Threadless Chicago

Threadless Chicago specializes in threadless apparel for men, women and kids. The business is part of a national retail chain.

"High-quality" "hipster T-shirts" and hoodies with "groovy", "clever" graphics by indie artists line the shelves of this "reasonably priced" brick-and-mortar Lakeview outpost of the Chicago company that popularized the concept of online crowd-sourced apparel; the "friendly staff" and early access to new styles (for both adults and kids) on Fridays are two more reasons followers stop in.

Word of warning: this isn't your regular old t-shirt shop. Long-famous online t-shirt cooperative finally opened its first store in Lakeview in 2007 with an ever revolving selection of unique tops. 500,000-plus fan base chooses the 7 new designs that hit the racks each week in and online election. Eclectic and intersting designs dominate, many of them submitted online by random designers around...

In ShortIronic and occasionally offensive graphic tees are given a place in this graphic art haven. Although the boutique only sells 20 of the 300 t-shirts carried online, the venue is also a place for individuals to explore their inner artist in the gallery on the second floor. The gallery displays work of mostly graphic artists and hosts classes in Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. The store...