Chicago: Say Hello to Fall Fashion

By Iman A. Jefferson

Three years after their highly successful boutique Solemates opened in Lincoln Park, husband-and-wife owners Brian and Autumn Merritt decided to take their classic, sophisticated twist on street wear to another level with the opening of their new shop, Sir & Madame.
Located in the ultra-hip Ukrainian Village neighborhood, the 1,125-square-foot space and design center offers 1930s-inspired, high premium T-shirts and cut-and-sew items, such as wovens, knits, and denim.
The shop also features accessories for both men and women, and New York brands such as The Brooklyn Circus (BKc), Cubannie Links, 3Sixteen, and Osborn Design. Other lines the shop carries include Cheap Monday, Thorocraft, Finn, Found Objects, and Rare Eyewear. Besides selling hard-to-find goods, Sir & Madame provides wardrobe styling and brand consulting should you need a bit of assistance. Be sure to check out the end-of-season sale.
sirandmadame.com

Philadelphia: C’est Magnifique

Parisians (and fan Halle Berry) have long known the aesthetic brilliance of French designer Isabel Marant, but her line, including her casual-cool leather jacket, is often hard to find in the U.S. That’s changing this fall, however, when Adresse becomes the only Philadelphia boutique to carry Marant’s autumn/winter 2010 collection.

Alongside the designer’s staple leather jackets and accessories, Adresse will show the black peg leg skinny jeans that played a starring role in Marant’s most recent runway show, her wool coats with leather trim, and a bevy of print shirts and dresses that showcase the burgeoning star’s talent for creating well-tailored, edgy basics.

adressephiladelphia.com

By Rakia Reynolds
Photography by Jason Varney

NeoCon 2010 Recap

Editor in chief, Cindy Allen visits Bernhardt, Luna Textiles, Tandus, and Teknion at NeoCon 2010.