McCORMICK HOUSE (1952)
Elmhurst Art Museum campus, 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst“Mies was trying to bring the simple less-is-more aesthetic to an
off-the-rack solution. The McCormick House is very different from a
conventional idea of what a house is. It doesn’t have a gable roof, doesn’t
look like a human face. The carport is right in the front. But here’s Mies.
He’s trying to use modern technology, steel, glass, and brick.”Left: Robert Rodriguez polyester shirt, $365, and pants, $345, P.45, 1643 N.
Damen Ave. Patent leather sandals, $395, Stuart Weitzman, 520 N. Michigan Ave.
Right: Roland Mouret wool dress, $2,085, Neiman Marcus, 737 N. Michigan Ave.
Nappa and patent leather pumps, $750, Jimmy Choo.106 CHICAGO | SEPTEMBER 2019