Fashion Focus CHICago
4 - 12 October 2015
Photos courtesy of the City of Chicago and African Fashion Week Chicago (2)
Fashion Focus CHICago will celebrate the City’s fashion industry
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) will collaborate with the prestigious Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) for the 10th anniversary of the City of Chicago’s fashion initiative. Fashion Focus CHICago, October 4–12, will feature a week of runway shows, neighborhood shopping events and more for the general public—as well as a Look Book Review program for industry professionals with members of the CFDA, DCASE and the Mayor’s Fashion Council.
“The participation of the Council of Fashion Designers of America as a part of this year’s celebration provides Chicago’s fashion designers with a phenomenal opportunity,” said Michelle T. Boone, Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. “Chicago boasts a burgeoning creative sector, with a thriving fashion industry, and this new partnership with CFDA is a wonderful endorsement of—and support for—our many talented designers and makers.”
The Council of Fashion Designers of America will participate in an invitation-only Look Book Review, with a panel of experts in men’s and women’s accessories and apparel providing feedback to up to 20 local designers on Wednesday, October 7. Participants were selected based on the following criteria: design menswear, womenswear or accessories; conduct primary business operations within the United States; be in business for a minimum of two years and produce seasonal collections. A select group of the participating designers will be given the opportunity to be highlighted at various fashion events in 2016.
“The Council of Fashion Designers of America is delighted to support this program and meet Chicago’s most talented designers during Fashion Focus CHICago,” said Lisa Smilor, Executive Vice President of the CFDA.
Photo courtesy of the City of Chicago (Click to enlarge)
Sunday, October 4 – Monday, October 12
Fashion Focus CHICago – Various Locations
Chicago’s fashion week, Fashion Focus CHICago, will shine a spotlight on Chicago’s fashion industry with a citywide celebration. The nine-day event will feature a shopping festival along with runway events with fashion businesses in various neighborhoods and Chicago’s Loop. Other highlights include: youth-based professional development workshops with Latino Fashion Week; Style Bias, a runway program presented through a collaboration with YOUmedia, Commonwealth and Donda’s House; and showcases by African Fashion Week Chicago, NEXT Fashion Chicago, StyleChicago.com and Haiti Fashion Week.
Admission is free unless otherwise noted. For a full schedule of events and information on ticketing and reservations, please visit fashionfocuschicago.org
Sunday, October 4
Latino Fashion Week presents Youth Fashion Day at Block Thirty Seven
Block Thirty Seven
108 N. State St., 3rd Floor
2–5 p.m.
Presented by Latino Fashion Week, the Youth Fashion Day at Block Thirty Seven will feature fashion skills workshops for 12- to 19-year-olds, including an AWSUM (Amazing-Wonderful-Super-Unique-Me) Panel, motivational speakers and a Style Wars fashion challenge by (PRO)jectUS. An event highlight will be a performance by the Ángel Quinceañeras dancers with a runway show featuring the latest in style and Quinceañera dresses by celebrity designer Adan Terriquez. Admission is free, but registration is required. For registration information, please visit LatinoFashionWk.com/Tickets.
Photo courtesy of African Fashion Week Chicago
Monday, October 5
Our Fashion, Our Heritage: Haiti Fashion Week Preview
Block Thirty Seven
108 N. State St., 3rd Floor
Noon–6 p.m. shopping
6:30 p.m. ticketed runway
Hitting the Chicago runway for the first time, Haiti Fashion Week will host a runway and selling event with its top designers. The “Our Fashion, Our Heritage” theme will cover 500 years of Haiti’s existence with a modern twist to appeal to a 21st century audience. The shopping event is free and general admission for the runway event is $15. VIP tickets are $25 and includes a swag bag. To purchase tickets, visit fashionfocuschicago.org.
Shops by African Fashion Week Chicago
Block Thirty Seven
108 N. State St., 3rd Floor
10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Meet the designers from African Fashion Week Chicago and shop the collections from the September runway shows. For complete details for this free shopping event, visit fashionfocuschicago.org.
Miglio Di Mario Uomo Fall 2015 Showcase
Bronzeville: 436 E. 47th St.
10 a.m.–7 p.m.
Stop and shop Fall 2015 fabrics and silhouettes for men’s apparel and accessories in the showroom of custom suit maker Bruce Gage of Miglio Di Mario Uomo. Admission is free. For more information, visit Facebook.com/MiglioDiMarioUomo.
Photo courtesy of the City of Chicago
Wednesday, October 7
NEXT Fashion Chicago 2015
Block Thirty Seven
108 N. State St., 3rd Floor
5:30–9 p.m. shopping
6 p.m. runway event
This European-style runway spectacular, now in its fourth season, will feature established and emerging designers. The evening will include the "NEXT GENERATION Fashion Design Challenge," award presentations, special guests and more! For tickets and additional information, visit nextfashionchicago.com.
Thursday, October 8
Virgin Hotels Chicago presents Chicago Fashion Incubator Designer Showcase
Virgin Hotels Chicago, The Commons Club
203 N. Wabash Ave.
5 p.m.
Virgin Hotels Chicago is thrilled to support young designers and to help enhance the fashion community in Chicago at a fashion event showcasing the work of 10 emerging, Chicago-based designers from the Chicago Fashion Incubator at Macy’s on State Street. Admission is free, but tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations may be requested by email: VHCFashionShow@skoogproductions.com.
(PRO)jectUS presents STYLE BIAS: Street Style | Fashion Presentation & Marketplace
Block Thirty Seven
108 N. State St., 3rd Floor
5–10 p.m. marketplace
6 p.m. fashion presentation
(PRO)jectUS presents the second annual Style Bias: Street Style Fashion Presentation and Marketplace featuring Chicago's next generation designers and artists along with established brands making up this year's runway program. The event begins at 5 p.m. with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, featuring “mocktails” for the under 21 crowd provided by The Violet Hour. This event is sponsored by Kenneth Cole and the Hive Chicago Fund for Connected Learning at the Chicago Community Trust. Admission is free, but registration is required. For registration information, please visit fashionfocuschicago.org.
Photo courtesy of the City of Chicago
Friday, October 9
StyleChicago.com presents the Art of Fashion Runway
Millennium Park, Chase Promenade
201 E. Randolph St.
6 p.m. VIP cocktail reception and red carpet
7:30 p.m. runway show
Back for its ninth season, this popular show will feature new Spring/Summer 2016 collections from 10 of Chicago’s finest designers. Designers include past favorites Calvin Tran and Shernett Swaby. To purchase tickets, visit StyleChicago.com.
Saturday, October 10
StyleChicago.com presents FashionChicago®
Millennium Park, Chase Promenade
201 E. Randolph St.
10 a.m.–6 p.m.
This shopping extravaganza features more than 30 of Chicago’s best apparel, jewelry and accessory designers. For a list of participating designers, visit FashionChicago.com or StyleChicago.com.
Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11
Northern Grade Menswear Selling Event
Wicker Park/Bucktown: The Chop Shop
2033 W. North Ave.
11 a.m.–7 p.m. Saturday
11 am.–5 p.m. Sunday
Northern Grade, the mobile menswear market, will feature vendors of products manufactured in the United States, including Chicago vendors Stock Manufacturing Co. and Field Notes. Items for sale include apparel, footwear, gear, games, paper goods, grooming supplies and much more.
Chicago Fashion Incubator Designer Shopping Event
Downtown/Loop: iD Chicago
375 W. Erie St
10 a.m.–6 p.m.
A fashion trunk show and selling event with the designers from the Chicago Fashion Incubator at Macy’s on State Street featuring past and current designers in residence Agnes Hamerlik, Lagi Nadeau, Olivia Hwang, Anna Brown, Alyssa Kahle, Shruti Kirti, Grace Lee-Lim, Masha Titievsky and Gabrielle Zwick. For more information, please visit: www.idchicago.com. Admission is free.
Photo courtesy of the City of Chicago
Fashion Focus CHICago is presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and programmed with the assistance of the Mayor’s Fashion Council. For more information on the City of Chicago’s fashion initiative and Fashion Focus CHICago, visit fashionfocuschicago.org or join the conversation on Facebook (Fashion Focus Chicago), Twitter, (@FashionFocus) and Instagram (@ChicagoDCASE #FashionFocus).
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is dedicated to enriching Chicago’s artistic vitality and cultural vibrancy. This includes fostering the development of Chicago’s non-profit arts sector, independent working artists and for-profit arts businesses; providing a framework to guide the City’s future cultural and economic growth, via the 2012 Chicago Cultural Plan; marketing the City’s cultural assets to a worldwide audience; and presenting high-quality, free and affordable cultural programs for residents and visitors.
See you in Chicago in October! :)
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