Marina Towers/Photo: Jason Peterson. Courtesy of Chicago Architecture Center
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Chicago Fashion Week
Chicago’s first official fashion week takes over the city with a curated selection of runway shows, events, exhibitions and educational programming. Highlights include the Chicago History Museum’s Costume Council Fiftieth Anniversary Gala, emphasizing the diversity within Chicago’s fashion industry, spanning its past, present and future.
October 9-20
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Open House Chicago
(Chicago Architecture Center and citywide)
Explore Chicago’s rich history and culture through its unique architecture—from iconic skyscrapers to historic sites and hidden gems usually closed to the public—at the annual free citywide event hosted by the Chicago Architecture Center.
October 19-20
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Letters Beyond Form: Chicago Types
(Design Museum of Chicago)
An exhibition exploring the design and impact of typography across Chicago’s neighborhoods, highlighting alternative modernisms and the influence of revolutionary movements on community-based communication through interactive exhibits, workshops and community displays.
Opens November 4
Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a journalist, editor and multimedia content producer largely on the subjects of visual art, culture, architecture and design. She currently serves as an Editor at Newcity, Chicago’s leading culture publication, as Writer and Copy Editor at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) HQ, and regularly contributes to international architecture and design magazines OnOffice and ICON. She has experience creating content for brands and building conference speeches and influential TEDx talks. Simply put: she’s fascinated by finding out the great stories behind the people, places and objects that surround us, and by sharing those stories with the world. When she’s not writing about art or looking at art—wine in hand—she makes lists for pretty much everything, drinks immense amounts of coffee and takes cross-country road trips every chance she gets.
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