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A Guide to Sound & Scent in Chicago
Independent musicians Soh Darling, Elizabeth Moen, Akenya and more talk their favorite scents —and sounds — in the city.

Hannah Black
Oct 1


How Velvet Canyon Became the Ultimate It Girl-Approved Sunglasses Brand
If you’re looking for eyewear to ooze Kate Hudson's iconic Penny Lane, look nowhere but Velvet Canyon.

Ana Beatriz Reitz
Aug 28


Judge Me By My Journal Cover
The bag charm craze is coming for notebooks next.

Tess Growney
Aug 16


Tim Heidecker on Unlocking Weirder Comedy, and the Popping of the Alex Jones Balloon
A time stamp in media culture that will be hard to outshine.

Lauren Lexa Brown
Aug 10


The Knitwear Designers Stitching New Futures
Against the rising tide of AI, four knitwear designers speak about the joy, craft, and ritual of tactile art.

Hannah Black
Jun 17


Can Banana Be Chic? Abel Fragrance Thinks So.
Abel founder Frances Shoemack talks natural perfumery, pop art, and why consumers are increasingly drawn to fragrances with personality.

Savannah Bradley
May 25


Vesper Obscura Makes Jewelry to Last
Who wouldn’t want a Victorian-era edge to their look?

Ana Beatriz Reitz
Mar 3


Isabelle Larignon Smells (and Hears) Every Note
The eccentric French indie perfumer talks her beginnings in opera, her cult-favorite scent Milky Dragon, and what happens when fragrances hold distant melodies.

Beatriz Zimmermann
Nov 12, 2025
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