Tangerine

Love this place, the woman who owns the place and all of her staff are both friendly and helpful. They have great unique items, and I always look forward to seeing what new items they have in stock. It’s definitely a bit pricey, but they have some great stuff.

This I my first post on Unilocal,but because of how great my experience was I need to share it with others! After a long day of work and running errands, I decided to stop by downtown Bucktown and ended up in Tangerine. I have been inside a few other times, but haven’t purchased anything until today. They have a great selection of clothes from different price points. Most are a bit out of my price range, but they always seem to have a rack or two of great mark downs!
The staff couldn’t have been any nicer! They offered great knowledge on the clothes, designers, and just friendly recommendations. I honestly had a blast trying things on which I never fully let myself do because of the «pressure to buy» at clothing stores.
In the end, I purchased two Rory Beca shirts. Here is the final reason why they are amazing. One shirt I had seen online already on sale, and Alex matched the price in the store! This was great because I didn’t have to deal with shipping, and I got it that day. Check out this mother/​daughter owned boutique! It is worth it!

Tangerine is great and one of my neighborhood spots. Unlike a lot of boutiques that can have a cold and unapproachable feel. Tangerine feels more like shopping in well outfitted high end closet. Alex one of the owners is a great stylist and her Mom lori is a real Doll.

Rude. For such a competitive area, they could really improve their service. I left feeling ignored, walked across the street to BCBG and spent $ 500 in minutes due to immediate eye contact and attention. Ignore Tangerine — they’ll ignore you!

I bought a dress at Tangerine and when I got home I realized the seams were ripping on both side slits. I went back the next day to return it and was offered store credit for an obviously defective product. I refused store credit and was told I had to speak to the owner, Alex, about getting a refund. I went back 2 additional times before finally speaking to Alex, who then all but accused me of ripping the seams of the dress myself. The tag was still on the dress and it obviously had not been worn, but never the less, I was told that the dress could have been damaged after it left the store. After making multiple trips to the store regarding the dress, I was so sick of talking about it to Alex and to every other salesperson, that I accepted store credit and immediately used it to purchase a different dress, just to get the heck out of Tangerine.
Even though the clothes are extremely overpriced and not always the highest quality, I had shopped there for years. After being accused of trying to run a scam with a $ 182 dress (as if I don’t have anything else better to do with my life!!) I won’t go back there, EVER.
–Dr. T. Edwards

Nice selection of clothes, purses and even shoes. Staff is very helpful not overly which is nice. I went in searching for dresses and found a couple I loved and purchased. Lay out of store is super easy to shop. The racks aren’t too crowded and you can actually shop comfortably. Cost is around $ 275 for a dress on average just fyi.

Love this place! I came in here and found the perfect birthday dress this past weekend. The sales lady was awesome! She suggested I try it on (it something that I never in a million years would have tried let alone bought for myself) and I am so glad I gave in and tried the little number on! It was perfect! They are a bit on the pricey side, but they have the cutest clothes and accessories. I will definitely be returning :)

This entire boutique smells like roast beef because of the café next door.
Roast beef and terrible customer service. That is what I think of when I recall my experience in Tangerine.
I wasted about 20 minutes of my life in Tangerine this weekend and not a single sales person greeted me or asked if I needed help.
They were just RUDE.
I watched as two sales associates cajoled a hesitant woman into buying a super tight blue dress that was kind of unflattering. She was concerned about the color against her pale skin (it looked awkward). The sales people were saying, «Yeah you’re pale, but you ARE white. You are JUST WHITE.» It was comical. The woman was like, «yeah…you are right… I am white.»
What a revelation!
I left before I could see if she bought the dress or not.
It was not until my exit that a male sales person managed to stammer an insincere, «have a nice day.»

This is my favorite boutique of Wicker Park. I love their buyer’s taste because I often find myself wanting lots of stuff in the shop. They have very unique stuff too like a boutique would and they are high quality. Having said that though, the prices are super high so I find myself visiting a lot to see new stuff but not buying a whole lot.
They do have sales every few months in a pop up store location with other boutiques. They had one today, in fact, where I got some great items at prices that I’m comfortable paying. That’s where I plan to scour for the best of the rest in the future.

This good ol’ girl can stretch a dime when the time calls and when the mood is right; which is basically every time I’m out shopping (Sales and Clearance aisles betta watch out.) When I walked into Tangerine I didn’t expect to stretch that dime the size of Antarctica.
Adorable clothes camouflaged by super high prices, one can only assume it’s because it’s a local designer but who knows. I was greeted immediately by a sales associate who continued on her conversation with the other crew members. The customer service didn’t bother me one bit, I was distracted by a delectable black and purple print dress at the entrance but was somewhat saddened by the price. Ooh, a tad out of my price range for an average day out.
Yes I could afford it if I wanted to ease back on food for the next month but the real question is… Do I really loooove that dress? And more importantly, does that dress looooove my body? It was cute and would go brilliantly with a set of naughty girl pumps but I just couldn’t justify the over $ 300 marker. Now don’t get me wrong, had I been in a mood of feeling overly lavish or down on my luck, I would have definitely tossed down the CC and bought that bitch to keep my closet company.
But not today, no way was I going to brush up on the puppy dog eyes and tossing out the «Aw shucks routine– I wish I could but my bank just might send one of those nasty letters that says I’m over drawn.» I would have loved one of the tunics or even one of the incredibly soft leather jackets that could make sweatpants look outrageous and hip but I’m afraid I just couldn’t work it in my budget this time.
I loved everything inside, I can still smell that velvety leather, but I just wasn’t feelin’ it. Enticing but not fully lured in for a kill of a purchase, I left and shopped around looking for another boutique that would catch my eye.

Tangerine is my favorite clothing store in Bucktown. The girls are super sweet and very helpful. I love knowing that whatever I buy I’m going to look great in and I don’t need to worry being out seeing someone else wear the same thing. In regards to bringing something back, it would be very hard to find a boutique that doesn’t protect itself by having a no return policy.

Okay, I have shopped at Tangerine for over 6 years at least and have spent THOUSANDS of dollars here despite the «YES that looks FABULOUS on you» comments to everything you try on… once you get to know the gals, they will start to genuinely work with you and pull stuff they know you will buy… however this last weekend I’M DONE. My best friend went this past weekend and tried to use her store credit (several hundred dollars) and they denied her! Saying it was too late. LOL! Are you joking? Then they proceeded to ask «Where is your friend??» Meaning me and why wasn’t I there to buy something as we are regulars there. What nerve. This is how neighborly they are? She even asked if they would honor half of the credit and they said NO. WOW.
You can find comparable items at p45 and Intermix, Barneys — where I and all my friends will be taking all their business going forward.
PS. Remember, you buy something and try to return it, you get store credit and then good luck trying to use it!

Cute, yet expensive, clothing. The sales people do tend to hover – I felt like I was going to be accused of shoplifting at any moment just because I was being followed everywhere I went.
I wouldn’t avoid it in the future, but not my favorite place to shop.

I do love the well-​chosen clothing selection at Tangerine but hate shopping there.
As others have stated, the salespeople are either all over you or completely ignoring you and that, combined with both the high prices and also the fact that you have to come out of your dressing room to look at yourself in a full-​length mirror (one of my biggest retail pet peeves), makes it an overall unpleasant shopping experience.
With so many other great clothing stores in Chicago plus the ability to find any item on the Internet, why would anyone tolerate Tangerine?

I live nearby this store and have loved the merchandise but the sales women have been generally awful. Either ignoring you entirely while they fake fawn over someone trying on clothes or they give you the fake compliments. Not really genuine… It is sad because I would go in more often if they had better, nicer more sincere sales people.

Tangerine is one of those rare (and dying) gems of a true boutique. True, most of the items I have purchased there are luxury items for me, but when you’re spending that amount; you want quality and there, they never fail. The owner has a great eye for trends, but excels in classics and basics. The one thing that keeps me from giving it more stars is the staff. When I shop, I tend to wear easy pieces to change in and out of and little makeup so I don’t smear the clothing with foundation (ladies…take a cue). I have actually found that if I show up at Tangerine dressed in designer clothing, I get service. If not, I get snubbed. I brought my family and was horrified to have someone actually walk away from my sister while she was talking to help another client with noticeably designer everything, down to the stroller. I may or may not be back.

I had a very disappointing experience shopping at Tangerine. While they carry some nice lines and have a decent selection, the store is completely unaccommodating to its customers and is very over-​priced. I recently bought a dress at the store and the very same day I found the dress online on sale for $ 77. I paid $ 270 for it at Tangerine. The store was unwilling to make any price adjustments or give me a store credit for the difference.
Not only this, but they will not let you place anything on hold, if even for an hour. While the salesperson I worked with with nice, the manager is argumentative, rude and completely dismissive of customers. A well-​run store would be more respectful of their customers –Tangerine seems to care less about customer satisfaction. I will never shop there again. Roslyn, Riley, Veruca Salt and Intermix are better options.

If I had limitless funds and lots of fancy parties and events to attend, I would shop here every day.
Their selection is eclectic, but CUTE. And as it is fall, they have a ton of gorgeous gorgeous coats that I would snap up in an INSTANT if I could afford to do so. I was THISCLOSE to purchasing a $ 500 dress yesterday, and then I remembered that I own less expensive furniture.
The salesgirls are tremendously sweet, and are very very good at their jobs. You’ll try on a dress or a coat or whatever, and come out to look in the big mirror and they will compliment you SO much that you are practically GLOWING and you NEED to buy the dress because you feel so good about yourself.
Can these girls just follow me around in real life and tell me how good I look?
If I ever need to attend any sort of black-​tie event that requires an intensely hot and expensive dress — I sure the hell know where I’m going to get it.

Love, love, love! Expensive boutique prices, but everything is SO adorable! I especially loved the Nanette Lepore rack because she’s one of my favorites! The sales associate was beyond adorable, personable, and had the ability to sell anything… she’s to blame for my new cute (yet comfortable) suede flats that I’m sure I’ll be getting lots of use out of. This isn’t the type of place I could shop at all the time because it’s pretty expensive, but I“ll be back for special occasions!

This is a very trendy store. I really like it, but I am hard pressed to spend money on regular priced items here since it’s pretty expensive. You’ll find lots of unique clothing, and fun items. The staff is very helpful and friendly. I want to come back when they have there sales!