Elliott Consignment

With a husband in law school, and a fashion lover myself… we couldn’t dress in style on a budget without Elliotts! This store has become like an addiction! We always have to see what’s new. The owners are amazing people and always friendly! There’s something for everyone here!

This is the absolute best place in Chicago to get high end clothes at a good price. I’ve bought numerous suits and dress shirts at unreal prices. I don’t live in Chicago anymore but I make sure to stop in every time I’m in town to find new deals because shopping here is better than anything I’ve found in any other city. Even when items don’t fit, it is still cheaper to buy them here and then to get them tailored. If you have any reservations about buying something used, don’t. Almost everything here is in perfect shape and I have never been able to tell the difference between the clothes I buy new at other stores and the ones I buy here.

DEFINITELY the beginning of a beautiful friendship! A year later, I still like them very much as both consignor and buyer. I found a ton of great stuff at both the Lake View and Lincoln Park locations last time I was in the neighborhood. I bought one of my besties a gorgeous dress for Christmas at the Lincoln Park store last year. If you see something you like in there, don’t hesitate like I did with the fabulous shoes last year — grab it! And whoever snapped up all those awesome Miharas I «snoozed and lost,» rock on with your bad self/​selves.

The clothes are fine, but the staff, especially the older guy, is exceedingly rude. I’m not going back.

Fantastic place for Men’s Designer Sport Coats, Blazers, leather jackets, dress pants.
Today I saw Cashmere Zegna Sport Jackets for under $ 200 !!!
leather Cole Haan jacket !!! Under $ 200
Italian cashmere overcoats under $ 225
All Men must must give this place a try.
I give it 5 stars based on cleanliness, fair pricing and very friendly staff !

Great spot to consign some clothes and to find a bunch of new ones. I’ve had great success with sweaters, dresses, blouses and more. Everything is in great quality and good prices, if you get an item on sale it’s ridiculously inexpensive. Good selection and you can try things on!

~Resale of men’s jackets experience only~
I stopped in with a few men’s coats that I wanted to sell (one leather, one vintage suede, one winter and a duck hunting jacket (never used for hunting). A gentleman named Pete was running the store and explained the process: fill out the contact form and within 24hrs you will get and email stating how many items they will take. They will display the items on shelf for 90 days with possible month-​by-​month extensions if needed/​wanted. If they sell, they take 50% of the value they sold them for. If they do not sell then you can pick them up or choose to have them donate the items. (That also pertains to items you drop off but l they choose not to try and sell on the floor.) Friendly and fair. I expect I’ll have an update to this review within 90 days…

I have purchased & successfully sold many items at Elliots consignment. Gabby, Courtney & Pete are always helpful & honest with opinions. They always have a smile & positive energy. The prices are set at an EXTREMELY REASONABLE rate.

Very friendly staff. Open and honest about my donations. Very easy to work with!

I’ve been coming to Elliot’s and have had an account with them for a year now. To sum it up, I’m so lucky to live nearby such a legit, well-​managed consignment business.
Their goods cater to both men and women and when dropping off, choose to pick-​up or donate — a rarity for consignment (vs trading co).
I highly recommend Elliot’s for great finds as well as resale.

I tend to find good items here, from mens sweaters to jeans. The racks are nicely arrangeD and not overfull. What is nice is that they carry many designers down to the casual Gap, Banana Republic and J Crew brands. I like that I can try on an array of fitting clothes in tons of colors and have a new wardrobe every time I come in for like $ 150. The prices aren’t cheap, but then it makes a lot more sense to me than paying $ 75 – 100 for a pair of jeans or sweater. It’s pretty easy to find good $ 18 – 30 jeans here and $ 20 sweaters. This is particularly great when you are exercising and doing a major body recomposition since you can sell back jeans that only fit you for 3 months at a time. It’s a good way to look fashionable while overhauling your wardrobe without going broke in the process. The sales process is also easier than other establishments in my opinion. You still don’t get very much money for selling your clothes but that’s to be expected. Its why I’m not paying retail price to start with.

I LOVE Elliott’s. I rarely leave empty handed. Found an incredible, barely used Burberry trench, never worn Jimmy Choos, and other incredible finds… It really cannot be compared to places like Plato’s closet or Crossroads. Plus, it is a family run business, which I would much rather support than a larger chain!
Mrs. Elliott in LP has always been AMAZING — she is so sweet and recently stayed late and never mentioned that I was keeping her there past hours (I thought the LP store closed at 7, not 6 on weekdays!) — she even mentioned that I should always stop in if the lights are on, even if after hours.
The son who runs the Lakeview store is also super nice and relaxed…
I really think Elliott’s is a gem and I am so glad I stumbled upon it a few years back.

As far as customer service and response, I think this is a well-​run business. They are straightforward, allow you to drop off a box, then you can call/​email later to see what they’ve taken and then later if it’s sold.
However, unless you are a very particular type of seller, I think undertaking the consignment exercise is probably not going to pay out for the average person.
I dropped off two boxes of suits and dresses, they accepted only one dress, which later resulted in me receiving $ 5.00. That doesn’t even cover my parking to drop off the boxes.
Also, you have to leave the boxes there for them to sort it, but after they take what they want, you’ll have to pick up the remainder within a week or they’ll ‘donate it on your behalf’. Obviously after I realized I’d be paying parking once again for zero gain, I didn’t pick up the remainder.
From my point of view, they collected whatever my dress sold for, and could take a tax deduction on the donation drop off of my goods (or even sell those items), all for the price of sorting through the clothes. I, on the other hand, would have done better overall to keep everything, not hassle with the consignment store, and take the tax deduction. I don’t see this as profitable to the average person – you’ll take several things there, but they’re so selective, you’ve then got 90% of your things left there to no end. Just donate your things or give to a friend.

I’ve been to Elliott Consignment in Lakeview a few times, usually with my boyfriend, since their men’s section is much larger than other consignment stores in the area.
I dropped off some items to sell last weekend, and decided to take a look around the women’s section. So glad I did! Some of their inventory does skew towards an older demographic, but I was able to find two 100% silk items (a dress and a shirt) and an awesome pair of printed pants all for just under $ 75. All of these items look brand new too!
While places like Crossroads might have trendier items, the quality at Elliott is much better and still very reasonably priced.

Pretty sure these guys ripped me.
Of course I cannot prove it — however I dropped off a $ 200 coat here to sell on consignment. They claim to have sold it for $ 28.
Looking around the shop — each coat I looked at was $ 80+.
A pair of ratty second hand shoes were nearly $ 90!
Finding it very hard to believe that they actually sold my coat for as low a price as they claim.
Update: well I no longer feel AS ripped off, because I had a fantastic laugh at the owner’s response — Which I feel at least partly compensated.
1) The owner purports to have a crystal-​clear memory of the particular transaction («She seemed happy»?) — but went on to describe me as a ‘she’ — despite cropped hair and a beard haha.
2) Coat was in flawless condition. Light-​years ahead of most of the crap in the store.
3) Folks can go into the store and look at their prices and judge for themselves. I think I saw some shoes that pre-​date religion.

I’ve both shopped and sold here, and had good experiences with both. Even though it’s supposed to be higher end, there are still a fair share of «WTF how did this get here?» items on the racks. Still, I’ve found some great jackets and work dresses here at a great price, and there’s a lot less junk to sort through than a thrift store. The prices are a lot higher than a thrift store, but I’m not going to complain about a $ 20 good as new J. Crew blazer, or a $ 15 barely worn Banana Republic tweed dress (two of my recent finds).
The consignment process is easy and friendly, and I’d highly recommend getting rid of your used items here.

Great stuff and good price
I always visit the store :-)

A very clean, relatively upscale resale store. In my book, it’s great, as my husband and I drop off clothes here all the time, and there aren’t many resale stores that take men’s clothing as well near us. It’s easy, you can do so at any time, they never make you feel bad or make you stay to go through them. You receive an email afterward letting you know what they kept and that you can pick up the rest of they’ll donate them for you. Fair warning — they keep very select few items as it is a higher end resale store, however you get top dollar for the items. Also, you have to be diligent about calling or stopping in to see if you’re owed any $.
I actually haven’t done a whole lot of shopping in the store since I don’t normally shop resale, however, I do believe it’s a great spot to find some really nice designer items at a much lower cost!

I think this place is great and because I’ve had such success with drop offs/​selling my items, I don’t have any other consignment shop experience to compare to Elliott. I go through my closet 2 – 3 times per year, take in a bag or 2 and every time, I get cash back for items they have sold from my previous lot.
I have not purchased items here, so I can’t speak to their selection or prices. They usually keep a few nice BCBG, Tahari, Theory, Michael Stars and jeans like Joe’s and Seven from my bags.
I also like that they send me an email to let me know how many items they are keeping to sell and I LOVE that they donate whatever they don’t sell to goodwill… saving me time that would otherwise require multiple drop offs.

Very polite crew and, more important, very punctual with responses to my questions. They’re organized and make the process of dropping items off items very easy.
Would definitely use them again.