Inese and Richard H. Driehaus, along with Driehaus Design Initiative, recently hosted The Tenth Anniversary Celebration of The Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence to a sold out crowd of 400 guests. The annual event, which launched in 2002, showcased the best student fashion designers from five Chicago-area colleges and universities. Raising more than $125,000 for …
The city has been bustling with fashion activity all week! and Friday night will be no exception as philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus and his wife Inese Driehaus gear up to host The Tenth Anniversary Celebration of The Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence at 700 S. Des Plaines Avenue. This most elegant of affairs is …
The School of the Art Institute Chicago (SAIC) has one of the most renown fashion programs in the country, boasting an impressive alumni list that includes: Halston, Cynthia Rowley, Lawrence Steele, J. Morgan Puett, Eunwha Kim, Maria Pinto, Gary Graham and Matthew Ames. Known for their emphasis on concept and embracing of the avant-garde, there’s …
Rachel Bilson getting tips from director Karl Lagerfeld If you've been paying any attention to the goings on of The Kaiser the past few months, then you know Karl Lagerfeld had signed himself up for one of the more unorthodox jobs a legendary designer has taken—ice cream commercial director. Tapped by Magnum ice cream bars …
Kate Spade's ivory silk slingback design After our initial excitement with the Royal Wedding, we kinda got burnt out with talking about it as the entire world seemed to be infatuated with discussing it every second. But now, as the April 30th nuptials approaches, we can't help but feel that little stir of anticipation again, …
