The 6th annual Latino Fashion Week

The 6th Annual Latino Fashion Week Kicks Off October 9, 2012 in Chicago

Latino Fashion Week is the only Fashion Week in the United States created to support the talent of local, national and international Latino designers; and the premier resource institution for those in the Latino Fashion Industry. “By Latinos, For Everyone.”

In its sixth year, LATINO FASHION WEEK® will make history by premiering the 2012 Tour with the theme Images of Fashion. The tour includes Dallas, Chicago and Miami, honoring all the photographers and videographers that create Images of Fashion. Highlighted in the Chicago exhibit is globally renowned fashion photographer Daniel Garriga, who is nationally and internationally involved in creating the face of fashion through the images he creates. This five-day event will include runway shows, celebrity appearances, VIP receptions, a one-day Fashion Lounge and Expo, and much more.

Daniel Garriga, fashion/celebrity/advertising New York based photographer and director, will be the focus of a solo exhibition as part of Latino Fashion Week. Chicago curator, Sergio Gomez will present Garriga’s photographic vision, which now expands from the US to Europe, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. As a photographer and commercial director born in Barcelona (Spain), Daniel Garriga grew up with a strong artistic heritage. He has been featured numerous times as the celebrity photographer on hit fashion TV series America’s Next Top Model and Project Runway. Editorial clients include Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, Seventeen, and GQ Magazine just to name a few

Tuesday, October 9: Lights, Camera, Fashion, Red Carpet Media Reception and Fashion Show
Wednesday, October 10: A Tribute to Carlos Santana, Macy’s Panel Discussion
Thursday, October 11: Teen Day Fashion Show & Family Pavilion
Friday, October 12: For the Jetsetter, Haute Couture and Resort Wear
Saturday, October 13: Paparazzi Glamour, National & International Designers