Chicago This Week Episode 4
Pitchfork Music Festival 2018 fashion looks
By Katelyn Sabater Medill Reports In an age of social media and high-quality iPhone photography, music festivals have become the perfect backdrop for any fashionista’s post. Festivalgoers at Pitchfork 2018 didn’t let a rainy forecast or cloudy skies damper any chance of showing off their unique looks. The typical flower crown and boho dress were […]
Super Bowl Pop-Up Boutique Plays Up Local Brands
By Jenna West Reporting from Houston Super Bowl week showcases local fashion at pop-up boutique Launch. Houston designers displayed their unique looks and shared the inspiration behind them. [vimeo 202667756] Shoppers look at local brands at Houston pop-up boutique Launch. (Jenna West/MEDILL)
#WearWhiteToVote celebrates women’s suffrage struggle on Election Day
By Anna Foley Wearing white after Labor Day has long been considered a fashion faux pas in many circles. Yet Paola Aguilar is donning the out-of-season style today for a very specific reason: to pay tribute to the feminist movement when she casts her vote in the 2016 election. “As a feminist, I believe that […]
Urban Threads mixes fashion and youth outreach in Chicago
By Alexandra Whittaker Fledgling fashion designers dream of showing their work at high profile fashion weeks, whether in Chicago or Milan. It can take years for this to happen, but a group of Chicago high school students accomplished this last fall. The students showed at Chicago Fashion Week in the (PRO)jectUs Street Bias Fashion Show […]
Fashion and feminism: a Q&A with Muslim Iranian fashion blogger Hoda Katebi
By Alexandra Whittaker Most college students worry about grades and college life, but 20-year-old University of Chicago student Hoda Katebi is focused on social activism. With her popular fashion blog JooJoo Azad (“Free Bird” in Farsi) Katebi has worked since the blog’s launch in 2013 to change the media’s portrayal of Middle-Eastern, hijab-wearing Muslim women […]
Fashion illustration: walking the line between art and craft
By Alexandra Whittaker A recent resurgence of fashion illustrators at New York Fashion Week shows like Prabal Gurung and Gucci has forced fashion illustration back into the spotlight. With illustration jobs at retail stores like Macy’s and more robust programs for fashion illustration at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the city’s fashion […]
American Industrial Chic: Caterpillar Lifestyle Apparel Launches in Pakistan
By Kat Lonsdorf and Patrick Martin KARACHI, PAKISTAN – Shanza Jamin, 23, stood in a bright yellow jumpsuit in the middle of Dolmen Mall Clifton, a multi-story trendy shopping mall on the banks of the Arabian Sea in Karachi, Pakistan. Nine other young women, all dressed in the same matching jumpsuit, gathered around her, sitting or […]
Oscars red carpet lacks diversity
By Alexandra Whittaker Although Hollywood stars dressed to impress for the red carpet before Sunday’s 2016 Oscars telecast, many failed to dazzle. A few stars stood out among the conservatively dressed crowd, but most played it safe by sticking to darker colors and designers they wore before. Armani Prive gowns dominated the red carpet, which […]
Carolina Herrera goes monochromatic in fall/winter fashion week show
By Alexandra Whittaker When most major fashion designers create their looks for New York Fashion Week, they have a specific idea or theme in mind. But this year, design powerhouse Carolina Herrera decided to go in a different direction. Herrera’s fall/winter 2016 ready-to-wear collection, shown at The Frick Collection’s tranquil garden courtyard in New York […]
