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Though Chicago's seasons are—how do we say this—unpredictable, you can never go wrong with denim. It may be a few months before we can wear the cutoff shorts our Cali counterparts spotted at Coachella, but we're always in the market for more jeans (and—sue us— we'll never stop loving jean jackets.) Below, we've rounded up eight of Chicago's best spots for stocking up on denim.