Friday was the second of the major Chicago runway shows, hosted by Macy’s. These were the lions—the most professional of the locals—sending their stuff down the runway: Lara Miller, Pamela Vanderline (Zone), Katrin Schnabl, Michelle Tan, Melanie Nicole, Orlando Espinoza, and Cyndi Chan (Ori'en).
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Friday was the second of the major Chicago runway shows, hosted by Macy’s. These were the lions—the most professional of the locals—sending their stuff down the runway: Lara Miller, Pamela Vanderline (Zone), Katrin Schnabl, Michelle Tan, Melanie Nicole, Orlando Espinoza, and Cyndi Chan (Ori'en).
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Friday was the second of the major Chicago runway shows, hosted by Macy’s. These were the lions—the most professional of the locals—sending their stuff down the runway: Lara Miller, Pamela Vanderline (Zone), Katrin Schnabl, Michelle Tan, Melanie Nicole, Orlando Espinoza, and Cyndi Chan (Ori'en).
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Friday was the second of the major Chicago runway shows, hosted by Macy’s. These were the lions—the most professional of the locals—sending their stuff down the runway: Lara Miller, Pamela Vanderline (Zone), Katrin Schnabl, Michelle Tan, Melanie Nicole, Orlando Espinoza, and Cyndi Chan (Ori’en).
Sometimes it’s hard to keep the grade school humor gene at bay. What I mean, of course, is that Chicago hearts the designer Doo-Ri Chung, who paid us a visit earlier this week and played the role of guest celeb at a few of the Fashion Week festivities.
If you aren’t familiar with her or her line Doo.Ri, the petite fashion designer is one of the industry’s most recent success stories…
Paris Fashion Week is terminé. And while you’re checking out the new talent in Chicago—and perhaps still trying to process the colorful surreality at Vuitton (I know I am)—I’d like to offer a postscript or two.
Rodnik
On Monday, I chatted with Rich and Phil, the guys behind the new label Rodnik. If the retailers picking them up are any indication (ikram and Barney’s for this season), these guys have got chops. And also humor…
“What do you think the biggest difference is between Fashion Week in Chicago and places like Paris or New York?” Lakeview Broadcasting Company‘s Stephen Westman whispered in my ear during Gen Art’s Fresh Faces in Fashion runway show Tuesday night. “The biggest difference is, instead of Anna Wintour sitting in the front row, we are,” I responded.
Although I’ve never attended Fashion Week anywhere else, I can only imagine what it’s like…
So, about last night. Last night was the GenArt’s FreshFaces show, one of the two big events of Chicago’s fashion week.
When it was all said and done and the fashionistas teetered out of Millennium Park in search of more Champagne, one Chicago fashion designer had stood out from the pack…
Five questions for Melissa Gamble, director of fashion for the City of Chicago: Q: This year’s Fashion Focus is so much bigger than it has been before. Is there an event that really stands out to you? A: I think it’s the quality of the overall programming. If you take a look at the fashion … Read more
Stella McCartney keeps it real, and thus brings something very special to Paris Fashion Week. Her silly invitations make you smile (this year, it was a small magnetic board with six letters spelling out "STELLA"). It’s admirable that she’ll donate the huge wall of greenery which served as backdrop for her show to a housing project in Paris. And then there’s the way she tells her models to smile. What fun…
It’s the great sociological question of the week: Is there a distinct Chicago style? It’s time again for the city’s annual The Sartorialist; he has been in Paris and has great street style shots.). But do we have the same thing in Chicago? I thought about that as I waited for the 65 Grand bus … Read more
Upscale Prep The much anticipated Tory Burch (66 E. Walton St.; 312-280-0010, fashionfocuschicago.com for a full list of events and shopping tours, or check out two of the highlights listed below. One of the best events of the week is Gen Art’s Shop Chicago, relocated this year from Union Station to Millennium Park (55 N. … Read more
The week of runway shows featuring Chicago fashion begins October 9th and runs through the 14th.
