http://stylestreetchicago.onsugar.com Dedicated to Chicago's Fashion Trendsetters and Style icons. Shedding light on the fashion community and trends in Chicago. And digging deep into the inspirations and ideals that shape Chicagoan's sense of style. Enjoy! en http://stylestreetchicago.onsugar.com/3067447 <a href="http://stylestreetchicago.onsugar.com/3067447"><img width=123 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/239/2397734/17_2009/Picture_5.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 8px;"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you've ever taken a History of Chicago class or watched a documentary about how Chicago got it's start then you know our city used to be everything but pretty. From stockyards to gangsterville Chicago had a gritty past.  </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">To overcome this reputation the cultured socialite women of the city took to beautifying it through the couture clothing they wore.  They believed it improved Chicago's beauty and sophistication.  Thus I present, Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum.  It's an exhibition of garments that date from 1861-2004, and "represents the most prominent couturiers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  Each gown has a strong connection to Chicago and belongs to the Museum's permanent collection." -Chicago History Museum </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check it out.  Chic Chicago runs until July 26th, 2009.  <a href="http://chicagohistory.org/planavisit/exhibitions" title="Museum" target="_blank">C</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://chicagohistory.org/planavisit/exhibitions" title="Museum" target="_blank">lick here</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> for more info.  Check out some of the highlights of the collection in the gallery.  <a href="http://vimeo.com/3035656?pg=embed&amp;sec=" title="behind the scenes" target="_blank">Click here</a> for behind the scenes footage of the exhibit preparation.</span></p> </div> </span></p> http://stylestreetchicago.onsugar.com/3067447#comment Museum Exhibition Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:39:44 -0700 sociofashi http://stylestreetchicago.onsugar.com/3067447