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  Aug 07 '07 by Threadless        69 Comments        Watch this
Walk into Threadless Chicago and you'll have 2 choices. Up or down. Downstairs is where the shopping takes place. Upstairs you'll find a mezzanine area overlooking the first floor with all kinds of different things going on. Primarily, it's a gallery. The gallery will showcase all kinds of different artists but will consist mainly of work by winning Threadless designers.

Chicago Store Sneak Peak #3: Learn Something Upstairs in the Gallery

There are 6 portable desks, each with 2 chairs and a computer that can be moved in and out of the space depending on the type of event. In addition to having gallery showings and openings, we'll be hosting various events like group critiques or flying a winning designer in to show how they created their design. Or maybe free milk & cookies on new tee shirt day every week :)

And I saved the best for last! We've teamed up with Digital Bootcamp to provide courses on all sorts of different creative subjects and programs right in the store. Anywhere from courses on ideas like web design or photography to specific programs like Photoshop or Illustrator.

There will be no shortage of things to learn, see and do upstairs in the Threadless store... we'll have a calendar of events put together by the grand opening on September 14th so stay tuned!

Check out the previous posts about the store:
- Announcing the Chicago Threadless Store Grand Opening and Grand Opening Party!!
- Chicago Store Sneak Peek #2: Reusable Bag-Coupons!
- Sneak Peek #1: Weekly Mashup Store Window Paintings!

valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on Aug 07 '07 at 3:59pm
That sounds awesome!!
jublin
   jublin on Aug 07 '07 at 3:59pm
wow!


:0
ursulaa
ursulaa on Aug 07 '07 at 4:00pm
uh huh!
Tonteau
   Tonteau on Aug 07 '07 at 4:02pm
WOAH.

I don't live in america :'(
wotto
   wotto on Aug 07 '07 at 4:02pm
superb idea
t4sh4
t4sh4 on Aug 07 '07 at 4:02pm
Sweetness! :)
xiv
xiv on Aug 07 '07 at 4:04pm
threadless will always be #1
danrule
   danrule on Aug 07 '07 at 4:04pm
fantastic
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Aug 07 '07 at 4:05pm
almost, but not quite, speechless.

wow.
miss mraz
miss mraz on Aug 07 '07 at 4:06pm
too amazing. i wished i lived where you guys are though, danggg it.
wullagaru
   wullagaru on Aug 07 '07 at 4:06pm
holy bejebus thats awesome
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Aug 07 '07 at 4:07pm
Or maybe free milk & cookies on new tee shirt day every week :)

THEY FINALLY USED MY IDEA!!! (sort of)

I've been saying forever that each shirt order should ship with a free cookie.
miss mraz
miss mraz on Aug 07 '07 at 4:07pm
*wish. i am the suck at grammar.
Skipper6745
   Skipper6745 on Aug 07 '07 at 4:08pm
I already said this one Flickr, but this is way too cool.
jenraskopf
jenraskopf on Aug 07 '07 at 4:08pm
I didn't think I could be any more in love.



I was wrong.
roboroller
roboroller on Aug 07 '07 at 4:08pm
that is...offically...hottness
ir0cko
ir0cko on Aug 07 '07 at 4:08pm
wooooow
chelly
chelly on Aug 07 '07 at 4:09pm
you all rock
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Aug 07 '07 at 4:09pm
You guys have really done amazing work to crank out a brilliant store! One day i'll come to America, I swear!
fatheed
   fatheed on Aug 07 '07 at 4:09pm
Oh man! I hope theres a webcam, so we can perv on the shoppers and report any suspicious activity.
Stevethegreat
Stevethegreat on Aug 07 '07 at 4:09pm
weirdos
Edword
   Edword on Aug 07 '07 at 4:10pm
WOW Wii!! Awesome!
fatheed
   fatheed on Aug 07 '07 at 4:11pm
Fucking hell. That is so ace. I read the words this time and you guys are awesome.
SEVEN-HUNDRED
SEVEN-HUNDRED on Aug 07 '07 at 4:11pm
Great! - but i'd appreciate the next store to be a little closer to Glasgow next time - ta
herky
   herky on Aug 07 '07 at 4:11pm
wow, awesomeness.
fatheed
   fatheed on Aug 07 '07 at 4:11pm
Will the London store be this good?

...
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Aug 07 '07 at 4:13pm
I can't wait until Threadless: The Videogame comes out for Wii. I hear it'll have motion controls that allow you to make Craig do crazy dances and throw things at the Jakes.
wimbels
wimbels on Aug 07 '07 at 4:19pm
EEEE I can't wait to see this! I got a peek of the store ( well, from the outside) last month but now we'll be INSIDE it!!!!!
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Aug 07 '07 at 8:21pm
i love you threadless. so awesome.
deathcabfortom
deathcabfortom on Aug 07 '07 at 8:22pm
Waahhhhh.
EugeneDebs
EugeneDebs on Aug 07 '07 at 8:25pm
shmang.
can i just...live there?
BlackWaltz
BlackWaltz on Aug 07 '07 at 8:27pm
i ilive north of chicago im excited for this but at the same time sorta disappointed...

i read a newspaper article i think it was in the chicago tribune a couple months back (more like a year ago) covering Threadless, one of the questions was "Would you ever consider opening up a store?"

they replied no, because shopping online is a large focus of the community, and i really believe so.

making threadless into a store is a great step for the company, it just seems like the site is going to mainstream, if that makes any sense. im not trying to be like some kid who likes all the under ground stuff, but IMO threadless should just stay online
Chipmnk
Chipmnk on Aug 07 '07 at 8:33pm
Sounds pretty damn awesome. Gives me more reason to visit Chicago one of these days.
francobolli
   francobolli on Aug 07 '07 at 8:35pm
That's farking ace.
bhoomika
bhoomika on Aug 07 '07 at 8:39pm
WOW! You guys are doing a great job of persuading me and many others to just pack their bags and move to Chicago and visit Threadless everyday and declare bankruptcy :-D

zempt
zempt on Aug 07 '07 at 9:03pm
Sounds great
exoticrobotic
exoticrobotic on Aug 07 '07 at 9:09pm
"making threadless into a store is a great step for the company, it just seems like the site is going to mainstream"

even if they are going to be a little more mainstream than what they used to be...they are doing it with style. no other company is this involved
celestialchaos
celestialchaos on Aug 07 '07 at 9:25pm
Ummm ... wow... just... wow
WallsReallyWork
WallsReallyWork on Aug 07 '07 at 10:54pm
i visited chicago two weeks ago and couldnt find time to stop in, but next time, im definitely stopping by at the store. looks awesome
bsweber
   bsweber on Aug 08 '07 at 2:37am
amazing
schleb
schleb on Aug 08 '07 at 2:48am
Oh.


My.


Threadless.
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Aug 08 '07 at 2:50am
SUPER COOL idea!! i wish i am there for the store opening!!!
stubby43
stubby43 on Aug 08 '07 at 5:08am
Cant bloody wait, though I really need to move to chicago.
MeLa de Gypsie
MeLa de Gypsie on Aug 08 '07 at 5:18am
I WANNA LIVE IN CHICAGO!!!
brotstulle
brotstulle on Aug 08 '07 at 5:35am
Damn! Why i have to live in germany?! :(
d3d
   d3d on Aug 08 '07 at 5:45am
that's really exciting. you guys are going to feel like willy wonka if you don't already. congrats.
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Aug 08 '07 at 6:55am
"flying a winning designer in to show how they created their design"

Should I notify work that i'll be needing time off mid september? ;)
skaw
skaw on Aug 08 '07 at 10:56am
eskimokiss - if you want to do it, give us an email and just let us know when a good time would be for you to come, we can arrange something :)
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Aug 08 '07 at 11:17am
OMG I would love that, Jake Nickell! Please pick me!
jess4002
jess4002 on Aug 08 '07 at 11:29am
super awesome!
danrule
   danrule on Aug 08 '07 at 1:42pm
right on!, I'd go see a eskimokiss talk/gallery show
littlem
littlem on Aug 08 '07 at 1:49pm
this is so exciting!!!
kihou
kihou on Aug 08 '07 at 1:50pm
Awesome ideas!! This will be really fun to go to, and I know what I'll be doing whenever I'm in Chicago!
cliffdogg
cliffdogg on Aug 09 '07 at 6:34pm
Awesome! Now you just have to reprint more shirts each week for the growing community!

And me...haha
viralVISUAL
viralVISUAL on Aug 09 '07 at 6:38pm
dkjgahgaeoiubz.

Not being in Chicago is TORTURE.
Kojima
   Kojima on Aug 10 '07 at 2:00pm
9 days later
sourbunny
sourbunny on Aug 20 '07 at 12:49am
is the store fully staffed? do you need an awesome salesperson?
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Aug 20 '07 at 7:01am
skaw on Aug 08 '07 at 10:56am
eskimokiss - if you want to do it, give us an email and just let us know when a good time would be for you to come, we can arrange something :)


Just saw your reply, and just shot you an email :)
7 days later
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Aug 27 '07 at 11:03am
wow this is gonna be the shit!
14 days later
kooky love
   kooky love on Sep 10 '07 at 9:25pm
GREAT $5
The Wee Straggler
The Wee Straggler on Sep 10 '07 at 9:26pm
That's it. I'm moving to Chicago!
coffeecandle
coffeecandle on Sep 11 '07 at 4:35am
right. So erm, when is this coming to Australia :P?
I. Am. So. Fucking. Jealous!
bob128
bob128 on Sep 11 '07 at 2:57pm
Great design and layout!

I'll check it out when I visit Chicago next.
37 days later
khplumbo
khplumbo on Oct 18 '07 at 5:10pm
You should have store in every big state capital.
*coughcoughinarizonacoughhack*
christi104hsia
christi104hsia on Oct 18 '07 at 5:19pm
that's so cool!! i wish i lived closer to chicago... come to california instead!!! :D
5 days later
pixel_dust
pixel_dust on Oct 24 '07 at 10:51am
I'm assuming there'll be no miami store anytime soon....or ever. :(
23 days later
horizontal vertigo
horizontal vertigo on Nov 17 '07 at 3:58am
com'n Australia! we're dying over here, everything is in the northern hemisphere! we need something in the south! if ur making a store make it in melbourne, everybody knows thats where its at! [n i live close too ^_^] c'mon Aussy Aussy Aussy!
OI, OI, OI!!!
Twiggyhall
Twiggyhall on Nov 17 '07 at 4:17am
lol *books ticket to Chicago* you guys so rule....but you already knew that... *le sigh*
7 days later
wafflemaster123
wafflemaster123 on Nov 24 '07 at 9:14pm
im so glad i live near chicago
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