By Melissa Maynard

The "Chicago…we're red hot" fashion show featured 40 of Chicago's most prominent local fashion designers. This event was held on April 3, 2002, at the Chicago Hilton & Towers International Ballroom, located at 720 S. Michigan Avenue. The Apparel Industry Board, Inc. sponsors this event to showcase Chicago fashion, raise funds for educational scholarships and to provide national recognition for Chicago's most talented fashion designers.

CHICago…we're RED HOT had a brilliant and blazing opening as thirty business, civic, government and media personalities opened the show with each wearing a red garment designed by a particular fashion designer, which participated in the show. "Chicago designers have individually designed red garments for 30 prominent Chicagoans to show red hot fashion on red hot people," says Dorothy Fuller, event chair and AIBI president. Following the grand opening led to the next segment of the show where 35 Chicago designers presented garments from their fall collections. These dynamic designers were individually inspired from many different mediums, whether it was metals, classic lines, 40's glamour or even latex. Chicago just may be the next hot fashion capital.

Richard H. Driehaus is the platinum sponsor for CHICago…we're RED HOT, benefiting the Apparel Industry Foundation, Inc. Stanley Paul is President of the Foundation. Dorothy Fuller is President and Marsha Brenner is Executive Director of the Apparel Industry Board, Inc. General admission, reception and show are $100; patron tickets that include dinner are $250.