| 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
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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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Chicago's Top 100 Events, Fashion Focus 2008, Stylemax, Macy's Glamorama, Shop Chicago, Rush University Medical Center, Gold Coast Fashion Awards Show, McCormick Boys & Girls Club Fashion Show, A Day on the Terrace Fashion Show, Night of Stars Gala, Nordstrom |
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| EVENT REPORT 10.08.08 1:26 PM |
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Unicef Benefit Mixes Wine and Nordstrom Shoe Shopping
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 | The Wine, Women, & Shoes event
Photo: Gail Pollard Photography
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On Thursday evening, more than 700 guests filtered through the back entrance of the River East Art Center for the third annual Wine, Women, & Shoes fund-raiser hosted by the Midwest regional office of the U.S. Fund for Unicef. The back entrance helped keep the general admission ticket holders on the main floor, allowing the V.I.P. ticket holders (distinguished by their pink rubber bracelets) exclusive access to the upstairs area, where a selection of designer handbags and shoes from sponsoring partner Nordstrom could be found.
Maggie Daley returned as this year’s honorary chair (she also chaired the Museum of Science and Industry's Columbian Ball), while Judy Fitzgerald of Macquarie Real Estate and Joe Silich of Morgan Stanley served as co-chairs of the shopping event, fashion show, and cocktail party. Eight Unicef executive committee members and a host committee of 35 began planning the benefit in March, and an additional 62 volunteers helped out the night of the fund-raiser.
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| TOP 100 EVENTS 07.07.08 10:00 AM |
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Chicago's Top Fashion Industry Events 2008
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 | Macy's Glamorama
Photo: Courtesy of Macy's East Media Relations |
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1. Fashion Focus Chicago
Michelle Tan, Lara Miller, and Orlando Espinoza were just a few of the 100 local designers featured in last year’s October style showcase, presented by the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Designed to promote Chicago’s burgeoning fashion scene, the weeklong event features runway shows, shopping tours, seminars, and fashion installations. More than 35,000 people came out for the 2007 activities, which saw high-profile runway events in Millennium Park, while smaller events took place in a variety of venues across the city. Fashion Focus 2008 will be held in October.
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Chicago's Top 100 Events, City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs, Rush University Medical Center, Children's Memorial Hospital, Boys & Girls Clubs, McCormick Foundation, Service Club of Chicago, Fashion Group International, Art Institute of Chicago, Costume Council of the Chicago Historical Society, Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, CS Magazine, Nordstrom, Macy's, Gen Art |
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| EVENT REPORT 06.26.08 11:10 AM |
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Nordstrom Previews Fall Fashions at History Museum
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 | Nordstrom's Designer Preview
Photo: BizBash |
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On Wednesday, fall collections from designers like Stella McCartney and Nina Ricci hit the floor at Nordstrom, and on Tuesday night, 425 of the store's best local customers (along with members of the fashion press) got a sneak peek at the fashions. Held at the Chicago History Museum, the evening, dubbed the Nordstrom Designer Preview, benefited the Costume Council of the Chicago Historical Society and included a buffet dinner and dessert reception, a fashion show, and shopping at a temporary boutique set up within the museum.
"The highlight of the event is the tented runway fashion show of the best fall designer collections from Milan, Paris, and New York," said Nordstrom event coordinator Mary Schultz. The build-out for the event began on Sunday night, when staffers from HDO Tenting arrived at the museum to begin setting up the peaked white tent that covered the back lawn. Designers from Ivan Carlson also began their work on Sunday, implementing a sound system and a lighting scheme that would highlight fashions in red and blue during the show.
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Nordstrom, Costume Council of the Chicago Historical Society |
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