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11/30/11
Local Plunder
Wear This to Your Holiday Party
Like the star atop the tree, the finishing touch to your holiday party ensemble—whether it be for a champagne shindig or a hot-chocolate brunch mixer—is crucial. We’ve narrowed it down to five things you’re probably looking for.
FOR PUTTING ON THE RITZ
Top Hat and Cane from Shrine
Going all in. You’re never afraid to do it. So should anyone doubt your commitment to the sartorial
challenge that is New Year’s Eve, you will simply tip this felted-in-Argentina top hat and twirl your
vintage walking stick in their general direction. Now what’s up...
- 411:
- Lagomarsino Black Galeras Top Hat, $170, canes starting at $70, available at Shrine, 47 E Oak St (between Rush and Michigan), 312-675-2105
FOR YOUR DIOR HOMME BOYS
Maybe Something with Crushed Velvet
Glogg mishaps. Chocolate gelt peltings. So many reasons to avoid a vintage white tux with tails. One reason
to say yes: you can get one for a song at this kitschy resale shop, along with tuxedo jackets from
’80s-era Dior Monsieur or the Robert Wagner Collection by Raffinati.
- 411:
- Vintage Tuxedo Blazers, starting at $25, available at Hollywood Mirror, 812 W Belmont Ave (between Halsted and Clark), 773-404-2044
FOR THAT BLACK-TIE THING
Just the World’s Best Bow Ties
You decided to wear a bow tie. Great. You just don’t want to look like... well, the guy wearing the bow
tie. So Charvet—the French tailor that’s collared everyone from JFK to Clooney—offers everything from
muted patterns to bright holiday-party-appropriate colors. And minus the little Santa patterns.
- 411:
- Charvet Bow Ties, starting at $250, available at George Greene, 49 E Oak St (between Rush and Michigan), 312-654-2490
TO PARTY NONSTOP
An Evening Coat for the Morning After
Sure, you know when and where this year’s bourbon-eggnog-fueled white elephant party starts. When and
where it ends, however—still TBD. So a topcoat that can inconspicuously handle a formal holiday party
turned holiday melee turned brunch with parents is a lifesaver. Especially if you stash aspirin in the
topside pocket.
- 411:
- Rag & Bone Mason Coat, $695, available at Apartment Number 9, 1804 N Damen Ave (at Churchill), 773-395-2999
FOR THAT IRONIC SWEATER THING
Ugly Sweaters. And Only Ugly Sweaters.
You’re invited to another ironic holiday sweater party. But you won’t be caught dead in the kind of
knitted catastrophe that introduces whole new levels of irony. Enter this Chicago-based site as your new
specialist of holiday tackiness. Only the best of the worst for you.
- 411:
- Ugly Sweater Store, abandon all good taste those who enter here
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