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...even when there wasn't much of a fundamental disagreement. Sprigg contends that there's "a theme running through liberal criticism of the Bush Administration and conservatives in general that they are anti-science. This a theme they'll point to on things as disparate as global warming, intelligent design, RU-486. I think people with that mindset just latched onto this, thinking it looked like a good example of that theme...
...help realize that dream, Daley has created the position of director of fashion arts and events in his administration. Melissa Turner, who recently took that job, will act as liaison between the council and local fashion organizations, design schools, designers and the community, and will prepare for September's Fashion Focus, a 10-day fashion blowout based in Millennium Park...
...long run, the council wants to make Chicago a hospitable haven for new designers. The city boasts four design schools, but since there are no large clothing headquarters, many graduates quickly flee to New York or Los Angeles to find jobs as assistant designers; some, like Cynthia Rowley and Wendy Mullin, have gone on to great success. "If someone wants to design right out of school, their best option is to start their own label," Turner says. That, of course, takes capital that many young grads do not yet have...
...Ilissa Shefferman, who graduated from Chicago's International Academy of Design and Technology last September, says it was a conscious choice to start her label, I.S. Designs, in Chicago. Was she concerned about setting up shop in a town known more for its pizza than its pret-a-porter? "It does kind of have a dorky reputation, but I think it's undeserved," she says, laughing. "Chicagoans are pretty open-minded, and they love to branch out wearing local designers - there's a feeling of pride...
...throw a party. His one indulgence apart from his dogs he is frequently spotted muddying his pinstripes as he plays with them in a park near his home is a collection of cars. Apparently embarrassed by the extravagance, he excuses his interest as stemming from a love of design, not show. "I drive them periodically," he says, "and then back to the garage...