Chicago Fashion Vanguard Aims to Create Fashion Hub in the Windy City’s LaSalle Corridor.

Imagine a raised runway running down Chicago’s LaSalle Street, showcasing the city’s most innovative designers, the Chicago Board of Trade towering in the backdrop. “Thousands of Chicagoans lining the [LaSalle] Corridor. Drone cameras capturing the spectacle as the energy and pride of this city are broadcast across the world,” said Ian Gerard, cofounder of the nonprofit Chicago Fashion Vanguard.

Seeking chic new look, Chicago’s longtime financial center strolls toward the catwalk

A newly created nonprofit called the Chicago Fashion Vanguard is looking to bring celebrations of the fashion world to the key avenue in the Loop business district. One aspect of the plan, sure to turn heads on the once-staid street where suits and ties were the norm for decades, is a plan to next year have models waltz down a raised catwalk within the so-called canyon of LaSalle towers.