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AFTER SHUTTERING ITS Oak Street store in 2010, luxury fashion house Saint Laurent has returned to the Windy City in style, debuting a stunning new 2,000-square-foot boutique within the Waldorf Astoria. Designed by Saint Laurent artistic director Hedi Slimane, the space itself is as attention getting as its wares, with an interior inspired by the French Art Deco movement (unique for the label's North American shops), featuring white silk walls and Italian marble flooring along with a 22-foot ceiling. Displayed within are the recently launched fine jewelry collection, men's and women's ready-to-wear, small leather goods, and Saint Laurent's newest incarnation of a classic structured bag, the Sac de Jour (starting at $2,550). The bag comes in a variety of colors, including candy-colored orange, pink, and yellow, as well as classic black. 11 E. Walton St., 312-202-0166; saintlaurent.com MA Marching In SAINT LAURENT RETURNS TO CHICAGO WITH A SLEEK NEW GALLERYLIKE WALTON STREET BOUTIQUE. Grab This Bag Evanston-based Fischer Voyage goes ultraluxe with the ultimate leather carryall, made entirely in the Midwest. Northwestern University style and design professor Steven Fischer takes Midwestern craftsmanship to new heights with his Fischer Voyage line of leather goods. In fact, he recently launched the brand's first official offering, the weekender-size Prairie duffel bag. Says the Evanston native, "The Prairie bag was inspired by century- old Gladstone travel bags and family trips I took to Wolf Road Prairie right outside the city during my childhood." Fischer looked to Midwestern artisans to produce the luxurious carryall: The regulation-size carry-on bag is constructed from hand- selected reserve hides from Horween Leather Company. It is entirely hand-stitched by a fourth-generation harness- maker (the handle alone takes three tedious days to perfect), and it's finished with solid-brass fixtures and one-of-a-kind buckles built by master Midwest blacksmiths. Attests Fischer, "I knew that it was important to distinguish the bags from others by producing them entirely in the Midwest, and to ensure they were 100 percent American." By appointment, 847-868-0595; fischervoyage.com 92 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM STYLE SPOTLIGHT The Prairie bag, Fischer Voyage (price on request). 092_MA_SS_StyleSpotlight_Spring_14.indd 92 2/11/14 5:49 PM