The Daisy Shop
5.0
- Neighborhood: Gold Coast
- 67 E. Oak St., 6th floor
- Chicago, IL
- 312-943-8880
Got a taste for Chanel but can't shell out $10,000 for an evening gown? The Daisy Shop is wholly dedicated to the resale of women's couture, both vintage and new. Owner Barbara Nell culls estate sales for gently worn high-end designer clothing and accessories, and sells them for what she calls "relative bargains," i.e. a fraction of the original retail price, but still pricey compared with, say, your run of the mill resale shop. The shops sixth floor perch (take the elevator up from the 67 E. Oak Street entrance) feels slightly attic-like, and is packed wall to wall with racks of clothing. Name a big-name designer and most likely you'll find at least one thing designed by them here, including Armani, Badgley Mischka, Missoni, Lanvin, Gaultier, Michael Kors, Sonia Rykiel and many, many more.
Nell is delightfully brash, so ask her anything and she'll tell it like it is. Her all-time favorite item that's come into the store over the years is an extremely rare scarf made by Parisian couturiere Madame Gres in the 1930s. And considering most of the spunky ladies working the counter are over 50, you might be surprised to find out the shop has been running a fairly elaborate website since the late '90s, which more than a thousand items pictured and available for international purchase (Nell sells a ton to Hong Kong, she says).
Getting There
- Parking:
- Street Parking Difficult
The Basics
- Hours:
- 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday
- Store Type:
- Resale
- Shopping Price:
- Expensive. Most garments range from $100 into the thousands.
Features
- Payment Methods:
- Discover Card, Major Credit Cards, and Visa
