December 21st, 2022
Holiday Fashion Soiree
On December 21st, The Curio and 21c Museum Hotels hosted a Holiday Fashion Soiree to benefit the Chicago Fashion Coalition in 21c’s beautiful galleries drawing fashion industry members & consumers to see 3 rising Chicago fashion stars: Ciprianamia, SWABY and Veronica Sheaffer.
Each designer showcased unique creative takes on New Year’s Eve looks which were showcased on Chicago style tastemakers - the Bayoud Twins (Ciprianamia), Amy / Style Cadenza (Veronica Sheaffer), and Stephanie Zullo (SWABY). And the lovely Meiling Jin (dressed in Veronica Sheaffer) doing on-site interviews.
Photos courtesy primarily from Meagan Shuptar & Stephanie Jensen, with additions from Jim Cabrera
Amy / Style Cadenza, designer Veronica Sheaffer & Meiling Jin (All wearing VS)
Nelissa of Ciprianamia flanked by the Bayoud Twins (Assia & Soumaya) in her looks
Why Not Petites: Abby Rozens, Britney Wittes, Marijka Munoz & Alyssa Burns
Goodsinner's Devanchey Bell & Dorrie Hubbard
Photographer Victoria Chukarov talking with designers Nicole Maret (The Order) and SaraRose Krenger (Stix & Roses)
Midu Yang
Stephanie Zullo wears designer Shernett Swaby's NYE inspired look
Chicago Today NBC Team: Producer Dorothy Dziubasik, Hosts Matthew Rodrigues & Cortney Hall
Performance Artist Irene Hsiao
Designers Estefania Glavin (The Mos) & Veronica Sheaffer with Curio's Ariana West
Daryl Layson
Designer Tania Mackay (Niczka) and two guests
21c Museum Hotels Issabelle Frial with Curio's Maggie Gillette & Ian Gerard
Stephanie Zullo wearing Swaby
Morgan & Mia McDermott & Guest
Michelle Anderson, Kim Ellwein & Dom Kincaid
Britney Wittes, Priya Shah, Zoe Airriona, Bree Clevenger & Guest
Juli Lowe of 21c Museum Hotels Speaking
Slight Sounds & Nicole Keenen
Two Guests talking with Melody Boykin
Anna Hovet Dias, Kate VanAsten & Blair Goldman
Bayoud Twins (Assia & Soumaya) wearing Ciprianamia
Midu Yang & Iris Zanfu
The Curio's Ian Gerard
Artist Hailey Marie Losselyong ("HML") & Designer Letesha Renee (Eugene Taylor Brand)
Amy Anderson wearing Veronica Sheaffer
Alicia Kiara Clifton & Dr Latifah Muhammad of Bel Black Couture
Models Ashley Taylor & Amanda Banic
September Melody
Farissa Knox
Derek from Soul Tribe & Kameo Vintage's Melissa Carter
Evan from Richard Dayhoff Studios
Joseph Oh with Letesha Taylor & Hailey Marie Losselyong ("HML")
Talia Abrams & Guest
CFC's Marquan Jones & Caroline Wuerl sandwiching stylist Kim Ellwein
FGI Chicago's Bhavana Jain (Also a Designer) & Anna Dworzecka (Doggie Wear Designer)
The Bayoud Twins (Assia & Soumaya) wearing Ciprianamia
Brenda, The Chic City Girl
Designer Christopher Reavley with Siham Benyaich & Sara Mounline
Chicago Fashion Coalition's Marquan Jones, Taylor Naughton & Caroline Wuehl
Amy (Style Cadenza) and Meiling Jin (both wearing Veronica Sheaffer)
Stylists Rachel J Penca and Kim Ellwein
Guests watching the fashion presentation
Designer Lauren Lein, Blair Goldman, AIBI's Ambar Campos, Maribel Melanson, and Jay Arbetman
Designer Shernett Swaby with Stephanie Zullo (in Swaby), The Bayoud Twins wearing Ciprianamia with Nelissa from Ciprianamia, Molly & Veronica with Amy Anderson (Style Cadenza) wearing Veronica Sheaffer
Marquan Jones of Chicago Fashion Coalition and Maggie Gillette of The Curio
Dom Kincaid, Michelle Anderson, Kim Ellwein & Guest
SaraRose Krenger (Stix & Roses) with The Order's Nicole Maret
Curio's Ian Gerard & Lauren Gizzi
Artist Hailey Marie Losselyong
Britney Wittes & Alicia Samaan
Amy Anderson (Style Cadenza) & Meiling Jin wearing Veronica Sheaffer
Model Alyssa Burns
Michael Gualandri & Two Guests
Curio's Ian Gerard, designers Shernett Swaby, Nelissa of Ciprianamia, Veronica & Molly (Veronica Sheaffer) and Curio's Maggie Gilette
Model Zoe Airriona speaking with stylist Kat Kilpatrick and guests
D'Nai Defrance
D'Nai Defrance
Models Marijka Munoz, Abby Rozens & Alyssa Burns
Guest with Stylist Amaiya Sims
Designer Raj Patel, Xochil Herrera Scheer, and designer Bichoy Boutros
Marcy Carmack, Stanley Smith, models Amanda Banic & Ashley Taylor
Marijka Munoz & Two Guests
"Why Not Petite's" team including Bree Clevenger, Abby Rozens, Britney Wittes, Marijka Munoz & Alyssa Burns
Melissa Carter (Kameo Vintage), The Curio's Ian Gerard, Nicole Maret (The Order)
Mia & Morgan McDermott & Evan
Designer Christopher Reavley
Designer Tania Mackey (Niczka) talks with guests
Farissa Knox talking with Lauren Gizzi and guest
Stephanie Zullo (wearing Swaby), models Amanda Banic & Ashley Taylor
Guests preparing to watch the fashion presentation
Curio's Ian Gerard & Stylist Kat Kilpatrick
Curio's Imani Kutti, Veronica Sheaffer & Nelissa Carillo (Ciprianamia)
Stylist Nasreen Hussain
The Curio's Maggie Gillette & Ian Gerard with Juli Lowe of 21c Museum Hotel
The Curio's Jada Falkner
Meiling Jin wearing Veronica Sheaffer
J.P. Lamp of Triple F Podcast
Amy Anderson wears Veronica Sheaffer
Julie Lowe of 21c Museum Hotel Chicago
Stephanie Zullo wears Swaby
Chicago Fashion Coaltion: Marquan Jones, Taylor Naughton & Caroline Wuehl
Midu Yang & Iris Zanfu
Melody Boykin of Black Fashion Week
The Curio's Ian Gerard & Meiling Jin
Guest, Designers Veronica Sheaffer & Viviana Langhoff, and Molly Marcucci
Ashley Taylor
Chicago Today NBC Team: Producer Dorothy Dziubasik, Hosts Matthew Rodrigues & Cortney Hall
Designer Shernett Swaby
The Scene as 21c, Curio and CFC reps Talk
Performance Artist Irene Hsiao
The Curio's Ariana West, Britney Wittes, Jada Falkner
Stephanie Zullo wearing Swaby
Priya Shah & Curio's Ian Gerard
Siham Benyaich & Sara Benyaich Mouline
Abby Rozens & Marijka Munoz
Estefania Galvin (The Mos) & Dom Kincaid
Ambar Campos & Bhavana Jain
Guests with Taylor Naughton & Emery Barnes
Maxwell Frantz & Guests
Designer Alenda Little (AMARABLACK) & Guest
Stephanie Zullo, Amanda Banic & Ashley Taylor
Bougest Sutton
Designer SaraRose Krenger (Stix & Roses)
Alicia Samaan
Maxwell Frantz & Guest
Team Curio: Ian Gerard, Ariana West, Imani Kutti, Britney Wittes, Jada Falkner & Maggie Gillette
The Curio's Jada Falkner
Designer Veronica Sheaffer flanked by Amy Anderson (StyleCadenza) and Meiling Jin both wearing her looks
Guest, Meiling Jin, Victoria Chukarov, SaraRose Krenger, Nicole Maret & Tania Mackey
Amanda Banic
Farissa Knox & Lauren Gizzi
Stylist Andre Wilson and Stanley Smith
Participating Designers and Models (Style Tastemakers)