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Can't afford to wear the designers you covet? Thumbing through the jam-packed racks at this designer consignment shop, you may just find a buried treasure. Multiple rooms seem to go on for miles, packed with racks of clothing and stuffed-full shoe organizers covering every spare space. During our last visit, we spotted a Marc Jacobs jean skirt for $40, Gucci heels for $80, a Burberry windbreaker for $288 and a sparkly Betsey Johnson cocktail dress for $148. Near the rear of the store, find a fair selection of designer denim, from Seven to Miss Sixty. Head upstairs for maternity and clearance, where some items dip as low as $2. Some items are a bit worse for wear or seriously frumpy, while others are in near-perfect condition.

Got some designer threads to get rid of? No appointment is necessary to bring in your items (clean, hung-on-hangers clothing, shoes, handbags and jewelry) for consideration, but there are a few rules. Eight high-end designer pieces are required to open a consignment account; beyond that, chain store stuff (think Gap, Banana Republic, Ann Taylor) is fair game. McShane's will keep your duds on display for two months; if they don't sell, you can pick them up or they'll donate them to Catholic Charities of Chicago. Check out a second, smaller outpost on Webster.

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