July 15-31, 2010

May 19, 2010

Habit was please to be included in these recent online articles!

Garmental - Sophisticated and '80s inspired
Refinery 29 - Our Guide to Chicago's Best Boutiques

May 4, 2010

Every month Intuit is giving away small business grants, please take a second of you time and vote for Habit. We will love you forever!

April 21, 2010

April 14, 2010

January 15, 2010

Habit is known for unique and affordable jewelry. For the BEST HABIT SALE EVER we spent much of the day marking down most of our jewelry supply. Now might be a good time to remind your boyfriend that Valentines day is a few short weeks away!

November 11, 2009

Oh man, I'm so excited that we just started carrying luxe cashmere/merino knitwear from Micaela Greg. Stop in soon to check it out as I am seriously considering buying it all for myself!

November 8, 2009

Just received a HUGE shipment from Kelly Lane!

November 4, 2009

Back by popular demand for a limited engagement, the Kyoto dress by Superficial. Available in Golden Putty, Gunmetal Gray & Black.

November 3, 2009

Delicious new jewelry at Habit.

September 20, 2009

Why Shop Local? Top Ten Reasons to Shop Local

We all know how fun it is to shop locally in Chicago, but there’s more to it:

1. Protect Local Character and Prosperity - Chicago is unlike any other city in the world. By choosing to support locally owned businesses, you help maintain Chicago’s diversity and distinctive flavor.

2. Community Well-Being - Locally owned businesses build strong neighborhoods by sustaining communities, linking neighbors, and by contributing more to local causes.

3. Local Decision Making - Local ownership means that important decisions are made locally by people who live in the community and who will feel the impacts of those decisions.

4. Keeping Dollars in the Local Economy - Your dollars spent in locally-owned businesses have three times the impact on your community as dollars spent at national chains. When shopping locally, you simultaneously create jobs, fund more city services through sales tax, invest in neighborhood improvement and promote community development.

5. Job and Wages - Locally owned businesses create more jobs locally and, in some sectors, provide better wages and benefits than chains do.

6. Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship fuels America’s economic innovation and prosperity, and serves as a key means for families to move out of low-wage jobs and into the middle class.

7. Public Benefits and Costs - Local stores in town centers require comparatively little infrastructure and make more efficient use of public services relative to big box stores and strip shopping malls.

8. Environmental Sustainability - Local stores help to sustain vibrant, compact, walkable town centers-which in turn are essential to reducing sprawl, automobile use, habitat loss, and air and water pollution.

9. Competition - A marketplace of tens of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term.

10. Product Diversity - A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based, not on a national sales plan, but on their own interests and the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader range of product choices.

September 18, 2009

New accessories for fall!

August 21, 2009

Jewelry designer Emma Carroll is featured in today's Daily Candy. Snag some of her beautiful pieces this weekend at 20% off for our anniversary sale.

June 6 , 2009

Just in: 3 new styles from Kelly Lane, quantities are limited so stop in soon to have first pick!

April 22, 2009

As seen in yesterday's Daily Candy, the new Elmidae collection by Abigail Glaum-Lathbury arrived yesterday. A small collection of 5 styles priced between $60 - $120. Quantities are very limited so stop in this weekend to snap up a piece before they are gone.

April 1, 2009

New spring merchandise is arriving everyday, like the new dresses from Filly and Modaspia that came today. Quantities and sizes are limited so stop in soon to get first dibs!

February 26, 2009

Thunder and lightning have filled the Chicago skies for a brief break in our frigid winter reminding me that I am so ready to trade in my puffer parka for one of Suzabelle's spring trench coats. New in today.

February 25, 2009

In the February issue of Chicago Magazine you'll find one of Alisha Alderman's beautiful enamel necklaces (#6). Available at Habit.

February 18, 2009

Habit is now on the Facebook, become a fan today!

February 11, 2009

Habit now carries San Francisco based She-Bible by best pals Deirdre O'Boyle and Stacy Rodgers. She-Bible offers "reliably sexy and comfy pieces perfect for kicking up dirt and kicking up your heels."

February 6, 2009

Check out Sinew, one of the designers Habit carries, in this week's Daily Candy!

December 12, 2008

Habit has a bunch of unique, fun gifts for the Holidays all priced $50 and under. Huge selection of necklaces and earrings around $30, ties from Cyberoptixs for only $36, hand silk-screened t-shirts and totes $34-$50 and more! Give something cool and support an emerging designer, its a win-win.

December 4, 2008

Just got a small selection of items from Snoozer Loser! These garments are individually hand-printed or dyed with eco-friendly dyes and inks. If you are lucky enough to be going somewhere warm this season, stop in to pick up the sweet tank shown above or one of their unique scarab print linen tunics to be the coolest girl on the beach!

November 14, 2008

Habit just added another name to it's constantly evolving roster of eco-friendly lines. Canopy Verde creates adorable bags that do not sacrifice style for the environment.

"Behind Canopy Verde’s “modern meets earth-friendly” principle is the concept of combining modern design with an environmentally friendly approach. To achieve this, we thought carefully about each step of the process, from design to manufacturing to packaging. In selecting the raw material for the collection, we scoured the fabric market in China and exhausted our local contacts to find certified suppliers of eco-friendly fabrics."

“In creating Canopy Verde, I wanted to be very thoughtful about any component that was put into the bag as well as the construction methods," explains founder Linda Wong. “Special attention was paid to everything down to the lining and the dyeing process.”

Given Linda’s Chinese roots and her upbringing in Taiwan, it is personally meaningful for her to have the opportunity to encourage Chinese manufacturers to be more environmentally responsible. “Working with my current factory, I’ve found that the best way to improve environmental practices is by showing them the market opportunity of eco-friendly products,” she says. In addition, all of Canopy Verde’s materials are source locally, which helps to eliminate the transportation impact and also spurs demand of Chinese-made eco-friendly materials.

For the first season, we used organic cotton/bamboo blend for the main material and lining. The leather is chrome-free (see question below for more information). The dyeing process is also certified by OEKO-TEX, an independent European organization, that no harmful chemicals and substances were used. The embroidery thread is free of AZO, a harmful chemical. We also used recycled plastic from a local supplier for the packaging. As much as possible, we try to use FSC-certified and recycled paper in our business correspondence and marketing material.

Each season we will be evaluating our processes and taking steps to further minimize our ecological footprint."

October 22, 2008

pssst...Habit just received a new shipment of beautiful fall pieces from Selma Karaca. Come try on our selection of spiral dresses in purples, browns, blacks and red.