Labor Day is here — the last big celebration of summer. We asked six Chicago tastemakers where they are heading this weekend and what is the one must-have item they can’t leave home without. Here are their travel plans and packing essentials.
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Sandro Miller, photographer and director
Destination: Honeymooning in Mackinac Island for the Jazz Festival — after a 4,500-mile motorcycle ride through Colorado, the Black Hills in South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Packing must-have: His Nikon D800 camera, available at Calumet Photographic, 750 N. Rush. “It shoots both stills and videos,” he says.
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Rachel De Marte, event planner
Rose gold flat sandals by Ivy Kirzhner
Rachel De Marte, event planner
Destination: New Buffalo, Mich. “It’s the perfect mix of lake and beach, vineyards, antique barns and great food,” she says.
Packing must-have: Rose gold flat sandals by Ivy Kirzhner from Sarca. “They go with everything,” De Marte said.
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Flurry Sheath by Miriam Dixon
Miriam Dixon
Miriam Dixon, fashion designer
Destination: Hawaii. Specifically Lahaina, on the island of Maui, for her honeymoon.
Packing must-have: “I always travel with my Flurry Sheath from my clothing line. You throw it on and you instantly feel put together and ready for anything,” she says.
Chef Bill Kim fishes in Thousand Islands, NY.
Bill Kim, executive chef and owner of bellyQ, Urban Belly and Belly Shack
Pocket Guide to Knots
Bill Kim, executive chef and owner of bellyQ, Urban Belly and Belly Shack
Destination: Fishing in Thousand Islands, NY. “Fishing is so peaceful,” Kim says. “All I think about is, ‘What are the fish thinking about?’ Watching the giant Osprey going after the same thing I am going after is fun.”
Packing must-have: His “Pocket Guide to Knots,” available at Barnes & Noble at 1441 W. Webster.
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Fedora hat
Katie Schuppler
Katie Schuppler, stylist for Whitney Reynolds of “The Whitney Reynolds Show”
Destination: Greenville, South Carolina
Packing must-have: Fedora hat, available at ShopMagStyle. “It goes great with an off-the-shoulder tee and cut-offs or with a swimsuit and flip-flops,” she says.
Grand Beach, Mich.
Alexander McQueen cashmere and silk scarf
Kelly Golden
Kelly Golden, owner of Neapolitan
Destination: Grand Beach, Mich.
Packing must-have: Alexander McQueen cashmere and silk scarf, available at Neapolitan Collection. “I throw it on at night to keep me warm and add a bit of fashion to my otherwise casual attire,” Golden says.
Kristin Larson is a local free-lance writer.
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