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The Experience: Guise | Chic recently moved to a new space three times the size of its old domain, which means there's more room for the stores vast collection of suites--plus an in-store barbershop.

The Specialty: The focus is on minimalist off-the-rack styles from lines, like Acne, Helmut Lang, Oliver Spencer, and Rag & Bone, that are more suited to low-key cocktail hours than boardrooms.

The Location: 2128 North Halsted Street, 773-929-6101; guisechic.com

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Lucky

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mini department store or maxi boutique?

Guise | Chic, an expansive new Lincoln Park retailer housed in a former police station, truly packs it in: clothing for women, clothing for men, an on-site hair salon--with seven full-time stylists--and a luxe apothecary. Yet it manages to feel very closely edited and not at all overwhelming, with exposed brick walls and glossy wood floors providing a fittingly sleep backdrop for citified pieces from names like Amanda Uprichard (look for her tuxedo-striped silk blouses) and buttery leather bags from Gustto.

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CS Magazine

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Guise and Dolls>>
Lincoln Park's coolest one-stop men's shop is expanding-and bringing in the gals. The new 3,500-square-foot Guise | Chic (2128 N. Halsted St., 773.923.6130) is a joint collaboration from Guise owner Brad Habansky and his gal pals Jodi Immel and Heidi Taylor. Hot styles, a barbershop and a salon are all in the mix.

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