Chicago: The Building of a Fashion Capital

In this episode, I talk with Florinda Fiore, the creative director at the Fashion House of Fiore & Company. We talk about Flo's experience in textile showroom management and her vision for the future of the Chicago fashion industry. Flo gives great advice at the end on how to be successful in the fashion industry! As always, be sure to follow us on Instagram at @fashionbarchicago. Check out more from Flo on Instagram at @FashionHouseOfFiore and @FashionistaFlo. Love the fashion, raise the bar!

In this episode, I talk with Jaron Bates, CEO of Tribe Events Co. We talk about Tribe Events Co.'s work with Chicago Fashion Week, the impacts of COVID on this year's shows and the intersection of entertainment and fashion. As always, be sure to follow us on Instagram at @fashionbarchicago. Check out more from Tribe Events Co. on Instagram at @Tribe_EventsCo. Love the fashion, raise the bar!

In this episode, I talk with Alisa Marie Browning, founder of Iconic Peek. We talk about her experience in styling consultation and the impacts Iconic Peek has on the fashion industry. As always, be sure to follow us on Instagram at @fashionbarchicago. Check out more from Iconic Peek on Instagram at @IconicPeek and more from Alisa at @Lisa.Lingling.Li. Love the fashion, raise the bar!

In this episode, I talk with Fredy Brooklyn from the Broadway Youth Center. We talk about the Broadway Youth Center and the intersectionality of gender, identity and fashion. As always, be sure to follow us on Instagram at @fashionbarchicago. Check out more from the Broadway Youth Center on Instagram at @BroadwayYouthCenter and more from Fredy at @Fredy_Brooklyn. Love the fashion, raise the bar! 

In this episode, Tony Long and I talk to Gigi Michele, a young model who works with FashionBar, about how to be successful in the modeling industry and the importance of models using their platform as an extension of their true identity. We also had a conversation with her mom/manager to hear about Gigi's success from a different point of view. As always, be sure to follow us on Instagram at @fashionbarchicago. See more from Gigi on Instagram at @GigiMicheleModel. 

In this episode, I talk with Petra Poorova, lead of the Design and Development side of FashionBar. We talk about Petra's experience as a designer in the US and Europe and how fast fashion is impacting fashion designers. As always, be sure to follow us on Instagram at @fashionbarchicago. Check out more of Petra's designs on Instagram at @PetraPoorova. 

In this episode, I interview FashionBar CEO, Tony Long. Tony talks about our work here at FashionBar and gives great advice on being successful in the fashion industry. As always, follow us on Instagram at @fashionbarchicago. You can follow Tony on Instagram @TonyLongFashionBar. Love the fashion, raise the bar!