A showcase of handmade, avant-garde fashion lines from queer, Chicago-based designers.
Looks by nine designers with a range of experience levels, styles, and backgrounds. Doors at 7pm. Show at 8pm. See you there.
Until now, Chicago Fashion Week has never had an explicitly LGBTQ+ runway — we are proud to be the first.
This show was born from togetherness: our models are our neighbors, our inspiration is our community, and our intention is to showcase queer art for queer people.
Artistic Statement: Queer Couture Runway embodies our audacity to create, to subvert, and to showcase the breadth and depth of our perspectives through avant-garde aesthetics. Hosted by a collective of queer, independent, Chicago-based fashion designers, our show embraces creatives of all experience levels, identities, and styles who want to answer the question, “What does queerness mean to you/me/us?”
Artistic directed by Emma Yarger.
Produced by Madison Smith.
Lineup
Emry Yarger
Designs dreamy garments that reflect the soft chaos of life.
InBetweenBranches
Multidisciplinary artist with a penchant for making the familiar strange.
MV3
A self-taught fashion designer who transforms bold imagination into avant-garde couture
Reina de Colores
Frida utilizes sewing and screen printing to make unique clothing and accessories.
Uncle Greg
A quilter who dabbles in all things with a stitch.
Jaluda — by Antonio Arcé
Strives to create garments that are fun, sexy and meaningful.
Good to know
Highlights
- 3 hours
- ages 18+
- In person
Refund Policy
Location
Public Works Gallery
2141 West North Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
How do you want to get there?
Agenda
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Pre-Show: Vendor Tables and Refreshments
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Show: Queer Couture Runway
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