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Macy’s Glamorama

Macy’s Annual Glamorama Fashion Show was held this evening at the Chicago Theater. Attendees were dressed to the nines. Tickets were priced at $100+. Macy’s inherits the annual fashion show tradition from Marshall Field’s, which had previously taken responsibility for organizing and financing the festivities. Last year at this same event, Beyonce Knowles performed for a sold-out audience. I was told by a Macy’s security guard that the Glamorama Fashion Show represents the single largest Chicago promotional event in the department store’s annual calendar.

I met a terrific young photographer named Sarah [pseudonym -ed.] outside the event. She used to work in the Home Department of Marshall Field’s, but she was then laid off from the staff [1] when Macy’s took over. She was kind enough to show me the set of photos she had taken of the after-party decorations that celebrants would see on the seventh-floor of the Macy’s building after the close of the concert.

[1] The only employment option Sarah was given at Macy’s was a position that would have entailed little to no opportunities for advancement and would have paid significantly less than what she was then making at Marshall’s before the turnover. Irregardless, she indicated that she would have stayed on if she were offered the same job at the same wage. She was transitioned out by Macy’s management.