Just like history, fashion often repeats itself. Popular clothing trends of decades past are leading a nostalgia trend and making vintage clothing stores the new hot spot for retro style. “Fashion trends have 20-25 year cycles,” says Linda Renehan of Springfield Vintage in downtown Springfield. Pencil skirts, fitted blouses and Rockabilly swing dresses are fashionable […]
Joseph Copley
Joseph Copley is production designer for Illinois Times and co-publisher of Activator, the music and arts magazine.
Posted inMusic
Blues in the schools
The blues man begins by looking over the students in the room. It’s dead silent. James Armstrong is cool, presenting himself in a John Lee Hooker style three-piece suit and black shades. He talks to the kids about music, the instrument he plays, the places he’s traveled and why he plays blues music. He performs […]
Posted inSpecial Issues
Welcome to The Rainbow Room
If you’re looking for ways to keep your creative kids engaged, head to the mall. The upper level of White Oaks Mall just welcomed The Rainbow Room, a nonprofit creative space and art gallery. “Our goal is to make the central Illinois arts community more diverse, inclusive, and collaborative,” explains Angie Tonucci, local artist and […]
Posted inArts & Culture
First Night Springfield 2019
If you want to ring in 2020 the right way then you’ll want to be downtown Springfield on New Year’s Eve. This year marks 33 years that the capital city has hosted the annual celebration of the arts. “I’ve celebrated New Year’s Eve with my husband and friends at First Night Springfield since it began […]
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Fashion comes to Springfield
A body-painted model walks the runway in a flowing dress made from trash and an ornate headdress of flowers. A dress sculpted from 140 pages of Veranda magazine intrigues the crowd. A model glows with illuminated LED lighting sending pink blooms dancing skyward with iridescent rhinestones. Vintage clothing finds a new life on the runway […]
