With love, from the city wearing its story.

Since 2024

Bridging Chicago culture and couture.

Emerging with a mission to define a ‘new look’ that places the Second City first in fashion, CHI✶FW is threading the eye of Chicago’s Loop to create a diverse tapestry of citizens from across the metro region united by a vision of a continuous, communal, and fashionable future.

Bridging Chicago
culture and couture.

Emerging with a mission to define a ‘new look’ that places the Second City first in fashion, CHIFW is threading the eye of Chicago’s Loop to create a diverse tapestry of citizens from across the metro region united by a vision of a sustainable, communal, and fashionable future.

Introduction

Spanning 14 counties across three states, Chicagoland, known as the nation’s “Second City,” has a rich, niche history of fashion commerce. However, this history might be recounted differently in each of the 77 neighborhoods that compose our great city. It's amidst this geographic diversity where we find our strength, weaving together districts like the seams of a garment to form one unified love for Chicago.

The Chicago Fashion Week® brand is a steward of the narratives we proudly adorn, exemplifying the mosaic of origins, ideas, and aesthetics that define our style. From the bold statements of streetwear to the refined elegance of haute couture, Chicago Fashion Week® celebrates every thread of our city’s fashion tapestry, ensuring that each story is told, seen, and celebrated on the world stage.

Spanning 14 counties across three states, the Chicagoland metro region, known as the nation’s “Second City,” has a rich, niche history of fashion commerce. However, this history might be recounted differently in each of the 77 neighborhoods that compose our great city. It's amidst this geographic diversity where we find our strength, weaving together districts like the seams of a garment to form one unified love for Chicago.

The Chicago Fashion Week brand is a steward of the narratives we proudly adorn, exemplifying the mosaic of origins, ideas, and aesthetics that define our style. From the bold statements of streetwear to the refined elegance of haute couture, Chicago Fashion Week celebrates every thread of our city’s fashion tapestry, ensuring that each story is told, seen, and celebrated on the world stage.

2026 Chicago Fashion Week Ambassadors (Click the Images Learn More)

Our Ambassadors are coming to a CHIFW event near you! Thank you to our Chicago Fashion Week 2026 Ambassadors, hailing from various backgrounds, who will be visiting events to give us an on-the-ground perspective of what’s happening. Their feedback plays an invaluable role in delivering exceptional experiences for guests, partners, and participants.”