Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Fashion Show

Dovetail proudly presents its first fashion show in conjunction with Banner Year clothing and Relax Lounge, November 7 at 7:30pm at Relax Lounge, 1450 West Chicago Avenue.

The evening entails music from DJ John Cassidy, new designs from Banner Year and Dovetail, and a charity raffle supporting Red Door Animal Shelter, with prizes from Mexique, Treat, Natalino's and Dovetail Chicago. Free pizza from Paula & Monica's as well as free beer from PBR while supplies last.

Tickets are $8 in advance (available at Dovetail) and $10 at the door. This is a 21+ event.

Afterwards, Dovetail re-opens until midnight for 10% off all clothing and accessories and a free gift with purchase.

Kyle Harter Art Opening Friday!!

Stop by Dovetail on Friday October 3 from 8-10pm as we celebrate local artist Kyle Harter. Kyle designed a collection of art exclusively for Dovetail. All art will be in on sale starting October 3, through the first week of November. Drinks and snacks for all in attendance. Hope to see you Friday!

Vintage Gucci Belts!!

We recently acquired two very chic authentic Gucci belts--serial numbers and all.

One is black patent leather; the other is rich cordovan leather. Both have the iconic gold Gucci "G" emblem and equal instant hotness. What's more exciting is that they're less than 1/3 the asking price of new Gucci belt and (in our opinion) better looking than the ones out this season at gucci.com.



Check them out before they're gone!!

We Found a Billy Goat...

and we're keeping it!

Welcome the newest addition to the Dovetail family: Billy Goat Squirrel Pigeon.

She can be found at Dovetail, welcoming guests, napping on the furniture, batting at hangtags, and fattening up. She's come quite a long way since Jennifer found her two weeks ago. Now she's cleaned up, healthy, and making minimum wage as our faithful guard cat. Watch out--she's ferocious!

*Tuckered out after an intense session with the furminator.

a good tailor goes a long way

Taking a vintage piece that's too long or too baggy to a tailor is an inexpensive way ($5-$40, depending on how much you want to alter) to own a custom-fit and often one-of-a-kind garment. Here's proof:

Charlotte bought this dress from Dovetail (it used to be Julie's mom's!!) and took it to a tailor to remove six inches from the bottom so that it rests above her knee. Lovely!

Wedding Gift Ideas Under $100

Headed to a wedding in the near future without an idea as to what to buy the newlyweds? Dovetail is here to fill your empty gift bags with unique and classic wedding gifts for all types of couples. Here's just a smidgen of goods--all under $100:


Er'go Candles: These 100% soy candles burn for 60 hours and come in gender-neutral scents: green tea, lavender, freesia, eucalyptus, and mighty oak.




Barware/Glassware: Now that the happy couple is cohabitating, they're bound to throw a dinner party to thank you and all their friends for being such wonderful wedding guests. Why not make the party more fashionable with an old-style set of barware? These fully functional sets not only look pretty when not in use, but they give your friends a reason to throw more cocktail parties: bonus for you.




Love birds for the love birds: A set of two wall-mountable, ceramic owls to look over the love nest.

All ties $10
($30 value)

with the purchase of a men's or women's garment or accessory.



Friday :: Saturday :: Sunday



We have ties for everyone: fat ties, skinny ties, pastoral ties, Dior, geometric ties, floral ties, Yves Saint Laurent, corporate ties, mod ties, normal ties, women's ties, lacy ties, silky ties, Oscar de la Renta...

dress up!!!

Dovetail's Shiny New Website

Dovetail has an announcement to make. This week we welcomed into the cyber world our bouncing bundle of html/flash beauty, http://www.dovetailchicago.com/. It likes visitors so be sure to drop in. Our thanks to Jamie Naioti for making it all happen.