The Business of Fashion: Assessing Now, Looking to the Future SOLD OUT

Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 2025

This official Chicago Fashion Week event brings together global and local perspectives including Melissa Beste, Global CEO of AKRIS, Alex Aubry, Director of the Fashion Resource Center at Chicago’s School of the Art Institute, and designer and LVMH semi-finalist Jacques Agbobly.

The Fashion Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and The Driehaus Museum are pleased to present a dynamic discussion on branding, supply chain logistics, marketing, finance, and digital innovation. Join us for a dynamic conversation on the economics of style and celebrate Chicago’s role as a growing fashion capital.

Free and open to the public, this panel discussion will take place in our historic Murphy Auditorium.

Photo Courtesy of Jacques Agbobly