Urban Outfitters, Wicker Park, Chicago
It looks like the Wicker Park Urban Outfitters that everyone is siting as the death of the neighborhood is finally open. Not saying I exactly share that view, it’s just strange that they’ve pinned it on this place, and have ignored the fancy boutiques and other chains (American Apparel, anyone?) that have been moving in and have been there for years.
Tags:american apparel·Chicago·Shopping·trixie·urban outfitters·wicker park
Coming Soon: Urban Outfitters, Wicker Park, Chicago
Coming Soon: Scoop NYC, Bucktown, Chicago
Western Ave. Mural, Bucktown, Chicago
Every time I walk out the door there’s something new in the neighborhood. Yesterday I walked to Bucktown to meet up with Justin and saw that Urban Outfitters is coming to Milwaukee Ave. It was only a matter of time before Wicker Park got a mainstream, national chain apparel store. American Apparel went in a while ago, but that still somehow has some indie cred. Let’s hear people bitch about Urban Outfitters..
Also, the imported goods store that was kind of like Cost Plus World Market is being replaced by Scoop NYC, a high-end clothing store.
On the way back was walking down Western and saw this crazy mural. It was about 10x as long as the last photograph, but I didn’t want to walk down the alley by these dudes who were hanging out so I couldn’t photograph it.
Tags:american apparel·bucktown·Chicago·justin·mural·scoop nyc·Shopping·urban outfitters·wicker park
One of the things I wanted to get before I move was a Gothamist tshirt to have in Chicago as a reminder of my favorite New York website. When I ordered it I tried to order a size large because I knew that Tiny Factory prints on American Apparel tshirt and American Apparel runs small. Usually at a store like JCrew or Banana Republic, I wear a size small shirt. With an American Apparel shirt, I wear size large. That’s the difference in size. Well, Tiny Factory emailled to tell me that they only sell the Gothamist shirts in size medium. So medium is what I received on Friday. It’s a bit tight! I suspect this is all part of Jake‘s quest for photos of busty Gothamist girls in Gothamist tshirts.
Tags:american apparel·banana republic·gothamist·jake·jcrew·New York·tiny factory