| TOP 100 EVENTS 07.07.09 3:39 PM |
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Chicago's Top Fashion & Retail Industry Events 2009
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 | Vatit Itthi's runway show during Fashion Focus
Photo: Patrick Pyszka/City of Chicago |
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1. Fashion Focus
Presented by Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs, Fashion Focus draws an average 35,000 guests each year. The four-day event promotes local designers through runway shows, shopping tours, fashion installations, and seminars. The 2009 Fashion Focus will take place this fall.
2. StyleMax
This trade show caters to buyers of women’s apparel and accessories, setting up shop at the Merchandise Mart for four weekend-long events each year. The shows typically display lines from some 4,000 designers, and opening-night festivities feature fashion shows and cocktails.
3. Macy’s Glamorama
Cyndi Lauper headlined last year’s ’80s-themed Glamorama. Some 3,000 guests attended the event, which features a fashion show at the Chicago Theatre and an over-the-top after-party at Macy’s on State Street. The 2009 Glamorama is scheduled for fall.
4. Shop Chicago
Gen Art Chicago presents Shop Chicago, an event that brings 60 to 75 accessory and apparel vendors to Union Station. The daylong shopping fest, which typically draws 3,000 attendees took place March 21.
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| NEWS 09.25.08 1:13 PM |
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O'Hare Runway Show Kicks Off Fashion Focus Chicago
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First, the After School Matters benefit took place on a new airport runway, and now O'Hare International Airport will once again be the site of a large-scale event. Fashion Focus Chicago, a series of events showcasing the city's fashion talent, kicks off with a fashion show and installation at O'Hare on Friday.
In a partnership between the Chicago Department of Aviation and the Chicago Office of Tourism, "Chicago Fashion in the Airport" will feature several fashion shows that move to different terminals throughout the day while promoting the work of local designers. The on-site fashion exhibition will feature clothing displays and house a "fashion concierge," an information desk where visitors can inquire about Chicago’s shopping scene through October 10.
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| NEWS 06.16.08 5:41 PM |
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Mayor Daley and Pete Wentz Announce Fashion Focus 2008 Details
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This morning, the Department of Cultural Affairs hosted a press conference to announce the details of Fashion Focus 2008, which will take place October 1 through October 8 and celebrate local fashion with runway shows, free seminars, and a slew of parties that will be held throughout the city.
Inside the Hard Rock Hotel's Fender Ballroom today, speakers including Mayor Richard Daley and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz addressed an audience that included local fashion writers, designers, and a very pregnant Ashlee Simpson. The mayor said that the week will focus on greening with a temporary museum of sustainable style. Dubbed M.O.S.S., the museum will overtake a furniture design studio in Fulton Market and will showcase green clothing, accessories, and furniture from local designers.
Wentz—a Wilmette native—took the opportunity to announce that he will showcase pieces from his clothing line, Clandestine Industries, during this year's fashion shows. Other new features of 2008's weeklong event will include beauty lounges from sponsor Lancôme and a fashion show featuring the work of student designers. —Jenny Berg
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