After walking up three flights of stairs in high heels at the LaSalle Power Company before realizing that there was an elevator directly to the right of the entrance, I found my way inside Factor Women and Chosen Management’s fashion show on Thursday, April 21st showcasing their new models, aptly called A New Generation of [...]
Qlix would like to introduce you to our newest contributing writer Melina Jancovic. Melina is the clever creator of The Fanatical Fashionist, and this article/interview/viral thoughts/etc. happens to be a first for Melina on the Qlix set…so be kind.
Despite getting lost on the way to Columbia College’s Red Hot Runway fashion show [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I had was contacted and personally invited by the Chicago editor of Laundry Magazine, Samm Mackin to an up and coming designer amongst the fashion community in Chicago…Christina Yi, fashion show at Lumen. Lumen is a night club situated in the West Loop. Now, I’m really not a big fan [...]
Though the Chicago Zine Fest has come and going, I want to take this time to thank Jared Hatch, editor of Racked Chicago, for featuring us this past Friday, as the zine to watch!
Last month, Threadless celebrated their 10th birthday with a meet and greet at the MCA bookstore. I, being an editor who is highly selective of who I personally interview, welcomed the opportunity to interview co-founder Jake Nickell when I found out he would be in attendance.
Jake Nickell is only half the dynamic duo [...]
Last night, Qlix attended Dress Code as part of Chicago Fashion Focus. The top students from the design schools of Chicago showed a few looks each, that consisted of their best work and original spin on fashion. Schools that participated included: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, The Illinois Institute of [...]
Earlier today, I attended the Studio 808 Accessory Style Lounge at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago. We posted about the event earlier in the week (see here). Emerging accessory designers in the Chicago area had their Fall 2010 and/or Spring 2011 collections on display throughout the day. When I attended New York Fashion Week [...]
Last night’s event initiated the start of Fashion Focus week in Chicago. The headlining runway show hosted by Macy’s and CS Magazine was held in Millennium Park’s Chase Promenade and featured the 2011 Spring Collections of 13 different emerging designers, which ranged from lingerie to menswear. The designers included in this aesthetic culmination [...]
Last night, Qlix attended the Mayor’s Fashion Council of Chicago official kick off party for the 6th annual Chicago Fashion Focus. This event was at Altitude, on the 33rd floor of the W Hotel, on Lakeshore Drive. We enjoyed a night of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while listening to the beats of DJ Matt Roan. [...]
Ok peoples here is the second batch of photos for the Qlix “intro” party that took place at JBar last Wednesday evening, Sept. 22nd. Once again I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to the following sponsors/partners of this event:
JBar @ The James, The Tale of Two Chefs, High Style Marketing & [...]
