This week's Free Shit column in the Reader points us to what sounds like a really fun event: Head over to Blick (42 S. State) today between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and they'll give you a free scarf to decorate. It's part of the Fashion Focus festivities, and students from the International Academy of Design & Technology will be on-hand to help you with your embellishment endeavors. Sounds like a good lunch hour to... more ›

It's Fashion Focus time again! Now in its third year, the six-day event will feature Chicago designers, shopping tours, fashion business seminars and will generally kick ass. The success of the event in the past few years has caught the attention of high-profile designers and attracted the industry to a city that has often been regarded as pretty low on the fashion totem pole. A quick survey of the streets on an average day might... more ›

You know why we love Chicago? Sometimes it feels as though we are living in one of those undiscovered destinations where only locals know the amazing surprises that await. We’ve had friends come into town, fully believing that Chicago is a city where people spend the day chomping on pizza and beef and going to sports games (and requisite crappy sports bars) while wearing grubby clothes. However, after a visit to the parts of the... more ›

Field’s, er, uh, Macy’s is at the crux of Chicago’s plan to become a fashion mecca. Earlier this year, Mayor Daley announced his support of promoting the fashion and design industry in Chicago. Today, the Sun-Times reports on the upcoming events that underscore this initiative. more ›

Chicagoist will fess up right now and say that of all of the things we are good at, keeping up with fashion trends is not one of them. We're classic dressers -- and snark never goes out of style. more ›