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By Megan Weisberg
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Kuempel wearing alice + olivia jacket, blouse, and pant, neimanmarcus.com
Katie Kuempel is the owner of Angelina, located in downtown Barrington. This chic lifestyle business recently expanded to include a new warehouse location located off Lake Barrington’s Pepper Road. For lovers of perpetual adornment, the warehouse carries a permanent jewelry collection. When not at her shops, Kuempel spends her time boating on the Fox River in her 1968 Johnson Seasport, training her two German Shepherds, Ivy and Mala, and supporting and advocating for the community’s small businesses.
Mantra? Our lives are what our thoughts create Best grooming tip? Eyebrow microblading by Joanna at SABI Studio Guilty pleasure? Good champagne Favorite foods? Italian or sushi Music you love? I’m all over the board from ‘60s rock to current hip-hop and everything in between Best advice ever given to you? Keep your commitments Best advice you’ve given? Ditch the guy Earliest memory? Playing at my grandmother’s writing desk, which I now have in my home Before bed, you? Skincare routine What’s on your bookshelf? I have an obsession with coffee table books You can’t live without? The next goal I want to accomplish Love to escape to? Cayman Islands or Palm Springs Advice you would give to your younger self? Don’t sweat the small stuff
Your style is? Leggings and a graphic sweatshirt from Angelina Can’t leave the house without? Phone Transportation? SUV Driving music? My Pandora or Spotify Place to eat? Region Shop? Angelina, obviously Best thing about country? Sense of community Worst thing about country? Lack of anything open much past 9 p.m. The perfect day is? Starting the day on a five-plus-mile-walk with my mom and our dogs, boating on the Fox River, and then grilling and having a few cocktails back at my house
Your style is? All black Can’t leave the house without? Google Maps Transportation? SUV or Uber Driving music? Anything that I can dance to Place to eat? Mastro’s Shop? Oak Street Best thing about town? Endless options for food and entertainment Worst thing about town? Traffic The perfect day is? Brunch, shopping, and rooftop cocktails
