Chicago: Hilfiger Gets Focused

During a press conference earlier this week, Chicago’s Mayor, Richard Daley, announced a very special treat for the city’s fashion industry.
Daley, an advocate of procuring Chicago’s style scene, stated that he had appointed Tommy Hilfiger as Master Designer the Chicago fashion incubator. The incubator, housed in Macy’s, guides 6 up-an-coming, local designers on their paths to
Hilfiger’s participation was part of the larger announcement thatFashion Focus Chicago, a four-day celebration of Chicago’s thrivingfashion industry, returns for a fifth year from Thursday, October 22through Sunday, October 25. Fashion Focus Chicago showcases some of thecity’s top designers and features runway shows in Millennium Park,shopping events, student designer events, and industry seminars.
The Millennium Park runway show line up includes Macy’s Designers ofChicago, Dress Code: The Chicago Design Schools Show, and Gen Art’sFresh Faces in Fashion.  The independent designer runway shows featurethe lines of Michael Allen Stein, Organik Revolution, and Horacio Nieto.
The Millennium Park runway show line up includes Macy’s Designers ofChicago, Dress Code: The Chicago Design Schools Show, and Gen Art’sFresh Faces in Fashion.  The independent designer runway shows featurethe lines of Michael Allen Stein, Organik Revolution, and Horacio Nieto.
Chicago boasts more than 400 designers and 375 independent fashion boutiques.