{"id":18107,"date":"2015-10-14T17:50:22","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T22:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=18107"},"modified":"2015-10-15T10:33:58","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T15:33:58","slug":"video-chicagos-fashion-week-made-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/video-chicagos-fashion-week-made-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Chicago&#8217;s Fashion Week &#8220;Made in Chicago&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Jasmine Cen<\/p>\n<p>The Art of Fashion 2015 highlighted Chicago\u2019s fashion week with local designers, slick looks and a push for neighborhood boutiques.<\/p>\n<p>StyleChicago.com organized the runway show to present work created by 11 Chicago-based designers included Borris Powell, Shernett Swaby, La Nisay, J.Toor, Alyce Paris and others.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div style=\"align: center;\">\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: Chicago Fashion Week &amp;quot;Made in Chicago&amp;quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/142443494?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Chicago&#8217;s 2015 runway show highlighted talented local designers. (Story by Jasmine Cen\/Medill. Videography by Jasmine Cen and Yushun Wang)<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI want to see what they can offer. You know, what younger stylist and fashion designer are bringing to Chicago,\u201d said Ausrine Kerr, an artist from Evanston who was at the show.<\/p>\n<p>J.Toor, a local men\u2019s suit brand, won audience popularity with a suave mix of British heritage-inspired looks and city style. When J.Toor\u2019s logo lightened up on the screen, the audience welcomed the models with louder cheers and applause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, it is one thing to go from concept to design, and to style it. But when you actually see it on the runway and in front of the crowd, there is nothing like it,\u201d said Diana McCarthy after the show. McCarthy is one of the three designers from J. Toor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18279\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-14-at-3.38.48-PM.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18279\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-14-at-3.38.48-PM-300x168.png\" alt=\"Chicago Designer Michael Alan Stein featured his latest collection at the Art of Fashion 2015 runway show. 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(By Jasmine Cen\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ricorso\u2019s theme for the runway show was \u201cbe timeless.\u201d He featured everyday outfits for women. One collection emphasized floral prints while another glamorized subdued colors. Alyce Paris showed a collection of mermaid evening gowns.<\/p>\n<p>The runway show fashions came up for sale on Oct. 10. This year\u2019s attendance outperformed last year, with 15,000 people visiting those two events, according to Johnathan Smith, the founder and CEO of StyleChicago.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the designers were better this year. I think the weather was better. It probably didn\u2019t hurt that the Chicago Marathon was in town. It exposed our designers to a whole new group of people,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n<p>The runway show was just a part of the Fashion Focus CHIcago premier events hosted by Chicago\u2019s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) between Oct. 4 and 13.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 10th anniversary of Chicago\u2019s fashion week. With the city\u2019s initiative, the DCASE put more effort to amplify the local brands and designers in this year\u2019s events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a part of the festival, we are inviting those who are visiting Chicago, as well as Chicagoans, to go out to the neighborhoods and see boutiques in Wicker Park and Bucktown, Bronzeville, Lincoln Park, River North,\u201d said Tonya Gross, program director of fashion and culinary at DCASE, \u201cExtending that invitation out to the neighborhoods where great designers happen as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, the fashion focus week brought in the Council of Fashion Designs of America (CFDA) for an exclusive event. The council includes Michael Kors, Vera Wang and the other pioneers in the fashion industry.<\/p>\n<p>This exclusive event provides local designers with opportunities to present look books to the council. Selected designers will be able to bring their brands to the other major fashion events in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre we encouraging people to come to Chicago to shopping? Absolutely. So this is where the city come into assist so that we can help to spotlight the designers that are showcasing in Millennium Park,\u201d said Gross.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Fashions by Borris Powell (Jasmine Cen\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jasmine Cen The Art of Fashion 2015 highlighted Chicago\u2019s fashion week with local designers, slick looks and a push for neighborhood boutiques. 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