Students’ Designs Hit The Runway At Fashion Focus Chicago

by Rachel Yeomans
Photos taken by: Stefan Klapko

Fashion-followers love knowing what the newest trend is, where the hottest runway show is, and of course who the “it” designer is. Chicagoaons were able to get a preview of some hot designer potentials even before they received their college diplomas.
Friday evening during Fashion Focus Chicago, 20 design students from four Chicago colleges strutted their stuff by showcasing collections worthy of cum laude during the runway show, Dress Code.
Each college featured five design students showcasing their collections. Columbia College Chicago paraded cinched waists, muted [...]

Fashion Focus Chicago Kicks Off with Macy’s Runway Show

by Rachel Yeomans
Photos by: Abigal Harenberg
Chicago has been faced with a profound conundrum. The Marshall Field flagship store on State Street was officially taken over in September 2006, and is now known as Macy’s on State Street. Chicago is a stubborn city, and does not take to change well. As a Chicagoan myself, I admittedly still call the flagship Marshall Field’s, just as I replace U.S. Cellular Field with Comiskey Park, and most recently Willis Tower with its rightful namesake: Sears Tower.
However as stubborn as Chicagoans may be, fault was incredibly difficult to find during the Macy’s runway show to [...]