Just some of the important dates in Chicago fashion

By Meg72685

  • Marshall Field & Company founded at Chicago headquarters

    Marshall Field & Company founded at Chicago headquarters

  • Chicago History Museum founded

    Chicago History Museum founded

  • Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormick wears Worth and Bobergh silk evening gown

    Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormick wears Worth and Bobergh silk evening gown
    Mr. Cyrus Hall McCormick was the inventor of the mechanical reaper and set up a factory in Chicago, where the couple resided, in the late 1800s.

  • Francois Lesage, who ultimately owned the most pre-eminent embroidery house in the world, starts a job as assistant to Marshall Field

    Francois Lesage, who ultimately owned the most pre-eminent embroidery house in the world, starts a job as assistant to Marshall Field

  • Mrs. Charles S. Dewey wears "robe de style" when presented to the Court of St. James

    Mrs. Charles S. Dewey wears "robe de style" when presented to the Court of St. James
    From 1941 to 1945, Chicagoan Charles S. Dewey, a U.S. Representative from Illinois, served as a republican to the 77th and 78th congresses. Dewey was a banker by trade.

  • Marshall Field's department stores open first high fashion salons

    Marshall Field's department stores open first high fashion salons

  • Mrs. William Ylvisaker wears Mori evening gown to President Ford's inauguaration

    Mrs. William Ylvisaker wears Mori evening gown to President Ford's inauguaration
    William Ylvisaker was a Chicago electronics mogul.

  • Macy's buys Marshall Field & Company, moves in on State Street

    Macy's buys Marshall Field & Company, moves in on State Street

  • Chicago designer Laura Barnett Sawchyn wears Miyake evening gown to evening affair in Chicago

    Chicago designer Laura Barnett Sawchyn wears Miyake evening gown to evening affair in Chicago
    Chicagoan Laura Barnett Sawchyn is an award-winning interior designer who also sits on the board of the Costume Council at the Chicago Historical Society.