The Goorin Bros. Hat Shop Opens in Lakeview!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010:

The Goorin Bros. Hat Shop celebrated another Chicago location in Lakeview this month, and I was excited to attend the opening event on a hot summer night.  I arrived with friends and grabbed a cocktail, while mingling with some of my favorite people.  We perused the eccentric summer collection of hats and listened to the sounds of the live band.  Friend and Store Manager, Drew Dallas Deardorff, greeted us shortly after we arrived with a hug and a smile - just the kind of service that this hip hat shop offers to it's patrons every day.  A portion of the proceeds from the event went to Ravinia Festival's Reach*Teach*Play Program and guests could enter to win a trip for two to Hawaii!  (What better place to wear your new hat than on a sandy beach?)  The event was a success, and judging by the amount of hats on top of heads, it was clear that everyone had a good time.  Congrats to Drew for all his hard work.  Lakeview is lucky to have a great guy like you - and a stellar store like Goorin!

Truly,

R.M.B.

The band:

The Goods:

The Details:

The Crowd:

Tracey Tarantino & Drew Dallas Deardorff:

Abby Zupancic:

Alia Rajput & Nicole L. Townsend:

My favorite buds from Zzazz and beyond!

 

Miriam Cecilia Carlson, Ryan M. Beshel, Paige Peterson & Callie Greenwood:

 

The Goorin Bros. Hat Shop:

3243 North Broadway

Latino Fashion Week: Chicago Designers and Awards Presentations

The team at Zzazz Productions does it again..

Tonight, I worked backstage at the Latino Fashion Week Chicago Designers Runway Show. Tracey Tarantino and her Dream Team produced the show at V-Live--a huge, energetic venue off Milwaukee Avenue. A variety of collections were brought to life by the beautiful Ford Models, featuring designs from Sonya Galaviz, James De Colon, Elda De La Rosa, Hector Monarrez, Nora Del Busto and Camilo Pard. The MC for the evening was the lovely Sylvia Perez, Anchor at ABC Chicago.

I ran into Alia Rajput, a writer with Second City Style and we finally had a minute to catch up. Good friends and fellow ILIAC students, Paige Ann Peterson and Maureen Refvem, joined myself and the other volunteers that gave their time to work the show. It's exhilarating to work an event where everyone is motivated by a love for fashion, or people or the rush of the show. Whatever the reason, being surrounded by so much passion is inspiring and I had such a great time.

Keep an eye on that Zzazz Team--they're taking over this city..

Enjoy the photographs,
and thanks for following..

-R.M.B.

(click the image for full size view)

The Zzazz Productions Team:
Abby Zupancic, Tracey Tarantino,
Drew Dallas Deardorff and Xochitl V. Gomez:

Models being make-up'ed:

Get your hair did:

Ryan M. Beshel:

Stephanie, Ford model and the fabulous Paige Ann Peterson

The stunning model, Veronica Zepeda:

Backstage, Pre-Show, Matt Gearhart and his pretty ladies:

The beautiful Sylvia Perez:

The show begins!:

That dress? I die.:

Maureen Refvem, looking lovely in tulle:

The finale look glides down the stairs:

Big Finish:

The Final Walk:

Post-Show Performance:

Ryan M. Beshel, with Tracey Tarantino of Zzazz Productions:


A Great Success!