Participants discuss a portfolio during Thread the Needle.

Thread the Needle: Fashion + Design

Creatives in conversation

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Thread the Needle brought Chicago’s fashion and design communities together for portfolio critiques and conversation at Postcard on March 31, 2026.

Type

Fashion

Community

Chicago

Year

2026

Creatives discuss work in small groups at Postcard.
A participant in a yellow jacket reviews materials at a table.
Two creatives discuss a portfolio at a table.
A speaker addresses participants at Thread the Needle.
Two participants discuss work at a laptop.
An attendee smiles during a conversation at Postcard.
Participants discuss their work around a table.
Creatives discuss work in small groups at Postcard.
Creatives discuss work in small groups at Postcard.
A participant in a yellow jacket reviews materials at a table.
A participant in a yellow jacket reviews materials at a table.
Two participants talk during a portfolio session.
Two participants talk during a portfolio session.
Two creatives discuss a portfolio at a table.
Two creatives discuss a portfolio at a table.
A speaker addresses participants at Thread the Needle.
A speaker addresses participants at Thread the Needle.
A participant discusses work at a portfolio table.
A participant discusses work at a portfolio table.
Two participants discuss work at a laptop.
Two participants discuss work at a laptop.
An attendee smiles during a conversation at Postcard.
An attendee smiles during a conversation at Postcard.
Two participants talk together at the event.
Two participants talk together at the event.
Participants discuss their work around a table.
Participants discuss their work around a table.

Credits

Presented by

Chicago Fashion Coalition and AIGA Chicago

Location

Postcard, Chicago

Photography

Katrina Trinh

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