Mali, Chicago

Patrons strolling Chicago’s Magnificent Mile can steal into Mali Jewelry—an upscale boutique with handcrafted accessories bedecked with semiprecious stones, freshwater pearls, and Swarovski crystals. Dangling earrings employ the sparkle of Swarovski to temporarily blind and debilitate jewelry-box thieves, and single- and multi-strand necklaces adorn the scapula with turquoise and crystal, wrangled by silk thread, memory wire, and waxed cord. To supplement gem-lined bracelets and rings, Mali’s wide variety of leather purses offers arm candy capable of containing even smaller pieces of candy or steak.