A Timeline of RSVP Gallery, Chicago's Flyest Boutique Shop

We Look Back at the Legendary RSVP Gallery’s Dopest Collabs and Most Historic Moments

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“Répondez s'il vous plaît.”

“Please respond.”

It’s not an unreasonable request. It’s neither desperate, nor pushy. It’s the perfect supplication. The thing is, while RSVP is an open invitation for people to join in on the festivities, RSVP Gallery—one of the most respectable fashion culture entities in the last 5-10 years—needn’t ask anyone to please respond since everyone is at their doorstep begging for an invitation.

The Wicker Park shop lives underground, engulfed with neon green lighting to capture the store’s pop art inspiration. It was built to stand at the intersection of art, music, and fashion, and to blur the lines between luxury clothing boutique and art gallery. Visionaries Don C and Virgil Abloh created the retail space, which truly encapsulates the direction the culture is going.

With many historic moments already under its belt, RSVP Gallery will go down as one of the few shops that have shifted the fashion culture to creators who think outside the box. To celebrate Chicago’s flyest boutique, here is a timeline of RSVP Gallery’s most important events. 

August 2009: Store Grand Opening

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September 2009: Sprite Green x RSVP x G.O.O.D. Music Opening Event

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November 2009: Big Sean Picks up Custom POW Chains

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November 2009: Lupe Fiasco’s “Red Box” Project

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October 2010: N.E.R.D. In-Store Visit

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May 2011: George Condo x Kanye West Scarves

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July 2011: Just Don Snapback Hats Release

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May 2012: R$VPA$AP Capsule Collection

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May 2012: Virgil Abloh Introduces PYREX VISION

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August 2012: Fruition x RSVP Gallery Collaboration

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Spring 2013 and 2015: RSVP Gallery x A Bathing Ape Collaborations

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July and August 2013: RSVP Country Club Pop-Up Shop

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September 2014: Travi$ Scott Models Raf Simons x Sterling Ruby Collection

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November 2014: Theophilus London Brings the Vibes to RSVP Gallery

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February 2015: RSVP Gallery Kicks off Q&A Series With A-Trak

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June 2015: Jerry Lorenzo and Fear of God Pop-Up Shop

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July 2015: The Weeknd’s Lollapalooza Collaboration

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October 2015: Ibn Jasper Launches Exclusive Cordova Collection

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February 2016: Collab and Shop Appearance by Future

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November 2016: Samsung Pay x RSVP Gallery Pop-Up Shop at ComplexCon

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