Designer boutiques · E Oak St
Oak Street
Oak St, State St to Michigan Ave.
One short Gold Coast block of brownstones just west of Michigan Avenue holds the city's densest run of luxury houses and fine jewelers. It is for serious designer and watch shopping, often by appointment.
Luxury houses · Fine jewelers · By appointment
- In our directory
- 17 shopseach one verified
- Where
- E Oak StDesigner boutiques
- Right now
- Typical hours10am–6pm
- Getting here
- CTA Red Line: Clark/Division or ChicagoWalk east to Oak Street and Michigan Avenue
The directory
17 shops, all in one place.
Tap a shop or a dot on the map to see it.
Luxury10 places
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Gold Coast boutique of the Paris house selling apparel, handbags, silk scarves, shoes, fragrance, beauty and home goods; appointments can be booked online but are not required.
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Full-line Prada store with women's and men's ready-to-wear, bags, shoes, jewelry, beauty and fragrance, eyewear, travel and home pieces.
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The Italian cashmere and fine-fabric house's only Chicago store, open seven days a week and selling clothing and accessories in the brand's signature cashmere and wool.
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Akris's Chicago boutique at the east end of the Oak St block, open seven days including Sunday afternoons. The store takes inquiries by phone and at chicago@akris.com.
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Dolce&Gabbana boutique carrying men's clothing and suits, women's accessories, corsetry and jewelry. One-to-one styling sessions can be booked by appointment.
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Moncler's Chicago store on the Oak St block, carrying both the women's and men's collections. Opens at 11am, later than most neighbors, and on Sunday afternoons.
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Tom Ford's only Chicago store, selling men's and women's clothing, accessories, eyewear and fragrance. Open Sundays until 6pm, an hour later than most of the block.
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Full Dior boutique with women's and men's ready-to-wear, bags, exotic leather goods, shoes, jewelry, timepieces, Dior Maison home pieces and La Collection Privée.
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Brunello Cucinelli boutique on Rush St just south of Oak, carrying the label's women's and men's collections. Open seven days, Sunday from noon.
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Oliver Peoples eyewear boutique for optical frames and sunglasses, with in-store fittings and adjustments and pickup of online orders.
Jewelry4 places
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Two-floor, 6,460 sq ft Art Deco-influenced boutique with jewelry, bridal, leather goods, fragrance and eyewear, plus repair, customization and leather embossing.
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Boutique for the Maison's jewelry, high jewelry, engagement rings and watches, with engraving, sizing and polishing services; currently operating by appointment only.
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Three-level diamond house with the boutique on the ground floor, Maison on the second level and the members-only Privé on top, the first such club on the street.
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Harry Winston's Chicago salon, the jeweler's showroom on the Oak St luxury block. It opens at 11am, later than most neighbors and is open Sunday afternoons.
Beauty1 place
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Family-owned Gold Coast beauty shop in business for more than fifty years, stocking skincare, haircare and accessories, including a travel-size section with Oribe and Kérastase.
Watches1 place
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Three-story Gold Coast store from a family jeweler, an official Rolex dealer and Chicago's only authorized Patek Philippe retailer, also carrying Cartier and Tudor.
Fashion1 place
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SKIMS's Chicago flagship on Rush St, stocking the brand's signature and best-selling styles in person. Open until 8pm Mon–Sat, later than the Oak St boutiques.
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Insider guide
Shopping Oak Street.
The story
Oak Street is one short Gold Coast block of brownstones just west of Michigan Avenue, packed with luxury houses and fine jewelers. The shopping runs along E Oak St from Michigan Avenue west to State Street, and a few more boutiques sit around the corner on N Rush St.
This is the place for serious designer, jewelry and watch shopping, often by appointment. Fashion comes from Hermès, Prada, Loro Piana, Tom Ford and Dior; jewelry and watches from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Harry Winston and Razny Jewelers. For something smaller, Bravco Beauty Boutique is on the same block.
A Little History
The luxury block of Oak Street runs between State and Rush Streets and Michigan Avenue in the Gold Coast, and at its east end the street meets Michigan Avenue and becomes East Lake Shore Drive. Because the block is so short, the luxury houses have spilled onto Rush Street and Walton Street around it.
What to Expect
The low numbers hold the big names. Cartier (15 E Oak) has two floors of jewelry, bridal, leather goods and eyewear, with repair and leather embossing. Hermès (25) sells handbags, silk scarves, shoes and home goods, and Prada (30) is a full-line store. Loro Piana (39) is the label's only Chicago store, for cashmere and wool. Bravco (43) is a family-owned beauty shop, in business for more than fifty years, with skincare, haircare and a travel-size section.
Mid-block, Harry Winston (55) has its Chicago salon, Moncler (59) carries women's and men's collections, and Van Cleef & Arpels (63) sells jewelry, engagement rings and watches. Tom Ford (66) is the brand's only Chicago store, and Dolce&Gabbana (68) stocks men's suits, corsetry and jewelry. At the east end, Lugano Diamonds (100) spreads over three levels, Akris is at 101, and Razny Jewelers (109) is a Rolex dealer and Chicago's only authorized Patek Philippe retailer. On Rush, Dior (931 N Rush) carries ready-to-wear, bags and Dior Maison, with Brunello Cucinelli (937) and Oliver Peoples eyewear (941) beside it and the SKIMS flagship at 1000 N Rush.
Best Time to Visit
Come Monday to Saturday. Most boutiques open at 10am or 11am and close at 6pm; Harry Winston, Moncler, Lugano and Prada open at 11, and Prada stays to 7pm Thursday to Saturday. On Sunday most of Oak and Rush opens only noon–5pm, Hermès is closed, and Lugano lists no Sunday hours. Cartier and Tom Ford stay to 6pm on Sunday. Book the jewelers ahead: Van Cleef & Arpels is seeing clients by appointment only, and Cartier says walk-ins can face longer waits. Hermès takes online bookings but doesn't require them.
If You Only Have an Hour
Start at Dior (931 N Rush), then turn onto Oak for Cartier (15 E Oak) and Hermès (25). Walk on to Loro Piana (39) and end at Bravco (43) for a small beauty buy.
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On Oak Street this week.
Typical hours
Most shops keep the hours below.
Hours vary by individual store. Always check with specific retailers.
Eat, drink, stay
Between shops, close by.
Top restaurants nearby
All of Eat →- Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish HouseMichelin pickSeafood / American · Busy Rush Street fish house; order stone crab claws, oysters or sautéed frog's legs, with creamed spinach and a slice of Muddy Bottom Pie.$$$
- Maple & AshMichelin pickSteakhouse · Steakhouse cooking over a wood-fired hearth; order dry-aged steaks and the fire-roasted seafood tower brought to the table with house pasta.$$$$
- Carmine'sItalian · Rush Street red-sauce Italian reopened upstairs in January 2026; order the square noodles, eight-finger cavatelli, meatball salad or a parmesan.
- Tavern on RushAmerican · Longtime Rush Street tavern, now reopened inside the Thompson Chicago hotel after 25 years at its old corner space a few doors north at 1031 N Rush.
- ARLARestaurant · New sixth-floor restaurant opened June 18, 2026 in the former Barneys New York building on Oak Street, the space once home to Fred's.
Top hotels nearby
All of Stay →- Michelin Key
Viceroy Chicago
A 180-room glass tower whose lower floors keep the rebuilt 1920s Hotel Cedar facade, with the Somerset restaurant serving modern American food.
1118 N State St · - Michelin Key
Waldorf Astoria Chicago
A 214-room Gold Coast hotel with an Art Deco marble lobby and courtyard, two restaurants, a spa with a lap pool and 24-hour room service.
11 East Walton · - Michelin Key
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
A 345-room hotel with east-facing windows over Lake Michigan, recently renovated, with a spa, an indoor pool, restaurants and bars.
120 E Delaware Pl. · - Design hotel
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile
A 415-room hotel in a white wedge-shaped building by Jean-Paul Viguier, with rooms cantilevered over the street and a design book collection.
20 East Chestnut St · - Boutique
Thompson Chicago
A 247-room Gold Coast hotel, some rooms with Lake Michigan views, home to Nico, a seafood-focused Italian restaurant led by chef Paul Kahan.
21 E. Bellevue Place · - Hotel
The Talbott Hotel
A 149-room Gold Coast hotel dating to the 1920s, renovated with antiques kept, with a bistro and terrace cafe beside the Magnificent Mile.
20 East Delaware Place ·
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Getting here
Parking and transit.
- PParkingThe garages on Michigan Avenue, including at 900 North Michigan, are a short walk away. CTA buses run up Michigan Avenue to Oak Street.
- SCTA Red Line: Clark/Division or ChicagoWalk east to Oak Street and Michigan AvenueCTA fare
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Guides for Oak Street
All guides →Gold Coast Luxury: Oak Street and Rush
Which house is where on Oak Street and Rush, which jewelers want an appointment, where to buy and service a Rolex or a Patek, how to plan around the hours and the Nov 21 parade, and where to eat upstairs.
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The Magnificent Mile and Oak Street Walk
One long afternoon up North Michigan Avenue from the river past the Water Tower and the vertical malls, then west along the one block of Oak Street where the luxury houses sit, with lunch stops and the Nov 21 Lights Festival.
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