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Chicago Fashion Foundation 4th Annual Scholarship Event

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Katie Delaney Student Contributor, University of Illinois - Chicago
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UIC chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

On Thursday March 3rd, the Chicago Fashion Foundation supported Chicago’s emerging designers with their Scholarship Event held at the Chicago History Museum and hosted by Project Runway’s Peach Carr.  Nine students from the School of the Art Institute, the International Academy of Design, and Columbia showcased their designs inspired by Chicago’s music scene.  This year’s winner, Ana Leon, received a scholarship of $5,000 to help support her talents.  Two smaller scholarships were also awarded to second and third place runners up.  The judges included local designer Lara Miller, modecollective’s Amanda Monteiro, Candace Jordan of Candid Candice, and Catie Keough, host of NBC 24/7.

Ana Leon

Judges

It was a fashionably fun night beginning with a silent auction, cocktails and treats, and mingling with Chicago’s fashion lovers that led up to an exciting display of upcoming talent.  After the fashion show and awards, everyone was invited to attend the after party held at The Underground.
The event was a great success, allowing fellow fashion lovers to come together and support the future of fashion!
Visit the Chicago Fashion Foundation’s website for more information
http://www.chicagofashionfoundation.com/

 

Her Campus UIC member’s Katie, Paige, and Marissa

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Katie Delaney
Katie Delaney is an art history major at the University of Illinois at Chicago. After recently moving to the windy city from the suburbs, she feels more in her element and plans on staying as long as she can. Besides a great love of art, Katie has a passion for fashion that can't be beat. With her own unique style, she is always searching through fashion magazines, blogs, and the streets for sources of inspiration to integrate into her own look. With her innate knack for style, she hopes to make her way into the fashion industry, ideally working at a magazine as a stylist or editor, contributing new ideas and taking the magazine to a whole other level. In her free time she enjoys shopping, drawing, painting, spending time with friends, relaxing with her cat, and curling up with a fresh magazine and a hot cup of coffee. Katie is also currently in the process of learning Italian and has plans of taking off to Italy after graduating to explore great artwork and the vibrant fashion scene.