Oak Street is a very prestigious shopping destination in Chicago. Luxury stores on this street in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood include Prada, Barneys New York, Hermes, Tod's, Yves Saint Laurent, Kate Spade, and Chicago's own Ultimo. Although nearby Michigan Avenue is about as upscale as Oak Street, Oak Street features more small boutiques, as opposed to large department stores, like Water Tower Place. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... The Near North Side is the part of Chicago, Illinois just north of the downtown central business distict (the Loop). ... Prada, SpA is an Italian fashion company (also known as a label or house) with retail outlets worldwide. ... Barneys New York is a luxury department store chain with locations in major cities across the United States. ... Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus, by Praxiteles Hermes (Greek IPA ), in Greek mythology, is the god of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of orators, literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures and invention and commerce in general, of liars, and of... Yves Saint-Laurent (born August 1, 1936 in Oran, Algeria) is a French fashion designer. ... Kate Spade is the founder of the designer brand kate spade, New York. ... Michigan Avenues double-decker bridge over the Chicago River. ... 900 North Michigan, Park Tower, the John Hancock Center, and Water Tower Place (L-R) as seen from the Sears Tower in Chicago Water Tower Place is the name given to an adjoining shopping mall and skyscraper in Chicago. ...

See also

• Michigan Avenue, another nearby upscale shopping district; retailers include Gucci, Bulgari, Burberry, and many others
• List of leading shopping streets and districts by city

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External links

• Oak Street Chicago