Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Fashion Show Aims to Highlight Work of Latinx Designers for a Cause
Clip: 10/17/2024 | 2m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
This weekend Runway Latinx is bringing fashion designers together for a show that also gives back.
This weekend Runway Latinx is bringing fashion designers together for a show that also gives back to the community.
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Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Fashion Show Aims to Highlight Work of Latinx Designers for a Cause
Clip: 10/17/2024 | 2m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
This weekend Runway Latinx is bringing fashion designers together for a show that also gives back to the community.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipLatinx is bringing a fusion of fashion designers to close out Chicago fashion Week founder Airboat Gonzalez says she started the fashion show to give back to community through organization, pivoting in heels this year marks the 5th anniversary of runway Latinx and we stopped by to hear more about what people can expect this weekend.
>> With runway Latinx.
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It is called shadows into the light.
So that is the theme for this year.
And we have people that come in from all over the world.
Some of the designers that, you know, have come in this year that need set coming in from Colombia, the input visible children.
I think God is in the midst of sticks to a dies and it for the last day of symptoms is putting in place.
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I was put on a cause that much just as you have been up to since Cuomo his Missouri wide and does it is coming with the EU and just located me.
There was coming speed on start, but it's in the I love when people leave and I've you know, many young people, for example, even say, oh, my God, I want to model or I want to be a designer or I want buy a certain look because I want elevate the way I look at the way I feel.
>> So I would love people to leave and say how can a shiver can be that light we live next actually was started first.
But with the intent because we had already started the foundations to the first year, the proceeds to go visiting Hills.
So it goes to benefit and the proceeds all go to pivoting I've always been very committed to having Chicago on the map.
I get to travel all over the world have gone many fashion shows, but also different countries and always talk about the greatness of Chicago.
It's our 5th anniversary where the closing event First Panic Heritage Month and actually the closing of 4 Chicago Fashion So we're offering a lot distraught in the mix, elegy and entertainment.
But most especially of hoping, you know, that we are sending out a message you can be great.
And so hopefully leave motivated to support you know, pivoting in hills, but also support yourself and get back to your community.
Andrews tell us, has a proceeds from the fashion show will go to the nonprofit pivoting and heels, which offers
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