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Gentlemen Quarterly Modernizing Tradition

Two years ago while dining at the Deer Path Inn, Trey Gonzales, Kip Helverson, and friends discussed the closing of Smith’s Men’s Store and floated the suggestion that someone should buy it. That “someone” became Gonzales and Helverson, who purchased Smith’s Men’s Store in September 2019 and reopened its doors two months later. “One friend

Art Instinct

You wouldn’t go out and buy a wardrobe of clothes in one year and assume that’s it forever, and I approach art and design the same way,” says Alan Koppel. The proprietor and founder of Alan Koppel Gallery, opened in downtown Chicago in the 1990s and has recently expanded to a second space on the

The Interview

Erin Chan Ding, Katie Karam, and Steve Wang are Barrington District 220’s newest Board of Education members. They were sworn into office on April 6 for their terms that will last for four years. They recently sat down with Country Magazine to share why they ran for office and what they hope to achieve for

The Buzz: September 2021

DERMRADIANT: EXPERIENCE NEXT-LEVEL SKIN CARE WITH CHICAGO’S TOP AESTHETICIANS Pamper yourself with customized treatments, including Dr. Dennis Gross’ 5th Avenue Ultimate Anti-Aging Facial, while simultaneously obtaining professional skincare results at newly opened spa, DermRadiant. The spa offers the best in skincare by two of Chicago’s top aestheticians, Lindsey Cabrera and Ursula Ostrowska. In lieu of

Best Dressed

Amy Fine Collins didn’t intend to become a muse to fashion designers, nor a journalist. Studying at Swarthmore College and Columbia University, she planned a career in formal art history teaching and academia. When a writing offer sidetracked her, Collins’ prose and poise quickly transitioned her to an authority and author on style. She held

Portrait of an Artist

North Shore-based artist and filmmaker Maggie Meiners just received her MFA from Maine Media College this spring, but she first fell in love with art back in 1996. She visited a Kodak photography retrospective at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London before marrying her husband and decided then and there to pursue her passion.

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