Thursday, September 15, 2022
It was a hot, late summer Saturday, and my son and I had come to the Chicago Botanic Garden for an outdoor playdate with some friends. To our surprise and […]
The post Marching for joy app…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 06:48PMSaturday, September 3, 2022
Modernity and tradition. Relaxation and tension. Chaos and order. Yin and yang—roughly speaking. These are complementary universal forces that can easily lose balance and therefore create …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThursday, August 18, 2022
Nothing like an opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art to showcase the exceptional style Chicagoans have, in all their diversity. The festivities in May celebrating artist Nick Cave’s s…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 06:33PMThursday, August 4, 2022
Clothing reseller Sasha Smith, 20, claims to dress like a “pink 2000s bimbo Harajuku ballerina.” She’s inspired by dolls, the Playboy universe, and the now-defunct Japanese street styl…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 06:47PMFriday, July 8, 2022
“I kinda got it on a whim,” says Alexis P. Morgan, 30, about the dazzling two-piece ensemble she purchased from Boohoo. “I normally don’t get super colorful things, but I’ve been b…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:10AMWednesday, June 22, 2022
“I like to go for anything that draws attention and is kinda funky and out there,” says 20-year-old Joey Prette, already a senior stylist at Free People and a musical theater student at …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:42PMTuesday, June 14, 2022
Our contributor Isa Giallorenzo attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s fashion show in May. The annual event returned to an in-person format this year (the theme: “Human…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:59PMMonday, June 13, 2022
The long-awaited School of the Art Institute of Chicago fashion show was back in May after a two-year hiatus brought on by COVID-19. In the previous pandemic years students presented their w…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 05:59PMWednesday, May 25, 2022
At the end of April, The Curio and the Chicago Fashion Coalition joined forces to promote a networking event for the local fashion crowd at Chop Shop in Wicker Park. The turnout was truly im…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:49PMThursday, May 12, 2022
Walking down North Avenue with his bulky Home Depot purchases in tow, George Blakemore sparkled in a glistening metallic-toned ensemble he painted himself. “I think that we all are artists…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:14PMTuesday, February 25, 2020
Nigerian-born, London-based fashion designer Duro Olowu curates one of the MCA’s largest shows ever filled with local treasures.
Museums can often feel like a …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:15PMThursday, May 2, 2019
Clean style, full heart, can’t lose
"No matter if you're stunting, tumbling, jumping, or sitting on the sidelines, you always need to look clean, tight, and c…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThursday, April 11, 2019
This south side children’s boutique satisfies your thirst for denim.
"I want all the kids to be super cool!" says Aisha Burris, owner of Kool Kidz 2144 in Bev…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThursday, April 4, 2019
A rapper’s style starts with his shoes.
"I call my style 'SlightFlex,' which means doing the most and nothing at all simultaneously," says Corey Henderson, 29…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMSaturday, March 23, 2019
A poet uses fashion like an open mike.
"I always think of this coat and vest combination as being almost 'ninja' in feeling," says Jenene Ravesloot, who was pho…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMTuesday, March 19, 2019
Farm-to-table isn't just for restaurants anymore.
Field & florist, which opened in 2017 in a charming basement in Wicker Park on Division just east of Damen,…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMTuesday, March 12, 2019
How one visual artist's look channels the power of nonhuman companions
"Faux fur, snake skin, hooflike heels, and other abstract signifiers of animality have pl…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:24PM 
