JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="http://layout.jquery-dev.net/lib/js/jquery.layout-latest.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://harvesthq.github.io/chosen/chosen.css">
<script src="http://harvesthq.github.io/chosen/chosen.jquery.js"></script>
<div class="ui-layout-center"></div>
<div id="north" class="ui-layout-north">
<select style="width: 250px; opacity:0"></select>
</div>
<div id="chosen_select"style="width: 250px; position:fixed; z-index:99999">
<select id="picker" style="width: 250px">
<option value='1'>1</option>
<option value='2'>2</option>
<option value='3'>3</option>
<option value='4'>4</option>
<option value='5'>5</option>
<option value='6'>6</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="ui-layout-south"></div>
<div class="ui-layout-east"></div>
<div class="ui-layout-west"></div>
CSS
#chosen_select{
top:10px;
left:10px;
}
.hide{
display: none;
}
JavaScript
$('#picker').chosen();
$('body').layout(
{ applyDefaultStyles: true }
);
$('.ui-layout-toggler-north').click(function(){
//alert("OK");
$('#chosen_select').toggleClass('hide');
});