Custom handbag store Laudi Vidni teamed up with vintage shop Lulu’s at the Belle Kay to host a posh holiday shopping night Nov. 12 that had shoppers swooning over the selection of one-of-a-kind items. Dozens of guests at the handbag store (1007 N. Armitage), including romance novelist Sherrill Bodine, perused hand-painted clutches by Chicago artist Cathy Bruni Norris and tried on sparkling oversized costume jewelry pieces sold at the popular vintage boutique. Let the holiday shopping season officially begin! Photos by Ramzi Dreessen

Custom handbag store Laudi Vidni teamed up with vintage shop Lulu’s at the Belle Kay to host a posh holiday shopping night Nov. 12 that had shoppers swooning over the selection of one-of-a-kind items. Dozens of guests at the handbag store (1007 N. Armitage), including romance novelist Sherrill Bodine, perused hand-painted clutches by Chicago artist Cathy Bruni Norris and tried on sparkling oversized costume jewelry pieces sold at the popular vintage boutique. Let the holiday shopping season officially begin!

Photos by Ramzi Dreessen