Nicole Jarecz's Party Girl
Fashion Week in Chicago is officially underway and after weeding through all the event emails and exclusive invites, our inner style director has us shouting, "Let's get this (fashion) show on the road!". Here, the editors of Luxe File Chicago round up their favorite fêtes for the week! #fashionweekrocks
Monday, October 15, 2012
What: Night at the Museum
Where: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N.
Cannon Drive
When: 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
$$$: $50 (General Admission); $100 (VIP ticket).
Discounts are available. For more info or to purchase tickets, click HERE.
4-1-1: Kicking off Fashion Focus Chicago (October
15-21), a week-long fashion promenade of top designers and elegant fashion
shows, Night at the Museum will feature non-stop cocktail and hors d’oeuvres
pairings, live music, and a stylish showdown between 20 local design-lebrities
appropriately titled “FASHION WARS”. Proceeds benefit Atia's Project Ladybug
and Flashes of Hope.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
What: NEXT Fashion Chicago 2012
Where: Germania Place, 108 W. Germania Place
When: 6:30 p.m. (VIP Cocktail Reception); 8:00
p.m. (Fashion Show); 9:00 p.m. (After-Party)
$$$: $20.00 – $500.00. For more info or to
purchase tickets, click HERE.
4-1-1: Marketing for this Rose Mandel/Marco Foster
collaboration has been asking us “Are you ready?” When it comes to catwalks and
cocktails, our answer is a resounding “When are we not?” In addition to the
fashion, food, and spirits, guests with a penchant for doing good will also be
contributing to a great cause - a portion of the evening’s proceeds will
benefit PAWS Chicago.
What: “The Immaculate One” benefitting the
American Cancer Society
Where: The Murphy Auditorium, 50 E. Erie Street
When: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
4-1-1: $25 (General Admission); $75 (Platinum); $100 (VIP). For more info or to purchase tickets, click HERE.
Why: A dizzying night of cocktails, music and
glamour featuring two fashion shows showcasing Maison de LaCour’s Spring 2013
Collection and the brand’s new ready-to-wear line, MDLC. We just wish all our
cocktails came with a tax-deductible price tag.
What: Allium Beta Beer Launch
Where: Allium at Four Seasons Hotel, 120 E.
Delaware Place
When: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
$$$: Free. For more info, call Four Seasons Hotel
at 312-799-4900.
4-1-1: Farm-to-table worshipers who adore Executive
Chef Kevin Hickey’s award-winning American cuisine now have something new to
toast: a hard-bodied Belgian ale brewed with sugar beets, cinnamon, and bay
leaves guaranteed to knock your cashmere socks off. In addition to brew
sampling, guests will also be treated to samples of Allium’s fall menu, which
includes Wagyu short-rib sliders and pretzel-and-foie gras bites.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
What: Chicago Fashion Incubator Presented by
Macy's
Where: Fashion Focus Tent, Millennium Park, 201
E. Randolph Street
When: 6:00 p.m. (VIP Cocktail Reception); 7:30
p.m. (Fashion Show)
$$$: $35 (General Admission); $95 (VIP).
For more info or to purchase tickets, click HERE.
4-1-1: When we hear "incubator", we think cute cuddly newborns. When we hear "Designers of the Chicago Fashion Incubator (CFI) presented by Macy's", we think there's six style setters we want to meet right now. Hosted in Chicago's famed Millennium Park, guests will be
treated to a Megan Taylor-DJ'd runway show showcasing the Spring '13
collections of CFI's 2012 designers-in-residence and alumni. Dress code insists
you come dressed in your favorite fashion duds. No lab coats allowed.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
What: Envision
Where: The Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe
Street
When: 5:30 p.m. (Cocktail Reception); 7:30 p.m.
(Fashion Show); 8:30 p.m. (After-Party)
$$$: $325 (General Admission); $500 (VIP).
For more info or to buy tickets click HERE.
4-1-1: When the alarms aren’t going off in your
fashion vault, then it’s time to get back to basics. Enter The Woman’s Board of
Rush University Medical Center’s 86th Annual Fashion Show, featuring a legal
lineup of the best fall confections from Frances Heffernan, Ralph Lauren, Max
Mara, Oscar de la Renta Children and more.
Friday, October 19, 2012
What: VIPink Chicago
Where: Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 N. Michigan Avenue
When: 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
$$$: $65 per person; $100 for two. For more info
or to purchase tickets, click HERE.
4-1-1: Go for the open bar and stay for the
power-schmoozing with the city’s top do-gooders, socialites, celebrities, and
hunky athletes. Need a style tip? Dress flirty and wear, you guessed it…pink.
What: SOiree CHICago
Where: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street
When: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
$$$: Free. RSVP to ellie@ellieco.com. For more
info, click HERE.
4-1-1: Carrie and Big. Pamela and Tommy. We
love a great (hot mess) duo, and when it comes to making a bold statement, Chicago
designers Thierry Roger and Ellie Thompson are a match made in fashion heaven.
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