FASHION FOCUS 2009 SCHEDULE

Make sure to catch Fashion Focus 2009 starting October 22!  Check out the schedule of events.

Headlining Runway Shows:

Macy’s presents the Designers of Chicago
Thursday October 22, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Millennium Park – Chase Promenade North

Dress Code
Friday October 23, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Millennium Park – Chase Promenade North

Gen Art’s Fresh Faces in Fashion
Saturday October 24, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Millennium Park – Chase Promenade North

Vert Couture, Springtime in Chicago: An Evening of Fabulous Eco-Fashion and Environmental Responsibility
Sunday October 25, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center – Yates Gallery, 77 E. Randolph St

Designer Runway Shows:

Invention and the Obsolete: Abigail Glaum Lathbury
Thursday October 22, 2009, 9:00 p.m.
Prarie Productions, 1314 W Randolph St.

Horacio Nieto/Arlo Menswear
Friday October 23, 2009, 9:00 p.m.
EnVent Studio, 1376 W. Carroll Ave.
Le Jardin de L’Amour, Borris Powell Design Spring 2010 Collection
Saturday October 24, 2009, 9:00 p.m.
EnVent Chicago, 344 N. Ogden Ave.

Shopping Events:

Independent Retail Week’s Hot Spot
Monday October 19 , 2009, 5 – 7 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St

Fashion Fix: Squasht by Les Fall-Winter Collection Trunk Show
Thursday October 22, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Style Stop, 72 E. Randolph St

Elda De La Rosa
Thursday October 22, 2009, 4 – 6 p.m.
Style Stop, 72 E. Randolph St

Independent Retail Week’s Hot Spot
Friday October 23, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Watertower Pumping Station, 806 N. Michigan Ave
Fall Shopping Extravaganza
Friday October 23, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Style Stop, 72 E. Randolph St

Fashion Focus: Local Designers Emerge for the Cure
Friday October 23 – 24, 2009, 12 – 7 pm
Heidi Hess Showroom., 210 N Halsted

Tassels and Fringe
Friday October 23, 2009, 4:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Ellie Thompson + Co., 8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 2203

Technicolor Lover
Saturday Oct 24, 2009, 10:00 am – 6:00 p.m.
Harris Theater Rooftop, 201 E. Randolph St

TZEN Couture Jewelry Trunk Show
Saturday October 24, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Style Stop, 72 E Randolph St.

Veronica Riley Martens Vintage Jewelry Trunk Show
Saturday October 24, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Clever Alice, 1920 N. Damen Ave.

Silver Elements Collection
Saturday October 24, 2009, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave.

Julia Failey Jewelry at Grasshopper 510
Saturday October 24, 2009, 12:00 p.m. – 4p.m.
Grasshopper 510, 1944 N. Damen Ave.

Boudoir, Bourgeois and Boheme: Elise Bergman Fashion Installation
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Fashion presentation at 3:00 p.m.
Roslyn, 2035 N. Damen Ave.
Modahnik Debut
Saturday October 24, 2009, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Style Stop, 72 E Randolph St.
Pick Your Poison presented by B Boutique
Saturday October 24, 2009, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Poison Cup Wine and Art Boutique, 1114 W. Armitage Ave
Sporty Chic – Fashion, Comfort and Style in Peachy Tan Resort and Active Wear
Saturday October 25, 2009, 11 am – 1 pm
Style Stop, 72 E Randolph St

Industry Seminars

International Sourcing – the Ins and Outs of Getting Your Product Sourced, Produced & Delivered
Sunday October 25, 2009, 10 am
Chicago Cultural Center

The Ultimate Design Challenge: Finding a Job
Sunday October 25, 2009, 12 Noon
Chicago Cultural Center

Meet The Designers
Sunday October 25, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center

Marketing and Sales Strategies in Today’s Environment
Sunday October 25, 2009, 4:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center

Other Events

The Nature of Diamonds
October 23, 2009 – March 28, 2010, Daily 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (last admission at 4:00 p.m.), Closed Christmas Day

The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive