Mayor Daley and Macy's announce Tommy Hilfiger as Master Designer for Chicago Fashion Incubator. 5th Annual Fashion Focus Chicago 2009 to be held Oct. 22-25.

The atmosphere of the day was one of hope and excitement for the future of fashion in Chicago.

“Artists are the key to where a city’s going in the future” stated Mayor Richard M Daley.“This is the new industry.This is the future of the city.”

All eyes and ears were turned to the great, untapped resource of the city: emerging and independent designers.Horacio Nieto (one of the participating independent designers) describes members of the fashion industry in Chicago as “having a unique attitude in that everyone is trying to help one another out.”

Tommy Hilfiger, who got his start in Macy's thanks them for their support and expresses his belief that there is no better platform for young designers.He wishes he could have had the resources that are available for young fashion talent thanks to the Incubator program. Hilfiger first became interested in being a part of the team when he was in Chicago for the lighting of the Christmas tree lights and took a tour of the Macy's facilities.Students were hard at work, despite the fact that it was a weekend. Finding their passion and drive inspiring he wanted to pass his knowledge of the business on to them.Feels as though many young designers have the creativity it takes but lack the resources and business sense it takes to succeed.As a true mentor, Hilfiger would like to help them avoid making mistakes he himself made earlier in his career.

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