Public Works Gallery

Saturday, October 10, 2026 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Public Works Gallery 2141 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL
Celebrate the future of Chicagoland’s fashion and beauty industry at the 11th FGI Chicago Rising Star Awards.
The FGI Chicago Rising Star Awards recognize outstanding emerging professionals making an impact across Chicagoland’s fashion and beauty industry. This year, 15 finalists across five categories will be celebrated for their creativity, talent and contributions to Chicago’s fashion community.
Join FGI Chicago for a grazing brunch, professional networking, finalist displays and the Rising Star Awards ceremony, where the 2026 Rising Star Award recipients will be revealed.
The celebration will be led by Master of Ceremonies <a href="https://www.sharaun.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Sharaun Brown</a>, who will also receive the 2026 FGI Chicago Trailblazer Award. Photographer <a href="https://www.denisebelyea.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Denise Belyea</a> will receive the 2026 FGI Chicago Visual Impact Award.
FGI members, industry professionals, friends, supporters and the public are welcome.
<h2>2026 FGI Chicago Rising Star Award Finalists</h2>
Footwear
<a href="https://yjlacour.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Yohance LaCour</a> — YJL <a href="https://seresfootwear.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vanessa Arroyo</a> — SERES® <a href="https://fundae.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Holly Garrard</a> — Fundae Shoes
Fashion Design
<a href="https://aeschliman.co/resort-collection/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Angela Aeschliman</a> — Aesch Liman, Co. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/koush_us/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Brian S. Leon</a> — KOUSH <a href="https://www.instagram.com/karmic_couture/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Raj Patel</a> — Karmic Couture
Fashion Stylist
<a href="https://intuitivefashion.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Rahela Tanase</a> — Intuitive Fashion &amp; Rahela Designs <a href="https://thefashionfoundryconsulting.com/client-projects/styling-projects/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Christina Schutz</a> — Lookbook Stylist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.thrifted.gay/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Matteo Frausto</a> — The Thrifted Gay
Fashion Content Creator
<a href="https://juliann-marie.my.canva.site/juliann-marie-fashion-content-creator/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Juliann Brown</a> — Juliann Marie <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dressingforthedopamine_/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Brit Cooper Robinson</a> — Dressing for the Dopamine <a href="https://www.ticaradevone.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ticara Devone</a> — Ticara Devone
Beauty
<a href="https://fleekyfriday.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Shureice Kornegay</a> — Fleeky Friday <a href="https://www.bythepolish.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Alexandra Carrillo</a> — By The Polish <a href="https://crownedskin.com/pages/about-the-founder" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Darrell Spencer</a> — Crowned Skin
<h2>Master of Ceremonies &amp; Trailblazer Award Honoree: Sharaun Brown</h2>
FGI Chicago will present the 2026 FGI Chicago Trailblazer Award to <a href="https://www.sharaun.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Sharaun Brown</a>, recognizing her innovation, leadership and influence in forging new paths within the fashion industry.
Brown is an international supermodel, television host, speaker, media personality and Founder &amp; CEO of <a href="https://www.themodeltribe.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Model Tribe</a>. A finalist on America’s Next Top Model, her career spans fashion, television and live entertainment. She most recently served as Official Trophy Model Presenter at the 2025 and 2026 Grammy Awards and the 2026 Disney Legends Awards at D23. Through The Model Tribe, she also mentors and empowers the next generation of models and creatives.
Brown will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the 11th FGI Chicago Rising Star Awards.
<h2>Visual Impact Award Honoree: Denise Belyea</h2>
Photographer <a href="https://www.denisebelyea.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Denise Belyea</a> will receive the 2026 FGI Chicago Visual Impact Award in recognition of her distinctive visual storytelling and contributions to Chicago’s fashion image-making community.
<h2>Tickets</h2>
VIP Admission — $100 | 10:30 AM Includes early entry, VIP gift bag, reserved presentation seating, grazing brunch, finalist displays, awards ceremony and networking.
General Admission — $75 | 11:00 AM Includes grazing brunch, finalist displays, awards ceremony and networking. Presentation seating is first-come, first-served.
FGI Members receive $15 off General Admission and VIP tickets.
<a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/fgi-chicago-11th-rising-star-awards" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Purchase Tickets</a>
Dress Code: Chic Brunch Attire
<h2>Sponsors &amp; Partners</h2>
The 2026 FGI Chicago Rising Star Awards are presented with support from <a href="https://publicworksgallery.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Public Works Gallery</a>, <a href="https://www.themodeltribe.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Model Tribe</a>, <a href="https://drinknakedlife.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Naked Life</a> and <a href="https://www.gothambagels.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gotham Bagels</a>.
Sponsorship opportunities remain available from $250–$5,000, with event admission, reserved seating, marketing recognition and additional benefits based on sponsorship level.
<a href="https://www.fgi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_FGICHI_RS_SponsorPacket-1.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View the 2026 Rising Star Awards Sponsorship Packet</a>

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Camerata Chicago, led by the chamber orchestra's founder and music director Drostan Hall, opens its 23rd concert season with a program featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s music for William Shakespeare’s <a href="https://www.cameratachicago.org/category/concert-series/2026-10-midsummer/?utm_source=patch&amp;utm_medium=event_calendar&amp;utm_campaign=2627_midsummer&amp;utm_content=season_listing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,”</a> Op. 61; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat Major, K. 297b; and the world premiere of Chicago-area composer Tony Payne’s “Fantasy on English Melodies,” commissioned by Camerata Chicago. All three are new to Camerata Chicago’s repertoire.
Mendelssohn’s music for Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Opus 61, comprises the overture Mendelssohn wrote as teenager and the incidental music he composed nearly two decades later.
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“We are thrilled to feature our superb principal wind players for the first time with the programming of this marvelous concerto,” Hall says.
“Audiences who are used to hearing the Mendelssohn and Mozart played by a symphony orchestra can savor these more intimately scaled performances for the musical detail they reveal,” Hall says.
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Single tickets are $50 adults, $40 seniors 65 and over, $10 students, $2 children 14 and under. VIP tickets are $75.
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Tickets and information are available at CamerataChicago.org and by phone 312-799-0916. Email: andiamo@cameratachicago.org.

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