Designers show off Fall Fashions at Glamorama

Friday in Chicago saw a night of lights, glamour and high fashion as top designers such as Roberto Cavalli, Jean Paul Gaultier and Marc Jacobs gathered in the Second City to show their latest trends at Macy’s annual Glamorama.

Crowds of people were mingling inside and outside the Chicago Theater dressed in fashion forward outfits that reflected a lot of fall’s current “in” fashions.

I put much thought into my outfit for this fashionable occasion and finally settled on a black high-waisted skirt complimented by opaque black leggings, ankle boots and a white cowl neck shirt with a black leather jacket.
The intention in my outfit was to emulate the latest trend of mixing feminine pieces with edgy additions such as metallic cuffs and leather jackets.  

This intention was on display as models hit the runway.

Glamorama began with a video dedicated to the Ronald McDonald house, the charity receiving the proceeds of the event.

Once the video finished, Ms. Piggy, the infamously fashion-conscious muppet, appeared on the screen.
She was shown getting ready backstage and rushing to get out in front of the audience, which she did seconds later.  

Ms. Piggy wished the audience a good show and was whisked away off stage as R&B artist Ne-Yo emerged and performed his hit song “Closer.”

Ne-Yo’s performance was exceptional, his style was classy and  his dance moves were similar to those of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson.

This touch of class marked a perfect transition to the Marc Jacobs set, whose models were the first to grace the runway.
    
Marc Jacobs’ fall fashions displayed a retro 80’s inspiration with bright colors, large shoulder padded jackets, dark tights and big hair.

My favorite outfit to go down the runway was a black, form-fitting dress with pink splashed across it, accentuated by a black jacket over it with neon pink.

Jean Paul Gaultier’s models took on a much darker, gothic look that greatly contrasted with the previous bright colored clothing of Marc Jacobs. Gaultier’s fall line featured black and red colors displayed by models holding roses and walking in a slow procession to Marilyn Manson’s remake of The Eurythmics’  “Sweet Dreams.”

Of the top featured designers to display their take on what is “in” this fall, my hat goes off to Robert Cavalli’s Just Cavalli line. Cavalli’s clothes seemed to follow suit with all the trends I’ve seen lately: 80’s, bright colors, biker chic, and the feminine-edgy mix.

But even Cavalli could not compete with Glamorama’s finale.

For the final show a curtain of water appeared on stage with male models, sculpted to perfection, modeling swimwear and underwear.

After standing in the rain curtain, each soaked model made his way down the runway to The Weather Girls’ “It’s Raining Men.”

Glamorama showcased various talented designers, both up and coming as well as established, allowing for Chicago to finally throw its hat in the ring to compete with New York and Los Angeles for having a strong fashion scene.

The styles on this year’s Glamorama runways will undoubtedly find a way from the catwalk to the streets, or even to the walkways of Indiana University.