Ultimo Closing After 40 Years

  A sad day to Chicago fashionistas everywhere. Ultimo, one of Chicago's premiere fashion boutique, an influential mecca of high-end fashion for more than four decades, is closing its doors to the public at the end of January. The Oak Street boutique founded by the late Joan Weinstein was introduced to Chicago to European designers such as …

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Ultimo Boutique Owner, Joan Weinstein Dies

So sad…Joan Weinstein died at age 74 of heart failure last weekend in Miami. Weinstein was fashion force in Chicago due to her influential boutique Ultimo. Weinstein and her husband Jerry opened Ultimo on Oak Street in 1969. She quickly became an avid, early supporter of European designers, such as Jean Paul Gaultier and Giorgio …

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Aeffe Joins Cacharel

The French fashion house Cacharel has signed a licensing deal with Italy's Aeffe Group for the manufacturing and distribution of its women's ready-to-wear collection starting next year. Until now, Cacharel had been directly and solely involved in both the distribution and manufacturing of all their women's lines, which was recently re-launched in October with a …

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Jean Paul Gaultier for Target Debuts March 7th

Haute couture and affordable fashion come together in Jean Paul Gaultier's new and exclusive line for Target. Jean Paul Gaultier for Target is part of the chain's Designer Collaborations series that hires well known designers to create affordable, wearable lines for the Target customer.  Jean Paul Gaultier for Target is inspired in part by the …

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