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Article: Paint the town red A new generation of Chicago fashion designers lays claim to the city of Halston in show that rocks the House of Blues
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 7, 2000
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4``Red Hot Chicago'' opened with a stream of red Wednesday night
at the House of Blues and quickly turned into a flood.
Leather, snakeskin, metal and mesh were in full force on the
runway, fashioned into clingy dresses and drapey tops, as were lush
tafettas, sexy silks and even a bit of fur.
The event, a joint project of the Apparel Industry Foundation Inc.
and the Chicago Sun-Times Charity Trust, featured the works of 50
Chicago designers, some already household names and many more of whom
are fast on their way to becoming known.
Designers were grouped by category: premier class, those with
eight years or more of industry experience; trendsetters with three
to eight years, and ``What's ...