The Hot List 2006

GOOD HABIT
An advocate of emerging design talent, Lindsey Boland has Wicker Park shoppers rethinking their loyalty to established labels. She stocks her cozy-yet-elegant boutique, Habit, with her own mod women's line, Superficial Inc., as well as avant garde, high-quality men's and women's clothing and accessories by more than 50 other independent designers (more than a third of Habit's designers are local). Don't miss the button -down shirtdresses by Nature vs. Future, eccentric T-shirts by K Adorable, and whimsical leather purses by Tulina New York. 1951 W. Division St., 773-342-0093, www.habitchicago.com

-Chicago Social Editors