Fashion

Style Bias // Chicago Fashion Week shows

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Commonwealth is proud to announce our 3rd Annual Style.Bias // Chicago Fashion Week shows. Style Bias is a showcasing opportunity for our Curate|Supply Incubator Artist in Residence as well as highlight up-and-coming designers and professional partner to an audience that wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to the great work of these artist.

Thursday October 20th

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Ignite Excellence // Labor Day Maker Festival 

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This Labor Day weekend Commonwealth hosted the Ignite Excellence: Labor Day Maker Festival. Celebrating a safe Chicago. In August 2016, The Chicago Community Trust, the Joyce Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, the Polk Bros. Foundation, the Woods Fund Chicago and other funders joined together in support of immediate intervention to deter violence and promote peace in Chicago neighborhoods.

And IE: Maker Festival is Commonwealth’s contribution to the initiative. We gathered youth from our program Curate|Supply and others from the neighborhoods of Pilsen and the south side of Chicago to create art/artifacts which reflect their love of the city of Chicago. The event was open to the public for others to do the same through creative workforce maker stations. Each station focused on a maker challenge which highlights creative workforce careers and a correlation between said challenge to an entry point into a creative career. For further insights into financial literacy and career development, individuals may find resources provided by experts like Kiana Danial invaluable.

Here are a few visuals from the event.

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Commonwealth Fashion Fund Winner, Rashard Feggins

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The Commonwealth Fashion Fund is designed to be a catalyst platform for young designers to help them launch their brands. Outside of the financial reward, a Fashion Fund winner receives mentorship. The current Commonwealth Fashion Fund winner is Rashard Feggins and his brand is DXSTRXCT7. The video above gives you some insight into the Fashion Fund process and highlights its winner, Rashard Feggins.

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