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The Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum: The Art of Dressing

  • Chicago History Museum 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, IL, 60614 United States (map)

About the Event

Join the Costume Council for a special presentation featuring style icon Tziporah Salamon. The Art of Dressing author profiles the chicest and most celebrated older women of today, showcasing their wardrobes and revealing the contents of their closets, while imparting practical
tips on how to put together beautiful outfits. 

5:30 p.m.  |  Annual Meeting business (Costume Council members only)
6:00 p.m.  |  Presentation by Tziporah Salamon
7:30 p.m.  |  Reception with drinks & light bites


Bring your business card for fashion prize drawings throughout the evening

About Tziporah Salamon

A designer, raconteur, author, model, and legendary New York style icon-about-town, Tziporah is a favorite subject of such acclaimed photographers and artists as The New York Times late, great  Bill Cunningham, Ike’ Ude’, and Ari Seth Cohen.  She elevates the act of dressing to an art form and whether styling herself or others, her creations are beautiful,
harmonious and always original.

The irrepressible voice and champion of women who dare to dress, “Tzippy” has spent a lifetime collecting remarkable antique clothes, hats and accessories, assembling them into into ecstatic sui generis outfits she shares with the world from the seat of her pink Shinola bicycle and turquoise Bianchi bike. She’s modeled for Lanvin, Australian Vogue, TJ Maxx, Lulu Frost, Michael Hill; New York Magazine, Avenue, Collectors on Collecting, Emirates’ Woman,  the LA Times, T magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, Zoomer, Buffalo Today, M&V Magazine, Hadassah Magazine and the New York Times have featured her story and astonishing creations.

Ms. Salamon’s parents, both Hungarian Jews, survived the Holocaust and fled to Israel, where Tzippy was born.  The family later immigrated to New York City, where her father worked as a master tailor and her mother as a skilled dressmaker.  Tziporah found her way into many aspects of the fashion and style industry, and today, when asked about her career,
invariably replies, “I dress.”

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