A person adjusts a garment on a mannequin at the rooftop event.

Techpalooza: PROTOTYPE

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On July 21, 2026, Chicago Fashion Coalition joined 1871’s Techpalooza during TechChicago Week with PROTOTYPE, testing digital product passports that connect Chicago designs to their makers, materials and care.

Type

Fashion

Technology

Chicago

Year

2026

Guests talk near a garment display on the rooftop.
Two guests pose against the Chicago skyline.
Hands adjust a detail on a gray garment.
A guest in a denim look poses on the rooftop.
A DJ plays as guests dance on the rooftop.
A guest in a black top and white skirt sits by the skyline.
Two guests pose beside a mannequin on the rooftop.
Guests talk near a garment display on the rooftop.
Guests talk near a garment display on the rooftop.
Two guests pose against the Chicago skyline.
Two guests pose against the Chicago skyline.
A gray layered garment is displayed on a mannequin.
A gray layered garment is displayed on a mannequin.
Hands adjust a detail on a gray garment.
Hands adjust a detail on a gray garment.
A guest in a denim look poses on the rooftop.
A guest in a denim look poses on the rooftop.
A guest poses beside rooftop greenery.
A guest poses beside rooftop greenery.
A DJ plays as guests dance on the rooftop.
A DJ plays as guests dance on the rooftop.
A guest in a black top and white skirt sits by the skyline.
A guest in a black top and white skirt sits by the skyline.
A guest in a white shirt stands on the rooftop.
A guest in a white shirt stands on the rooftop.
Two guests pose beside a mannequin on the rooftop.
Two guests pose beside a mannequin on the rooftop.

Credits

Activation by

Chicago Fashion Coalition

Host

1871

Location

ReloShare rooftop

Photography

Tom Hu

Passport designers

All We Remember, Project Tono, Production Mode, Joss Blake, Ives Barrera and Seres Footwear

Digital product passport UI/UX

Charlesa Thompson

NFC partner

D’Angelo Oberto-Besso · Swapnice

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