Chicagoist: Chicago Moves Fashion Forward

blahgeetsa

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:35:13 -0600

Amen on those dang gauchos. To boot, half the ladies that wear them don't do the 'behind' test - looking at their rear in a mirror and making sure those gauchos are flattering their curves....now, can we bring those Gap cotton capri pants back? Thanks!

dave

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:04:48 -0600

Emmy, sounds like you're talking about Sears/KMart ... how does that constitute fashion? I'm not saying that because it's cheap it can't be fashionable (Target seems to be doing well with that), but there's a difference between "fashion" and "apparel," and Sears/KMart does the latter. Moving Sears/KMart's design department to NYC is hardly going to uproot Chicago's design potential.

Emmy

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:37:02 -0600

This seems to be too little too late. The in-house design department, at one of Chicago's major retail headquaters, just relocated its entire office to a New York location a few months ago. The desicion was made in an effort "to attract talented designers." Chicago just lost another opportunity for new design students - I wonder how Mrs.Turner plans on getting that talent back to Chicago?

Mr. Smith

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:02:33 -0600

Thanks, Bill. I'd like to take this opportunity to announce my T-Shirts For Tots program so that the young people of Chicago can begin to exhibit my unique sartorial splendor before they're even out of diapers.

RDuffy

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:27:01 -0600

Sweet. Finally the rest of the world will see just how HOT 3 year old Uggs and your former frat boyfriend's Big 10 sweatshirt REALLY ARE! FTW!

geekgrrl

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:54:39 -0600

hafta agree with mixa there. i was walking behind a model one day wearing 4%-body-fat-hugging gauchos. the effect was nothing short of hypnotic.

ragazza

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:05:18 -0600

The question is, why is the Tribune just covering this NOW? She was hired in June. There was even an article on Time.com weeks ago.

Sir Mix-A-Lot

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:50:40 -0600

More gaucho bashin', eh? All I'm sayin' is...depends on the particular gaucho wearer. Some of them hunnies even make white boys have to shout! (PS What happened to my career?)

geekgrrl

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:33:37 -0600

what kind of czar are we talking, Bill? ;p

Bill V

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:38:04 -0600

I was sure that this czar position would go to either Mr. Smith or Tankboy. What went wrong?

geekgrrl

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:35:43 -0600

a fashion constituency is only as good as the folk who use - not abuse - it. if this city's female citizenry don't stop slouching and pooching their paunches all over the place, it will all be for naught. stand the fuck up straight, girls!!