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Footwear News, June, 2006 by Francis, Lorna R.
Byline: Lorna R. Francis
Name: Sole Lounge
Location: 1516 East 63rd St.,
Chicago
Square footage: 1,750
Established: April 2005
Owners: Imani Khayyuh, Lisa Williams
Footwear brands: Baby Phat, Betsey Johnson, Diego Sanz, House of Dereon, J Lo, Joey O, Luichiny, Samant and Sergio Zelcer, among others.
When Lisa Williams and Imani Khayyuh visited Las Vegas for the first time in February 2005, they were drawn not by the glittering strip or the bountiful buffets, but by a shoe extravaganza: WSA.
"Imani and I were like two kids in a Willy Wonka chocolate factory," Williams said.
Just two months later, childhood friends Khayyuh, 33, and Williams, 34, opened an upscale...
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