Former labor rights organizer Jamie Hayes opened Production Mode in 2015 as an alternative to mass-produced fast-fashion chains. Her take on “slow fashion” breaks the assembly line mold. The tailor-made clothing is designed via a face-to-face collaboration between customers and Hayes’s team of designers and is crafted by seamstresses in the North Center store (the patterning and cutting table is in plain sight, and the sewing machines are just beyond the fitting rooms). Dream up a style (anything from cap-sleeved tops to cape coats) and sustainable material (like luscious wool cotton made locally by the Weaving Mill). There is also an off-the-rack collection, with tailoring onsite at no extra charge. Either way, you’re guaranteed formfitting, flattering clothing that you’ll have a story about. 3860 N. Lincoln Ave. productionmodechicago.com