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trish

Fashion Focus Chicago: Anna Hovet

by trish on October 13, 2011

Chicago independent fashion designer and this weeks Smashing Darling featured, Anna Hovet, is set to reveal her highly anticipated Spring/Summer 2012 collection during Fashion Focus Chicago in Millennium Park October 18.

Anna Hovet is a delightful fusion of designer style and streetwear comfort. We are so happy to discover she does all of her manufacturing in Chicago. Rock on! Made in the USA … and keeping it local.

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Her Spring/Summer 2012 line to be unveiled is inspired by 1950’s female comic book characters. The designer uses bold colors and on-trend polka dots to represent the comic book dot printing process and 1950’s inspired silhouettes, emphasizing v-shaped shoulders and natural waistlines.

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Mo

Chicago Darlings on the Runway

by Mo on October 22, 2010

Fashion Focus is in full swing in Chicago and thanks to Violet Revolution we feel like we were in attendance to see a few Darlings stroll the runway just a few nights ago. Check out some images (courtesy of Violet Revolution and others) and read her full post right here. This first Kristin Hassan dress below was just added to her Darling boutique this week — fabulous! Congratulations Darlings, and all involved, looks like it was a great show.

At the Macy’s Chicago Fashion Incubator Past & Present show earlier this week, attendees were able to bask in warmer days, even for only a short time, while viewing the Spring 2011 collections from 13 of Chicago’s established and in-residence designers. Read more…

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Kristin Hassan, $148

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Kate Boggiano

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Kate Boggiano

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New from Evil Kitty, Image: NBC Chicago

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Audey on Smashing Darling

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Audey on Smashing Darling

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Anna Hovet, Image: NBC Chicago

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Mo

Designer Toolbox: Independent Designers, Support Each Other

by Mo on October 16, 2009

Fashion in Flux, Online and Off

We are happy to report that indie fashion topics we have discussed at length over the past few years are surfacing and getting some attention. Don’t miss these stories below:

Save the Garment Center! Website, click here.
Listen to the story on NPR, join us at the rally next week!

WWD: Is Fashion’s Mystique Gone? Click here for full story. Zac Posen brings music to Darling ears:

I think there’s a great divide in fashion right now between the desire of the old school, which valued being hidden and shy, and what is going to bring our industry forward, which is connection, personality and craft.

Attn: Darling Profile Images


Attention all Darlings! A minor website bug was corrected and voila!, profile pics are back to normal. Oh how we love our programmers! It is necessary however, to reload your picture in order to correct the pixelation. Go now, shoppers want to see your smiling faces!

Opportunity Knocks

NYC designers! Supima Design Competition OPEN CALL October 21st, details here….and the Arsenal is having a crash course in Social Media/Indie Marketing -only $25 Darlings- this coming Monday. Learn more.

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Facebook Darlings, please check out our Darling Fan page, share events you have approaching as well as press you want to share with the community – support each other!

Supporting Darling Designers – XCountry

Philadelphia rocked it’s first Fashion Week just last week, and Brooklyn Royalty came down the runway opening night. Read all the kudos here.

Darling Evil Kitty shows at St. Louis Fashion Week this week. Fashion Focus is coming right up in Chicago, and Anna Hovet just previewed her Spring collection last week: video here. Lights off party people! Last night KRELwear showed off the new DIscGlo collection – Miami was all aglow.


Happy Fall!
cheers ~ the Darlings
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