Spotlight on Leah Fagan

Did you see our very own Leah Fagan of PELOTON on Boutiqueville.com by New City? Thanks again Nicole Briese for another great interview of CFI 2010 DIR!

http://boutiqueville.com/2010/08/10/by-design-peloton/

Glamorama

Macy’s Passport invites you to attend 2010’s Glamorama on August 18th at 8:30pm. This event features fashions from world renowned designers Marc Jacobs, Sonia Rykiel, Issey Miyake, Just Cavalli, Sportmax, Philosophy Di Alberta Ferretti, Tommy Hilfiger, Material Girl, Jezebel, Felina, 2(X)ist, and Jean Paul Gaultier. This years event benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana.

For more inforamation visit macys.com/glamorama

Open House in Qlix Mag

Thanks Qlix magazine for the great coverage of our open house last month. If you missed the meet-and-greet, check out the story below.

http://qlixmag.com/2010/08/03/intern-tanious-chicago-fashion-incubator-meet-and-greet/

CFI Opens Its Doors to the Public

Thank you for all who came out and joined us at our open house, it was a real success!
CFI started the day with our monthly board meeting and then opened the doors to the public to show off the space and the amazingly talented 2010 Designers in Residence.
Thanks again POP CHIPS, FUZE, KIND SNACKS, and SMART WATER for poviding us and our guests with snacks for the afternoon.
For those of you who were unable to attend or are out of town, please stay tuned for our website launch in mid August at http://www.chicagofashionincubator.org/

ABC 7 Gives Shout to CFI Alum

Thank you ABC for highlighting our CFI Alum, Anna Hovet and Evil Kitty, and their t-shirts!

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources&id=7562658

Nonnie Threads in the Spotlight

Nicole Briese interviews 2010 DIR Jonnie Rettele for New City's style blog, Boutiqueville.com.
Read Jonnie's profile here and learn more about her line, Nonnie Threads.

CFI Alum at Sidewalk Sale

Come out and support our local Chicago talent!  Shop local designer collections including pieces from some of the CFI DIR and Alumni!  Sponsored by Fashion Focus Chicago this is the fourth annual sidewalk sale and is a part of the Mayor's Fashion Initiative which helps to support the over 400 local designers here in Chicago.  To learn more about the local fashion industry and the sidewalk sale visit http://www.chicagofashionresource.com/