Chicago Latino Fashion Week, Nov. 1 – 6
By Antonio Martinez
Courtesy of www.OurTiempo.com
Latino Fashion Week (LFW) is only Fashion Week, Nov. 1- 6, in the United States that was created to support the talent of local, national and international Latino designers. LFW is the premier resource institution for those in the Latino Fashion Industry. The Windy City will once again become the talk of Fashionista’s at our 5th Year Anniversary, with the theme of “Art in Fashion.” LFW will be highlighting and honoring the art that is fashion. To further grow and share a greater understanding of that art, we will be holding fashion events, artistic displays, lounges, and a three day Expo, with a variety of creative and educational communications.
In partnership with the Zhou B Art Center, we look forward to having an amazing group of artists for the following exhibition which will take place all week: “CelebrARTE” is a contemporary art exhibition that celebrates the Latino spirit, imagination and creative force, curated by Sergio Gomez for the Zhou B. Art Center in collaboration with 33 Contemporary Gallery.
Venue: Zhou B Art Center – 1029 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL 60609
www.zbcenter.org
Tuesday, November 1, 2011: Designer’s Muse
Time: 5:30 PM
Show: 7:00 PM
Celebrity Emcees: Ryan Chiaverini and Valerie Warner of Windy City Live, WLS-TV ABC7 Chicago
This year marks the Fifth Year Anniversary for Latino Fashion Week (LFW). A Red Carpet Media Reception will kick off the week with the theme “Art in Fashion.” Come be a part of the LFW movement and support Chicago’s top local Latino designers, each of whom will be presenting their most outstanding designs. We will be featuring our annual celebrity catwalk. LFW will also present internationally renowned stylist and image-maker, Irma Martinez, founder and creative director of Trendy Inc., with the prestigious Fashion Icon Award. SWAG Art Icon Guichard Gift Bag by Artist, Andre Guichard.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011: Unity Canvas
Time: 7:00 PM
Show: 7:30 PM
Celebrity Emcees: David Miranda, 93.5 & 103.1 La Kalle
LW will host a multicultural fashion show honoring the ethnic diversity of Chicago’s local designers including Borris J. Powell Designs, winner of the Oscars Designer Challenge in 2011, Charisma by Ritu Boorgu, with a charismatic and ravishing collection and more!
Thursday, November 3, 2011: Teen Day Fashion Show & Family Pavilion
Expo: 2:00 PM
Show: 7:00 PM
Celebrity Emcees: Julian on the Radio B96
Back by popular demand, this event will promote a healthy lifestyle and improved self-esteem featuring an AWSUM (Amazing-Wonderful-Super-Unique-Me) Workshop with teen-savvy motivational speakers including Zoë Damacela, designer and winner of the “Pretty Amazing” Seventeen cover model contest, Alina Patris, LFW Teen Model & Blogger; Nicole Suarez, Finalist in Nuestra Belleza Latina of Chicago and more. This event will also host the premier of Jorge Perez de la Habana’s Quinceañera line (available at Macy’s on State Street) on the LFW Teen Runway Show. Free & open to the public, our three day Fashion Lounge and Expo, exhibiting apparel, fashion accessories and more, begins today!
Friday, November 4, 2011: Mixed Mediums
Expo: 3:00 PM
Show: 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM
Celebrity Emcee: Sylvia Perez, Co-Anchor ABC 7
LFW features a runway show of some of the most popular trends in fashion, including vintage style designs to a mixed collective by Alicia Estrada, head designer and founder of the Stop Staring!; Adriana Osorio Lugo of Adriana Osorio Lugo Designs direct from Emerge! 2011 Runway Showcase New York Fashion Week. Don’t forget to visit our Fashion Lounges and Expo.
Saturday, November 5, 2011: Art in Fashion Extravaganza
Expo: 1:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
Celebrity Emcee: Lourdes Duarte WGN
This glamorous evening begins with a VIP, Celebrity status reception, followed by our finale runway show including collections of national & international designers Claudia Arce from Buenos Aires, Paco Mayorga from Chiapas, Mexico, & Jorge de la Habana’s 2012 Bridal collection. Tonight will also wrap up our Fashion Lounges and Expo. Celebrity guest actor/model Cristian Carabias. Award recipients will include radio & TV personality, Nina Chantele, international make-up artist Orlando Santiago and more.
Sunday, November 6, 2011: Art in Fashion Panel
Event: 12:30 PM
Panel: 1:00 PM
LFW will moderate the “Art in Fashion” panel which will cover the diverse entities that help create fashion locally and internationally at Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, 31 W. Ohio Ave Chicago, IL., 60610 from 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm.
Panel Guests include:
- Jorge Perez de la Habana, Cuban designer who will be debuting his Quinceañera line at Latino Fashion Week this year, and Bridal collection (which could be found at Macy’s – State St.)
- Socrates McKinney, President of the Latin American Designers Association and Co-director of Dominicana Moda, Dominican Republic’s Fashion Week
- Frederick Valentin, international model who also has a reality show on Telemundo and more!
Rumor has it, or at least “Tony” will tell you, that he was the first Latino Love-child of a recent Governor of a west coast state. Even if it is not true, its gotten him backstage entrance into more concerts than most of us will see in a lifetime by the time he was 21. These days Tony is OurTiempo’s resident music aficionado. You can usually recognize him as the tall Mexican in the room hanging out with his Jack Russell Terrier. Why, we always ask? “Cause real men have small dogs” he tells us.
