Only for arguably the biggest fashion event in Chicago, is it necessary to have a huge party to kick off a huge party. And that is exactly what Chicago’s fashion community served up last week at the Glamorama Exclusive Launch Party. Held in the sleek, airy space of Room 1520—an unassuming loft space nestled …
Hosts of Horacios Nieto’s “Mining the Ming Dynasty” exhibition, Susanna Negovan and Marcus Riley Few can bring Chicago’s fashion finest together to the same place on the same night—but Horacio Nieto is one of those few. The award-winning designer revisited the swanky space of Loft on Lake for his Fall/Winter 2011 exhibition, titled “Mining the …
The reconstructed vintage accessories of Renovar Many people are unaware of the Heaven Gallery space located on the second floor of an unassuming building on Wicker Park's edgy stretch of Milwaukee Avenue. Sunday afternoon, however, people took notice through the "Fashion at Heaven" Shopping Event hosted by the non profit arts organization. Home to many …
5P1t Pouring rain and Chicago’s Windy City gales didn’t result in any open seats at Fashion Focus Chicago’s finale runway show, featuring 11 Spring 2009 collections from area designers to be sold at Macy’s on State Street. We Chicagoans may still harbor some wounded pride from the Macy’s star replacing the Marshall Fields’ clock; thankfully …
