Published September 09, 2009
A Change of Clothes
The Rebirth of Cool on Wells Street

You've got a friend—we all do—content to coast through life in nothing but
graphic tees and that perfectly well-worn pair of jeans.
But now that it's fall, it's time for you to put that big brotherly, well-dressed arm around his shoulder
and gently reintroduce him to some friends he knows and trusts: welcome to the newly reinvented
Haberdash.
These are guys who understand him. Until very recently, they
were him. But they spent a very
introspective summer looking in their full-length mirrors, and figuring out how to become better
men—or at least a better store, one worthy of the name Haberdash. (Better late…)
Now there's a welcome feeling of grown-up-ness. (If we may use that invented word.) Maybe it's the newly
installed mahogany paneling, which makes the place look like something of a modern men's club. But it's
probably the fact that the shop now carries everything from dress socks to office-ready Hugo Boss suits and
even its own exclusive line of vintage-inspired button-downs.
Of course, you can still pick up some Japanese denim or a cool T-shirt for your Sunday afternoon patio
crawls. But they'll also hook you up with some sharp British brogues from Grenson to help you look your
Clooney-est when Monday morning rolls around.
Because George was that guy once, too.
VITALS
Haberdash
1350 N. Wells St
(btwn Schiller and Evergreen)
Chicago, IL 60610
312-440-1300
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