A DJ raises an arm behind the decks at Denim After Dark.

Denim After Dark

Denim, fashion and Chicago house

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At Loft 22 at Ummo, Denim After Dark brought Justin Mensinger’s custom denim and visual art together with house music curated by the Museum of House Music during Chicago Fashion Week.

Type

Fashion

Music

Chicago

Year

2025

Guests in expressive outfits sit together at Denim After Dark.
A guest smiles in a sculptural denim look.
A DJ performs as guests gather around the decks.
A model poses seated in a textured, graphic look.
A model poses in a textured jacket under blue light.
Three guests pose together in layered looks.
A DJ performs while guests gather behind him.
Guests in expressive outfits sit together at Denim After Dark.
Guests in expressive outfits sit together at Denim After Dark.
A guest smiles in a sculptural denim look.
A guest smiles in a sculptural denim look.
A model in a dark outfit poses under blue lighting.
A model in a dark outfit poses under blue lighting.
A DJ performs as guests gather around the decks.
A DJ performs as guests gather around the decks.
A model poses seated in a textured, graphic look.
A model poses seated in a textured, graphic look.
A DJ works at a mixing desk.
A DJ works at a mixing desk.
A model poses in a textured jacket under blue light.
A model poses in a textured jacket under blue light.
Three guests pose together in layered looks.
Three guests pose together in layered looks.
A model poses in a layered denim look.
A model poses in a layered denim look.
A DJ performs while guests gather behind him.
A DJ performs while guests gather behind him.

Credits

Presented by

Chicago Fashion Coalition

Designer and visual artist

Justin Mensinger

Music curation

Museum of House Music

Location

Loft 22 at Ummo, Chicago

Photography

Lexi Prava and Jordy Smith

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