Fashion Focus Chicago

Fashion Focus Week is a week-long celebration of Chicago’s thriving fashion industry showcases some of its top designers and features runway shows in Millennium Park and fashion events at various locations around the city. This year’s event will take place October 15-20, 2013.

Next runway model’s career kicks off at Fashion Takes Flight

Fashion Takes Flight Runway Show

Fashion Takes Flight, a Fashion Focus Chicago headlining show, is the final challenge that the 5 Mario, Make Me A Model contestants have to face. Walking alongside professional runway models they have their chance to show why they belong on the catwalk.

Next Fashion 2012 a spectacular runway show at historical landmark

Next Fashion 2012 Runway Show

After making headlines last year, Next Fashion came back in 2012 during Fashion Focus Week Chicago. The show was once again a grand success featuring 12 designers with a special presentation from PAWS.

Dress Code showing student designers opens Fashion Focus Chicago

Dress Code Fashion Show

Each year the fashion schools in Chicago hand select the most talented of their students to show their collections at the Fashion Focus’ opening show called “Dress Code”. The show featured 20 of the soon to graduate up and coming fashion designers.

Spring eco-conscious styles shown at Vert Couture fashion show

Green initiatives and environment friendly products are a growing trend. No surprise that fashion has become a big part of the movement with designers producing eco-conscious and sustainable clothes. Some of these latest styles have been presented at the Vert Couture fashion show.

Chicago Fashion Incubator resident designers show spring collections

During the Fashion Focus Chicago 2011 week four headlining fashion shows were held at the Millennium Park. Presented by Macy’s, the first show was a fundraiser for Chicago Fashion Incubator, an organization that supports new and emerging designers.