Archive for 2008
A Critique of Chicago Student Fashion Show (Dress Code, Fashion Focus)
Posh, elite, And totally fierce-bitchy, the designers of the future showcase their work in a student fashion show sponsored by Dress Code as a part of Fashion Focus Chicago 2008. Four schools presented four designers each to make this highly publicized event an interesting spectacle. First to hit the runway was The School of the Art Institute Chicago. [...]
Thoughts on a Rainy Day…
I woke up this morning in Edgewater. Happy and in a hurry. It was a dark and gloomy silent storm of water. I over compensated the forecast and found myself struggling in snow gear. I love my new boots. As I crossed the dangerous puddles on the sidewalks, I found myself in the midst of children rushing [...]
Style in Chicago
Every morning, if it is a normal morning, I ask myself, “What do I want to tell the world today?” It is a silly question, but a necessary question because it is the question that keeps me from walking out naked. Every morning, if it is a normal morning, I give great thought to what I will [...]
Me Quintin, You Jackass
Everyday, I make it a point to go to a window and stare out into the beautiful concrete jungle of cubic mountains, electric vines, and the endless river of corporate bodies. Neat and orderly, the Chicago skyline is an amazing spectacle but it is merely a pretty picture; an expensive body of work that [...]
