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Article: CHICAGO'S BLAKE STANDS ALONE.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- July 9, 2004
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Byline: Sharon Edelson
NEW YORK -- Every city needs its own Jeffrey or Colette -- or at least a store that, for lack of a better description, compares itself to those two groundbreaking retailers. The former paved the way for a new fashion neighborhood in New York's Meatpacking District, while the latter set the standard for innovative independent boutiques in Paris and around the world.
Blake, which features designers from New York, Paris, Milan, London and Antwerp, has long claimed that mantle in Chicago, although co-owner Marilyn Blaszka blanches at the idea that Blake bears any resemblance to other stores no matter how hallowed.
Yet ...