Chicago Other Cities

Welcome to Citysearch!

Click around for recommendations and reviews of restaurants , spas , shopping , hotels and tons of other great things to do near you.
 | close

Best of Citysearch

Chicago Look Hot, Feel Good 2008

More

Vote Sponsored By

My Summary

Recently viewed

Recommended for you

More

Wacky Cats

3012 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: (773) 929-6701
Wacky Cats
Cross Street:
Wellington Avenue
Directions:
Bus: 9 to Barry Ave; 11 to Barry Ave/Greenview Ave; 77 to Greenview Ave
Best of Citysearch:
Vintage/Thrift Shop 2005
Hours:
Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 12pm-7pm, Sat 12pm-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm

Message from Wacky Cats

Wacky Cats

Learn More About This Business

  • Vintage and New Clothing
  • Dresses for Every Occasion
  • Junkfood, DaVinci, Rock Steady

Wacky Cats is not just a virtual shop. This is an honest to goodness vintage shop located in Chicago, IL. Since it's birth in December of 1988, wacky cats has sold some of Chicago's finest vintage. We have oodles and oodles of merchandise in our shop so you will be sure to find what your dreaming of. Vintage items are unique and precious. All items are proffesionally cleaned and restored to the best of our ability. Shop Til You Drop!!!

Paid advertisement by Wacky Cats.

Editorial Review for Wacky Cats – by Elisa Kronish

The Scene
Greeting you at the entrance--and doing justice to the name--is a windowful of wackily dressed mannequins, boas in various colors, and an assortment of candles with off-center illustrations and labels, like "Coffin for Cutie," "Nautipuss" and "Madwoman." The eccentric quality follows you into the dimly lit shop, which bursts at its seams with predominantly '50s-era treasures.

The Goods
You can tell by the faded labels that the "costumes" here are truly authentic. Your grandfather could have worn the brown knit bowling shirt, the velvet smoking jacket or the polyester short-sleeved shirts. Your mother probably wore the red silk taffeta cocktail dress straight out of "I Love Lucy." The selection also includes vintage suits, cashmere cardigan sweaters, dresses, slacks, blouses and more.

Editorial content is independent of paid advertisers. Any expenses are paid for by Citysearch.

Insider Tips

Know Before You Go

Although predominantly from the '50s and earlier, a lot of '70s apparel comes in, and goes out fast, during Halloween costume-buying season.

User Reviews for Wacky Cats

Citysearch (2), InsiderPages (5 ), All (7)

4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/14/2008 Posted by 13meows

I adore this shop!! If you really love vintage clothing especially 50's dresses and hand bags this is the shop for you. This girl knows vintage clothing like the back of her hand. the owner is quite knowledgeable about her era's and how the dresses should fit. She can round up any and all dresses that are in your size range in a flash kind of like a personal shopper. Which if you are short on time is a huge help. The men's selection is weak but they do also carry re pros for both the guys & girls. Not the cheapest vintage shop in town but the clothing is clean and ready to wear that day!

Pros: DRESSES, DRESSES & MORE DRESSES

Cons: Parking

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

12/08/2007 Posted by 80sdollface

Dark, dingy, and just gross. Sure theres a few decent things here and there, but in general....not the kind of place you wanna spend more than 15 minutes in. Yellow Jacket down the street is amazing and much more 'fashionable'

Pros: its close to yellowjacket

Cons: dark, and dirty

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Users Like You Also Viewed

Chicago Costume Company
1120 W Fullerton Ave
Chicago, IL 60614-2884

Related Searches

Editor's Review

Hip cats purr for this shop's vintage-clothing collection.  See the full editorial review.

Insider Tips

Know Before You Go

Although predominantly from the '50s and earlier, a lot of '70s apparel comes in, and goes out fast, during Halloween costume-buying season.

More Insider Tips

Directory & Services Information

Parking

  • Street

Hours

  • Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 12pm-7pm
  • Sat 12pm-6pm
  • Sun 12pm-5pm

Payment Types

  • MasterCard
  • Visa

Recognition for Wacky Cats

2005 Audience Winner - Vintage/Thrift Shop

Site Links:

Citysearch is a registered trademark of Bluefoot Ventures Inc., and is used under license.
© 2008 Citysearch.com All rights reserved.

Partner Sites: