NASCAR’s Chicago Race Gets a Runway Twist from Students

School of Fashion, NASCAR partner to host Race Day Fashion Show

Gallery • 3 Photos Carlos Alanis-Avila Models and designers of the Columbia College Chicago School of Fashion celebrate a succesul NASCAR Race Day fashion show on Saturday, July 5, 2025. As the sun disappeared from the sky and emanated orange rays from behind the Chicago skyline, 18 models stood in a line sporting repurposed NASCAR gear to the backdrop of Buckingham Fountain for a Columbia-hosted fashion show.   The School o…

NASCAR’s Chicago Race Gets a Runway Twist from Students

In a bold fusion of motorsports and fashion, NASCAR is shifting gears in more ways than one. While engines roar through the heart of downtown Chicago during the Grant Park 165 and The Loop 110 races, another type of spectacle is unfolding nearby — a student-led, sustainable fashion runway show created in collaboration with Columbia […]