http://www.fashiondiner.com/ en mrubens@careered.com Copyright 2008 2008-05-13T20:01:00-05:00 http://www.fashiondiner.com/in_fashion/article/inspiration/ http://www.fashiondiner.com/in_fashion/article/inspiration/#When:20:01:00Z In a conversation yesterday I was asked if it was rewarding for an instructor to see their students succeed. My answer was a resounding “YES”! What more can an instructor hope for than to have their students “get it”…to see the light bulb go off and the true understanding set in? Competitions are the true test of students’ hard work and understanding coming together. In my mind, to be involved in a design competition like the General Motors Student Design Competition is the ultimate test for students – recognition of this magnitude is not easy to come by! Commentary 2008-05-13T20:01:00-05:00 http://www.fashiondiner.com/in_fashion/article/fashionable_body_art/ http://www.fashiondiner.com/in_fashion/article/fashionable_body_art/#When:15:32:00Z Chicago’s White Night…All Night Party…Music…Art…Culture…Looptopia! Out for a good time and showing off their most current skirts and headpieces were established Chicago designer Michelle Tan along with emerging designers Nora del Busto, Anastasia Chatzka and Erin Janish. Happenings 2008-05-13T15:32:00-05:00 http://www.fashiondiner.com/in_fashion/article/auto_inspired_design/ http://www.fashiondiner.com/in_fashion/article/auto_inspired_design/#When:14:03:00Z What would you do if someone challenged you to take your design inspiration from a car? Designers take inspiration from everywhere – nature, color, words, architecture – why not cars? Commentary 2008-05-13T14:03:00-05:00 http://www.fashiondiner.com/in_fashion/article/contest_finalists_and_winner/ http://www.fashiondiner.com/in_fashion/article/contest_finalists_and_winner/#When:20:22:00Z 2008 International Academy of Design & Technology's High School Fashion Design Contest Finalists and Winner. We would like to Congratulate each of the contestants listed below (click on their name to view their submission): Happenings 2008-04-28T20:22:00-05:00 http://www.fashiondiner.com/in_fashion/article/chicagos_innovative_fashion_incubator/ http://www.fashiondiner.com/in_fashion/article/chicagos_innovative_fashion_incubator/#When:15:41:00Z Excitement abounds in Chicago as the Fashion Design Incubator at Macy’s launches to great fanfare! The brainchild of the Mayor’s Fashion Council, the Fashion Design Incubator at Macy’s is a dream come true for six of Chicago’s... Commentary 2008-04-03T15:41:00-05:00