Chicago’s 2nd Annual Chicago Latino Fashion Week kicked off last night with a bang at Religion nightclub! The weeklong event will feature fashion shows by some of the rising and established Chicago designers, as well as national and international Latino designers, educational seminars, retail trunk shows, celebrity appearances and VIP parties at some of Chicago’ s hottest spots. There are two events this week which will raise funds for charitable organizations: The San Juan Fashion Group Show. [...]
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Here’s another event designed to both save you money and donate to a charitable cause! On September 20th, you can head over to Macy’s for the 3rd Annual “Shop for A Cause” day. Various charitable organizations are selling $5 savings passes which allow you to save between 10-20 percent on store merchandise. 100% of proceeds from the passes will benefit the organizations. In the past two years, this event has helped to raise over $19 [...]
Over the past few years, Chicago has really started to make some huge strides in the fashion industry. Mayor Daley has thrown his support behind local designers and boutiques as they seek to make an impact on our local style landscape. In 2006, the City of Chicago launched the Mayor’s Fashion Council to identify the current challenges facing designers who live and work in Chicago as well as advise on ways the city and industry can [...]
We’ve been having some crazy storms around in Chicag. My power AND water went out last night and haven’t yet been restored…So, I’m sitting inside Starbucks listening to Madonna and drinking coffee. Ah, city life! Anyways, as some of you know, the annual Glamorama shows are rapidly approaching! Glamorama is an crazy fashion show slash amazing fundraiser hosted in Chicago and Minneapolis. In addition to a choreographed runway show, energizing music, and videos, this year’s [...]
