CHICAGO (CBS)— Chicago-area designers are already gearing up for the town's first official Trend Week.
The inaugural occasion gained't be till October, however they’re already beginning to work on their collections for the exhibits.
A designer takes a glance inside her studio as she prepares to point out her new assortment on opening night time.
You’ll be able to't discover materials like this wherever besides at Sheila Rashid's studio in Little Village.
“The designers right here simply must create, carve their very own house, prefer it doesn't matter what different designers are doing. We simply do our factor,” he mentioned.
Typically that “factor” seems like a collage of previous black hair journal photographs from the '90s to make your personal denim.
“In each assortment, I attempt to discover one thing that conjures up me, and my final assortment, Good Hair Day, was impressed by my mother. I grew up within the salon.”
For almost twenty years, Rashid has been designing and creating a definite look, one she says is made to mirror Chicago from her perspective.
“I really feel like we now have our personal subculture, you already know, that's not recognized for that, however understanding that my type very a lot displays the town, that's necessary to me. I really feel like I'm, you already know, an epitome of, you already know, simply being right here,” he mentioned.
It makes use of daring colours and loads of denim to create unisex workwear suited to the town's fickle climate and elegance quirks.
“I believe Chicago vogue is fairly monotonous, we like our outfits, we wish to match. You recognize, we like our type monochromatic and we now have all 4 seasons.”
Her collections have caught the eye of Chicagoans and celebrities alike. Zendaya, Bella Hadid, Lena Waithe and Likelihood the Rapper have worn his designs. What she is going to carry to Chicago Trend Week has not been seen on any crimson carpet or on Instagram.
“I'm most likely going to current one thing I've by no means carried out earlier than. I'm going to do a brand new assortment,” he mentioned.
One thing distinctly Chicago for a vogue week that Rashid believes will completely elevate the town's vogue scene.
“I hope it brings one thing yearly to the town as a result of nothing has actually caught, like, oh, that is for vogue, that is for Chicago vogue, and I really feel like, this actually speaks to me.”
The official Chicago Trend Week, supported by the town and Select Chicago, will happen citywide from October 9-12.
The total checklist of native designers may be discovered at chicagofashionweek.com.