Elevate V6: four guests pose together at Expat.

Elevate: Chicago Fashion Social

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Elevate brings Chicago’s fashion community together. This selection spans V5 on July 30 and V6 on October 8, 2026, at Expat. The first five gallery images are V5; the cover and final five are V6.

Type

Fashion

Community

Chicago

Year

2026

Elevate V5: three guests pose together at Expat.
Elevate V5: a guest poses in a dark vest and sunglasses.
Elevate V5: a guest in sunglasses sits against a patterned floor.
Elevate V5: a guest poses at the bar.
Elevate V6: a guest in gold and sunglasses poses for a portrait.
Elevate V6: two guests pose together.
Elevate V6: a guest in a two-tone jacket poses inside Expat.
Elevate V5: three guests pose together at Expat.
Elevate V5: three guests pose together at Expat.
Elevate V5: a guest poses in a dark vest and sunglasses.
Elevate V5: a guest poses in a dark vest and sunglasses.
Elevate V5: a guest in white sits beneath warm lights.
Elevate V5: a guest in white sits beneath warm lights.
Elevate V5: a guest in sunglasses sits against a patterned floor.
Elevate V5: a guest in sunglasses sits against a patterned floor.
Elevate V5: a guest poses at the bar.
Elevate V5: a guest poses at the bar.
Elevate V6: a guest in a pink top and black skirt poses against a patterned wall.
Elevate V6: a guest in a pink top and black skirt poses against a patterned wall.
Elevate V6: a guest in gold and sunglasses poses for a portrait.
Elevate V6: a guest in gold and sunglasses poses for a portrait.
Elevate V6: two guests pose together.
Elevate V6: two guests pose together.
Elevate V6: a guest in a layered outfit poses at the event.
Elevate V6: a guest in a layered outfit poses at the event.
Elevate V6: a guest in a two-tone jacket poses inside Expat.
Elevate V6: a guest in a two-tone jacket poses inside Expat.

Credits

Presented by

Chicago Fashion Coalition

Location

Expat, Chicago

Photography

V5 · Tom Hu

V6 · Enrique Villalon (@livewithenrique)

Image guide

Cover and final five images: V6 · First five gallery images: V5

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