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Featured image: Overview of LtdWear5 installed at the bright LVL3 gallery. The image is a landscape shot of about thirty colorful aprons and oven mitts displayed on racks on the far white wall of LVL3 gallery. In the midground of the shot is a long wooden bench and a white pole that cuts the gallery in half. Hanging from the ceiling are large plastic fruits and vegetables, including asparagus, grapes, and tomatoes. On the far wall, a large plastic baguette is hung on the wall as well offering a cheery, kitschy feeling to the gallery. Photo courtesy of LVL3.

Review: LtdWear5 at LVL3

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A group exhibition by LtdWear, LVL3 gallery, and Tusk Chicago, had artists alter/change/remake a basic wearable item for a retail installation using a variety of materials.

image: Nelissa Carrillo is looking down, holding the sleeve of a multi-colored jacket with a large orange patch. The jacket is on a rack of garments from Ciprianamía that take up the right side of the photo, ranging from green jeans to a yellow knit to glimpses of white sweater vests and more denim. Photo by Kristie Kahns.

FOLD/UNFOLD: Interview with Nelissa Carrillo

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Nelissa Carrillo, a Chicago-based fashion designer, runs Ciprianamía, her fashion label that references her Mexican culture and her parents’ style from the 70s.

FOLD/UNFOLD: Interview with Rikki Byrd

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Fashion scholar Rikki Byrd talks about the relationship between Black death and clothing, becoming a fashion academic, and inspiring Black fashion designers and thinkers.

Image: Marissa Macias faces the camera with her hands together towards her head. Three images of Marissa are arranged like a kaleidoscope on a silvery-blue background. Photo by Sarah Joyce.

FOLD/UNFOLD: Interview with Marissa Macias

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Marissa Macias is a highly theoretical designer who makes clothes to withstand the rigors of the physical work it will take to build the new worlds we want.