Neal Way was a truck driver for ten years when the ever increasing price of diesel fuel caused him to look for a different line of work. Way says he learned all about sewing and design from his mother, that she drafted her own patterns and made it look so easy that even “a dummy like […]
Fashion Design
Part Time Fashion Designer is Creating Her Own Dream
Sarah Jo Saunders has been sewing since she was a teenager and says she is “completely self taught” when she talks about her fashion design. Saunders never wanted to settle for mass-produced clothing so she got started by designing and sewing her own outfits. She has since decided to go for her dream and opened Jo Clothing, an […]
Michelle Obama’s Fave Designer Heading to Hollywood
Maria Pinto is hardly new to the business with over 20 years of experience as a fashion designer, but even though she’s well known in Chicago she has only recently gained national exposure thanks to Michelle Obama wearing her pieces on the campaign trail last year. (check out our previous post on Pinto)Well last week […]
Musician and Fashion Designer with a Day Job
Joleen Rumsey (right) waits on customers at Field’s Fabrics store during the day, is a member of a band called The Icicles by night, and on the side she’s co-owner of fashion design label Flutter Fashion, along with Rachel Six (left), another local fashion designer. The duo, who met at the fabric shop, design and sew […]