. LaSalle St., 312-822-0100; riverroastchicago.com Sepia Michelin-starred cuisine by Executive Chef Andrew Zimmerman. 123 N. Jefferson St., 312-441-1920; sepiachicago.com Siena Tavern Top Chef alum Fabio Viviani conquers the Windy City. 51 W. Kinzie St., 312-595-1322; sienatavern.com Sophie’s Savor jumbo lump crab cakes, Wagyu burgers, and a killer

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THE KENSINGTON ROOF GARDEN & LOUNGE Situated above Parliament, this rooftop garden and lounge features cocktails like The PM (Corzo blanco tequila, Cedilla açai berry liqueur, lemon, and simple syrup). 812 N. Orleans St., 312-380-0004; kensingtonroof.com

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smash. 56 W. Illinois St., 312-9437600; theundergroundchicago.com Vertigo Sky Lounge The Dana Hotel’s gravity-defying libation destination. 2 W. Erie St., 312-202-6060; vertigoskylounge.com The Violet Hour The daddy of Chicago mixology bars. 1520 N. Damen Ave., 773-252-1500; theviolethour.com

SHOP Alice and Olivia This witty label makes a head-turning debut on the Mag Mile. 919 N. Michigan Ave., 312-273-1254; aliceandolivia.com Alton Lane Suit up with sharp, custom-designed menswear. 49 E. Oak St., 646-896-1212; altonlane.com Barneys New York The Midwest flagship stocks heavy hitters like Balenciaga and Proenza Schouler. 15 E. Oak St., 312-587-1700; barneys.com Bloomingdale’s Six levels of chic looks by contemporary designers. 900 N. Michigan Ave., 312-440-4460; bloomingdales.com Brioni Custom Italian suiting hits Walton Street. 12 E. Walton St., 312-649-9100; brioni.com Buccellati Handcrafted baubles from Milan. 62 E. Oak St., 312-600-9224; buccellati.com Burberry Chicago finds its London calling at the gleaming Michigan Avenue flagship. 633 N. Michigan Ave., 312-787-2500; us.burberry.com Charles Tyrwhitt This British mainstay hits the Financial District with classic shirting and suiting. 208 S. LaSalle St., 312-585-0700; ctshirts.com CH Carolina Herrera Timeless silhouettes and pops of color in a lovely Oak Street space. 70 E. Oak St., 312-988-9339; carolinaherrera.com Christian Louboutin Paint the town red with fabulous pumps. 58 E. Oak St., 312-337-8200; christianlouboutin.com Dolce & Gabbana Oak Street heats up thanks to this Italian label. 68 E. Oak St., 312-255-0630; dolcegabbana.com Ermenegildo Zegna Tailored suits for the man-about-town. 540 N. Michigan Ave., 312-587-9660; zegna.com Escada Add elegance to your wardrobe with European-inspired designs. 51

E. Oak St., 312-915-0500; escada.com Etro The Italian label’s Midwest debut. 5220 Fashion Outlets Way, 2nd Fl., Rosemont, 847-678-9730; etro.com Frederick Lynn Haberdasshere Book a private fitting for made-tomeasure or custom apparel. 9 E. Huron St., 312-496-3994; fredericklynn.com Graff Diamonds Brilliant baubles in the Gold Coast. 103 E. Oak St., 312-604-1000; graffdiamonds.com Hermès The ultimate in aspiration, straight from Paris. 25 E. Oak St., 312-787-8175; hermes.com Ikram Definitive fashions from Chicago’s own style maven Ikram Goldman. 15 E. Huron St., 312-587-1000; ikram.com J. Crew Jenna Lyons–approved staples in a brand-new space. 900 N. Michigan Ave., 2nd Fl., 312-751-2739; jcrew.com Louis Vuitton Monogrammed leather bags and luxury trunks galore. 700 N. Michigan Ave., 312-255-0470; louisvuitton.com LuLu’s on the Avenue An unmatched selection of vintage jewelry and couture. 900 N. Michigan Ave., 3rd Fl., 312-888-9149; lulusbellekay.com Marshall Pierce & Company This family-owned jeweler adds sparkle to Chicago. 335 N. Michigan Ave., 312-782-4403; marshallpierce.com Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Sleek home furnishings in Lincoln

MAJE Parisian chic hits Oak Street with classic pieces and flirty silhouettes courtesy of designer Judith Milgrom. 100 E. Oak St., 312-649-9228; us.maje.com

Park. 1555 N. Halsted St., 312-397-3135; mgbwhome.com Neiman Marcus Home to haute names like Tom Ford and Alexander McQueen. 737 N. Michigan Ave., 312-642-5900; neimanmarcus.com Porsche Design Luxe looks in The Shops at North Bridge. 520 N. Michigan Ave., 2nd Fl., 312-321-0911; porsche-design.com Saint Laurent The iconic label returns to Chicago with a sleek boutique. 11 E. Walton St., 312-202-0166; ysl.com Salvatore Ferragamo Put your best foot forward in classic Italian designs. 645 N. Michigan Ave., 312-397-0464; ferragamo.com Tom Ford The new king of Oak Street. 66 E. Oak St., 312-605-5041; tomford.com Tommy Bahama Island fever on the Mag Mile. 520 N. Michigan Ave., 2nd Fl., 312-644-8388; tommybahama.com Zadig & Voltaire Rock ’n’ roll looks in the Gold Coast. 114 E. Oak St.; zadig-et-voltaire.com MA

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312-239-9501; roofonthewit.com Sky Terrace A hidden gem in Streeterville atop the Ivy Hotel. 233 E. Ontario St., 16th Fl., 312-335-5444; ivyskyterrace.com Smylie Brothers Brewing Co. Ice-cold brews and Texas-style barbecue on the North Shore. 1615 Oak Ave., Evanston, 224-999-7320; smyliebros.com Sportsman’s Club This Humboldt Park tavern offers wine, beer, and cocktails by former Aviary barman Jeff Donahue. 948 N. Western Ave., 872206-8054; drinkingandgathering.com Temperance Beer Company Enjoy an Evenfall Imperial Red ale in the tap room of Evanston’s first craft brewery. 2000 Dempster St., 847-8641000; temperancebeer.com Tippling Hall Late-night comfort food from the buzzworthy beverage group Tippling Bros. 646 N. Franklin St., Ste. 200, 312-448-9922; tipplinghall.com The Underground Rockit Ranch Productions’ subterranean nightclub

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toasted the start of summer with a poolside soirée at West Loop luxury high-rise K2. Partygoers browsed sleek looks from Porsche Design while indulging in coastal cuisine and specialty cocktails by Phil Stefani’s 437 Rush.

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Woman of Vision recipient Sherrill Bodine and Gift of Sight Honoree Dr. Charles Bouchard, for the Illinois Eye Bank’s 16th Annual Gift of Sight Gala. Themed “A New Chapter,” the affair featured a library-themed bar by Spex Optical and raised $100,000 toward sight restoral assistance.

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800 guests for its black-tie gala, which raised a record-breaking $1.67 million. Emceed by Bill Kurtis, the fête featured a performance by Broadway’s Susan Egan in the Oceanarium, followed by dinner and dancing to the Simone Vitale Orchestra. Guests capped the evening with drinks and bites in the Soundlings Piano Lounge before leaving with sweet treats by Blommer Chocolates.

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Carmen D’Zela. “At 18 months they point and say, ‘Yes, yes,’ or ‘No, no.’” The Palmer twins are more inclined to “Yes, yes,” gravitating toward racks of trendy, tasteful neon from the store’s exclusive European lines. The sparkly skull print? Or perhaps something in ostrich skin? D’Zela eventually approves one choice, a

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Chicago is the home of world-class actors, athletes, chefs, and rappers, a talk-show-host-turnedbillionaire, a blues legend, the president of the United States, Bill Murray, and the Air Guitar World Champion of 2012. Not too shabby. But we are missing one thing: a toddler fashion icon. All the best cities have them. London has Prince George and the Beckham progeny. New York has Blue Ivy Carter; Los Angeles has the Jolie-Pitts. (The jury is still out on Suri Cruise, whose taste can be spotty.) Is it important? Of course. Without a fashion idol to look up to, our children are liable to slide back into the cutesy trap. (Hey Junior—your mom won’t tell you, but I will: Those polka dots make your diaper look fat.) I know it’s hard to learn to walk when you’re wearing suede mules, but there’s no time to waste. Pint-size fashionistas from all over the city are already drooling over fall’s latest collections. As infants, these budding Chicagoans may not have the language skills to object to the Psychobaby onesies that say, “I drink until I pass out.” But as soon as they can manage to say “Lanvin,” they have the power. And make no mistake: Chicago is on the brink of a kiddie couture explosion. You want proof? Even our undesirables have taken notice. Oak Street’s tyke boutique Milani has been burglarized three times in the past year. In June, the scoundrels made off with $20,000 worth of merchandise. That’s a lot of Young Versace outerwear. (Actually, it’s not. It’s maybe 13 leather jackets embossed with the face of Medusa and a pair of Fendi tights.) Don’t forget that there’s a fashion giant on Chicago’s horizon: Teeny North West could fly in to dad Kanye’s hometown anytime. And believe me, those Hermès booties are made for strutting. But there are other certified fashionistas-intraining, too. Consider Shira and Carly Palmer, 7-year-old twins just back from a jaunt to New York. In their pursuit of style, they have come up against endless obstacles. They have to wear uniforms to school, for one thing. And they can’t borrow Mom’s Jimmy Choos without permission. But at Camelot CK & Studio C in Lincoln Park, they call the shots. “Kids have an opinion now,” says store owner

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