Hub of the West

The Chicago fashion market is not as condensed as it may seem. While a great number of shows, designes, and models come from this wonderful city, our market is by far more pervasive.

We are the fashion hub for the Midwest, so many of "Chicago's" models are from surrounding areas: Minnesota, Michigan and even Nebraska.

This is what makes this market so interesting; your commutes to castings may be 100 miles away at the headquarters of a major commercial company in the geographical middle of nowhere. The Chicago market is currently being shaped by new and established agencies like: FORD, Factor Woman and Agency Galatea to name a few.

These agencies, their committed models, Chicago's designers, and ambitious "fashionpeneurs" are willing to take the challenges of this market and create something beautiful, something sophisticated...something worth it.

We would like to hear about your secrets, what you do to stay alive in this difficult but beautiful industry. Whether is about your crazy commute as a model and what happened between points A and B (you can be surprised how many crazy things can happen), or your first steps as a fashion designer...let us know...share with us, spread the word...and lets all work together in building a better fashion world here in Chicago.