Window watching
During my morning walk from the train to the office, I’m fairly oblivious to my surroundings (just ask any of a number of my friends who have seen me on the street, waved or yelled my name and were met with zero response). But the fashion-y mannequins that have popped up in the windows of the Hard Rock Hotel on Michigan Avenue were stunning enough to permeate my pre-coffee zombie state earlier this week.
Turns out the threads featured here are all by local designers (running from $120 to a lofty $720), selected to play off of the slick black interior of the hotel’s lobby. It’s the hotel’s attempt to revamp their image and foster a connection with local fashion, says Stephanie Niedospial, fashion program manager for the Stitches Fashion Program at the Chicago Entrepreneurial Center. Niedospial teamed up with the Mayor’s Fashion Council and eight Chicago designers to put together the display—and Macy’s volunteered their mannequins.
Our favorites: The summery striped top and shorts by Michelle Tan, who runs her own shop in Bucktown, and that sculptural black dress (center) by Abigail Glaum-Lathbury, who’s designs are stocked at Habit. Other designers featured include Soledad Designs, Serpico, Nora Marcella, Elise Bergman and Imaginary People.
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Lisa Arnett
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April 10, 2008 12:53 PM |
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