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The Denim Department, Third Floor
READ MORE →: The Denim Department, Third FloorThe third floor always felt cooler than the rest of Marshall Field’s, like the air up there had been filtered through indigo. The escalator would sigh me upward from the…
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The Sale Rack Always Knew
READ MORE →: The Sale Rack Always KnewBy the time the elevator doors sighed open onto the women’s floor at Marshall Field’s, I could already feel the temperature change. Cooler, somehow softer, air-conditioned air scented with White…
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Closed Doors: Remembering Marshall Field’s on State Street
READ MORE →: Closed Doors: Remembering Marshall Field’s on State StreetClosed Doors: Remembering Marshall Field’s on State Street I can still remember the exact moment I found out Marshall Field’s on State Street was closing. I was sitting at my…
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What I Found in the Sale Rack at Marshall Field’s
READ MORE →: What I Found in the Sale Rack at Marshall Field’sWhat I Found in the Sale Rack at Marshall Field’s Straight to the Sale Rack, Every Time Shopping at Marshall Field’s back in the day was an experience, not an…
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One Hanger at a Time: How Marshall Field’s Made Me
READ MORE →: One Hanger at a Time: How Marshall Field’s Made MeOne Hanger at a Time: How Marshall Field’s Made Me Marshall Field’s didn’t just sell me clothes. It dressed the girl I was and introduced me to the woman I…
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The Green Bag: Shopping Marshall Field’s Like It Was the Last Day
READ MORE →: The Green Bag: Shopping Marshall Field’s Like It Was the Last DayThe Green Bag: Shopping Marshall Field’s Like It Was the Last Day Shopping at Marshall Field’s back in the day was never just about what I brought home. It was…
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The Weight of It: A Love Letter to Marshall Field’s
READ MORE →: The Weight of It: A Love Letter to Marshall Field’sDear Marshall Field’s, I still feel you when I walk down State Street. My feet know exactly where your revolving doors used to pull me into that world of polished…
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The Grande Dame of State Street: My Marshall Field’s
READ MORE →: The Grande Dame of State Street: My Marshall Field’sMarshall Field’s on State Street was the grandest, most glamorous store I’d ever seen. To me, it wasn’t just a department store — it was a whole world under one…
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Under the Clock: What Marshall Field’s Meant to a Girl From Chicago
READ MORE →: Under the Clock: What Marshall Field’s Meant to a Girl From ChicagoUnder the Clock: What Marshall Field’s Meant to a Girl From Chicago Meet me under the clock. If you grew up in Chicago, you did not need to ask which…
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How to Style 90s Denim Overalls in 2026 (Without Looking Costume)
READ MORE →: How to Style 90s Denim Overalls in 2026 (Without Looking Costume)The Look That Defined a Generation Let me paint you a picture. It’s 1993. TLC is blasting from a boombox, someone’s rocking a side ponytail, and everywhere you look —…