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Photograph: Nicole Radja Cerato Boutique (3451 N Southport Ave, 773-248-8604)
While you can find a handful of non-Chicago labels such as BB Dakota and Corey Lynn Calter at this store, it�s the list of locals that goes on and on: Elise Bergman, Eskell, Lara Miller, Horacio Nieto, Kate Boggiano, to name just a few. Notice sweet details like a vase of branches displaying affordable jewelry and spacious dressing rooms with wallpapered and exposed-brick walls.
Photograph: Tessa Marshall Custom Eyes (3539 N Southport Ave, 773-871-2020)
Any four-eyes understands the importance of finding the best pair of frames for your face. It�s like investing in jeans to the umpteenth degree. This nine-year-old shop carries a solid selection of fashionable lines from relatively affordable Ray-Bans to the slicker, more expensive Salt and Dita. Plus, you can take care of eye exams on-site with the resident doctors.
Photograph: Tessa Marshall Krista K (3458 N Southport Ave, 773-248-1967)
This two-level shop has been on the block for ten years. Over the course of that decade, not only has Krista K doubled in size (find an expansive selection of denims plus beach-friendly wares in the basement level), it�s also grown up: There�s a second location down the street for moms-to-be.
Photograph: Sarah Bonk Perchance (3512 N Southport Ave, 773-244-1300)
A dramatic baroque backdrop with a dripping black chandelier and white-and-black wallpaper distinguishes this boutique (which now has a second outpost in the Gold Coast) from your standard storefront. Between the two locations, Perchance carries Catherine Malandrino, local Blake Standard, Brochu Walker, Erin Fetherston and many more.
Photograph: Tessa Marshall Uncle Dan�s (3551 N Southport Ave, 773-348-5800)
Among the many outdoorsy staples at this jam-packed shop�North Face, Patagonia, Eagle Creek�you�ll also encounter quirky accessories such as quick-dry thongs (just what you need for camping) and rice paddy hats (one of the store employees points out the hats double as six-pack caddies in the pool). Hiking shoes, backpacks and water bottles abound.
Five independent shops on Southport
While chain stores have hit the neighborhood, independent boutiques like Krista K. and Cerato Boutique still give this shopping strip character.
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