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The Coming-Of-Age Classic Returns

The late filmmaker and Lake Forest resident John Hughes chose to shoot a movie along the North Shore every other month in the 1980s. Or so it seemed. Sixteen Candles. The Breakfast Club. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. And so on and so on, an assembly line of hits that made popcorn-gobbling teens nod and laugh,

Style Star

Before even visiting New York, fashion entrepreneur Melissa Carter understood she would one day live there. “Growing up I knew I was different and that I’d thrive in the big city,” explains Carter. Originally from Highland Park, Carter grew up thrifting with her mother and wanted to be in the epicenter of the fashion industry.

Extraordinary Exmoor

With its enchanting entrance, spectacular golf course, expansive veranda, majestic clubhouse, and dynamic membership, Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park is a sanctuary for members and their families to participate in a myriad of sports, socialize, and dine—and this year, the club is celebrating its 125th anniversary. “Our goal at Exmoor is and has been

Taking Her Shot

Dolores Onetto has grown up in the world of professional polo. Her Argentinian grandfather Horacio Onetto bred horses in his native country and then sold them globally to other polo players or rode them in matches himself. He was a 6-goal professional who played at nearby Oak Brook Polo Club throughout the 1980s. His son

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

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