DK Travel : Chicago : Shopping

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Bloomingdale’s

An outpost of New York’s hometown department store that features in-store designer boutiques and a well-stocked shoe department.
Bloomingdale’s Home & Furniture Store

This store’s lovingly restored 1913 Moorish-style building is an attraction in its own right. Inside there’s a sleek, four-level atrium with home decor departments that sell everything from high-thread-count bedding to chic cook-ware and top-quality furniture.
Blues & Jazz CDs

CDs by Chicago music legends are on sale at the Water Tower Visitor Information Center (see Useful Information).
Broadway Antique Market

An old-time movie palace marquee indicates the 1939 building that houses this market. With 85 dealers stocking artwork, jewelry, clothing, and more in styles such as Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, and Victorian, you’re sure to find something that pleases.
Bucktown Neighborhood

Once a hot-spot for starving artists, Bucktown and adjacent Wicker Park are now gentrified locales brimming with vintage clothes stores, edgy music shops, high-style designer boutiques, and antiques importers.
Carson Pirie Scott & Co.

You’ll find some fantastic budget-friendly buys as well as a dreamy shoe department in this ornate, historic, 12-story department store (see Carson Pirie Scott Building).
Chicago Architecture Foundation Shop

Located in the historic Santa Fe Center, this shop is part of the CAF’s ArchiCenter, which also puts on exhibitions and runs city tours. Browse the shop for architecture and design-related books; art-glass panels and lamps in Frank Lloyd Wright designs; desk gadgets; and desirable kitchen gizmos.
Chicago mugs

The Chicago Historical Society sells mugs depicting the faces of famous local residents like Al Capone.
Chicago snowglobe

Recall Chicago winters with a city skyline snowglobe from Accent Chicago in the Water Tower Place mall.
Collections

Chic club clothes and look-at me leather shoes are sparsely displayed along the walls in this boutique. Many of the designs are straight off Italian runways, while others are custom-made by the shop’s owner.