It may still feel like springtime out there, but fall (and winter) are just around the corner. Start stocking up now on the best selection of scarves, hats and gloves to keep you warm through the brutal winter months. And if you look fashionably warm? That’s just a bonus.
Girly glam
Let Juicy Couture’s cozy, ruffled and bow-bedecked cashmere scarf lead the way into any winter soiree; $175 at Nordstrom.
Pick Pucci
Give your ears some designer warmth with Pucci’s colorful earmuffs; $435 at net-a-porter.com
What a hoot
Try this whimsical owl scarf to brighten those dreary snowstorm days; $18.90 at Forever 21.
Rainbow bright
Free People’s mittens will keep your hands and arms nice and toasty. Bonus — their bright print makes them easy to find in a stuffed tote! $48 at shopbop.com.
Get those digits
Go hipster with fingerless gloves; $12 at American Apparel.
Top this
It may not exactly be raspberry, but Fred Bare’s pink beret is way cuter than something you would find in a secondhand store; $175 at Barneys Co-Op.
Head strong
Guys need to keep warm too! Try this plaid trapper hat, available for $32 at Urban Outfitters.
Glove love
Guys will love the tough biker look of these motorcycle style gloves; $34.50 at Gap.
What’s in store
Modlife, 3061 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-868-0844, modlifehome.com
The mod squad
Four-year-old Modlife has relocated to new digs with twice the space and inventory. Owner Robert Zizzo said he had so much furniture in storage that half of it never made the display, so now he has more room to display his Danish Modern, Hollywood Regency and other American works into vignettes.
The store, which has become a must-stop for prop designers for movies, TV and local playhouses, stocks an incredible array of mid-century modern, mostly from the 1950s. Prices range from $200 for accessories to $4,000 for a sideboard. A white leather sofa from the 1960s is $1,895.
Check out
This weekend’s best bargains
The 900 Shops
900 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-915-3916
The mall celebrates its 20th anniversary Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Participating stores and sales include: 20 percent off the entire store at Charles David; 20 percent off purchases of $50 or more at Genevieve Lethu; 10 percent off storewide at Stuart Weitzman.
Also take any receipts totaling $100 or more to the sixth-floor concierge desk and receive a $20 mall gift card (valid only for the first 500 customers).
The Warehouse Sale
McCormick Place, 2301 S. Martin Luther King Dr.
The premium denim sample sale continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shop denim from brands such as 1921, 7 For All Mankind and Taverniti So. Admission: $5 at the door.
p.45 1643 N. Damen Ave.; 773-862-4523
The store holds a trunk show Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with designers Leong Ong and Philip Leeming of the knitwear line Falls.
Building Blocks Toy Store
3306 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-525-6200
Take 20 percent off storewide through Sunday during an anniversary sale.
Spex
522 Dempster St., Evanston; 847-864-5200
Receive a gift with every Ray Ban purchase during the Ray Ban trunk show Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
The Silken Tent
2300 Chestnut Ave., Glenview; 847-510-1240
The store holds a one-year anniversary party, “Peace, Love & Local” on Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m., with local green designers.
