SHOPPING SPY
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Aromatic affair
For a spring upgrade, flood your abode with the fresh scents of NEST Fragrance’s Blue Garden collection, inspired by Autism Awareness Month. The luxury home fragrance company’s founder and CEO, Laura Slatkin, stops by Neiman Marcus April 24 to share the collection with guests; the first 50 to arrive receive a free candle. A percentage of sales benefits Autism Speaks, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness and funding for autism research. 1-5 p.m., 737 N. Michigan; Nestfragrances.com
Works of art
In search of rare hand- bags? Look no further than Heritage Auctions’ Spring Luxury event April 28. Bid on pieces from top designers like Chanel, Louis Vuit- ton and Hermès, including a matte white Himalayan Nilo crocodile Birkin (pictured), many culled by Chicagoan
Barbara Conn. Bidding begins at 11 a.m. EST at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (2 E. 79th) in New York, but Chicagoans can join in at Ha.com/5179.
Fresh fashion
Saks Fifth Avenue stacks its designer collection with the addition of Miu Miu. The shop-in-shop boutique is the label’s only Chicago outpost — designed by architect Roberto Baciocchi — and offers handbags and accessories in a chic space featuring glass cabinets and black marble floors. 700 N. Michigan, floor one; Saksfifthavenue.com