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PHOTOGRAPHY: (PARACHUTE) COURTESY OF PARACHUTE; (BLITZ) PAUL ELLEDGE PHOTOGRAPHYI GOT A GUYDavid
Blitz’s Car
Detailer
The Studio Three
CEO and real estate
developer shares
who keeps his ride
looking fresh.
— INTERVIEW BY
HEIDI MITCHELLQ“As a developer,
I’m often driving
near construction,
and debris douses
my cars. I have a
Range Rover, as
well as a Smart car
wrapped in Studio
Three branding. I
was introduced to
Abel at River North
Hand Car Wash by a
mutual friend about
10 years back, and I
now have a lifetime
membership, paid
upfront. No matter
rain or shine, the
car wash is open,
and there is no car
too dirty for it. If
I’m busy, Abel will
come to my office
or home to pick up
the car and return
it — even right after
a big snowstorm. He
gets to tough areas,
detailing every inch.
If I have a scratch on
my rims, Abel’s team
gets those fixed.
And when I get it
back, the car smells
and feels new
again.” $5,000 for
a lifetime member-
ship; $160 for inte-
rior detailing. 356
W. Superior St.,
River NorthT
HE ONLINE RETAILER PARACHUTE’S UNCANNILY
absorbent bathrobes have a cult following. Thanks
in part to omnipresent paid endorsements from
podcast hosts, one style even became a viral sensa-
t ion, w it h a 2 , 0 0 0 -per son wa it l ist. L aunched in 2014 by PR a nd
ad agency veteran Ariel Kaye, the company emphasizes pre-
tension-free neutral-tone bedsheets, bath towels, and baby
bundles. Now that Kaye has debuted the company’s seventh
br ick-a nd-mor t a r shop ( la st yea r ’s hol iday pop -up on A r m it a ge
has become a permanent location), you no longer have to wait
for a duvet. Rest your head on a poofy down pillow, wrap your-
self in a Turkish towel, or take a nap on the ergonomic mattress.
No one will judge. Says Kaye: “Couldn’t we all use a little extra
comfort right now?” 837 W. Armitage Ave.1 Lumbar pillow, $209
2 Cotton robe, $99
3 OSEA for Parachute
bath salt, $29
4 Mt. Washington for
Parachute ceramic vase, $129
5 Linen quilt, $279
6 Terry slippers, $39The easy-luxe bedding and bath brand brings better sleep
to Lincoln Park. By HEIDI MITCHELL3HOW TO SPEND $800: PARACHUTEDream Weaver
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