Press:
2024
“Design 50 2024: The Fifty People Who Shape Chicago” New City Magazine
2022
“What is Luxury Without the Logos?” New York Times, May 24th
2020
“Forever 21's new owners face a slowdown in fast fashion,” Retail Dive, February 25
“Ethical Fashion? These Women Offer a New Pattern” Christian Science Monitor, January 8
2019
“How We Fell In Love with the Jumpsuit” BBC (online), November 6th
Episode 59: Liberation, Featured Guest, Opposable Thumbs Podcast, June 7
Episode 1 The Rational Dress Society: Constructing Clothing, The New Constructivist Podcast, May 14
“Design 50: Who Shapes Design in Chicago 2019” New City, March Issue
2018
“New City Designed Objects Issue” Designer Spotlight, New City, December Issue
“Melania Trump’s ‘colonial hat’ re-sparks debate: Does it matter what she
wears?” Chicago Tribune Q & A, October 9th
“Can Fashion Right Its Wrongs?” Business of Fashion, Special Edition 12, Print (English and Chinese editions also available online), September 2018
“The Working Wardrobe” Dirty Furniture Magazine, Issue 4/6 (print) Summer 2018 issue
“Universal Jumpsuit Your Next Work Outfit?” CBS national news, aired August 22
“Counter-Fashion and Alternative Dress an Interview with the Rational Dress
Society” Exhibitions on the Cusp (online), August 22
“Not So Tight: Adjusting the Seams of Art + Fashion” Exhibitions on the Cusp (online) July 20th
“Fast fashion through the lens of instagram” CNN (online), July 24th
“Fast fashion furious controversy: Why retailers like Zara and H&M keep making headlines for offensive clothing” The Washington Post, June 29
“These Designers Think Everyone Should Wear a Jumpsuits” The Drive,
Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) April 4th
“The Jumpsuit That Will Replace All Clothes Forever” Paris Review (online), March 21st
“To Signify Dreams on the Surface of the Body” Brooklyn Rail (online), February 7th
2017
“What if Clothes Were Made to Fit Bodies,” Racked, September 19th
“Rational Fashion,” Chicago Reader, September 14th
“Fighting Unfair Labor Practices with Recycled Style,” American Craft Council, July 27th
“Zipping Your Own Dress Shouldn't Be a Problem,” Racked, June 22nd
“Don't want your Ivanka Trump clothes? One art collective has a solution (and revolution) for that,” Best of New Orleans (online), June 13th
“This Brand Is Shredding Ivanka Trump Clothing And Turning It Into Fashion With
A Cause,” Nylon Magazine (online), May 31st
“Ivanka Trump’s Unwanted Clothes Are Being Recycled For A Very Good Cause,” Forward (online), May 10th
“Ivanka Trump’s clothing is being rounded up and turned into something she’d never wear,” Revelist, May 9th
“Is Recycled Ivanka Trump Clothing the New Uniform of the Resistance?,” Flare, May 5th
“Discarded Ivanka Trump Clothing Is Getting Recycled for a Good Cause,” Brit+Co, May 5th
“2 Women Are Turning Old Ivanka Trump Clothes Into Something You Can Feel Good About,” The Huffington Post, May 5th
“How to Turn Your Ivanka Trump Clothing Into Something Pretty,” The Cut (online), May 4th
“This Group Is Recycling Ivanka Trump Clothing Into Millennial Pink Jumpsuits,” Refinery 29, May 4th
“Here’s One Way to Get Rid of That Unwanted Ivanka Trump Clothing,” Racked, May 4th
“Envisioning an Art Museum on the Moon,” Hyperallergic, February 24th
2016
“Radically Uniform,” American Craft Council, August/September Print Issue
“Moins C’est Mieux, Vous Alles Adorer Qu’on Vous Mette Des Limites,” Stylist France, Cover Story July 6
“The Sales Pitch to Buy Less,” Racked, June 30
“Interview With the Rational Dress Society,” Viralnet (online), June 29
“The Rational Dress Society Wants You to Wear a JUMPSUIT,” Flaunt Magazine, June 22
“Are jumpsuits the future?,” RN Drive, Australian Broadcast Corporation, June 14
“Tired of the tyranny of fashion? Wear a jumpsuit every day,” The Guardian (online), June 2
“Jumping in,” Surface Magazine, The Fashion Issue, March
2015
“Fast Fashion Shopping: It’s cute, it’s cheap: but should you really buy it?,” Chicago Tribune, November 26
“Want to Make the Best Festering Wounds For Halloween? Go to Echo Park,” LA Weekly, October 15
“The Rational Dress Society,” Fallopian Utopia, KCHUNG Radio, October 9
“JUMPSUIT: The Ungendered Monogarment to Replace All Clothing,” The Dotted Line (online), May 27
“New York Today,” The New York Times City Room (online), February 19
“SAIC Alum and Faculty Member’s Fashion Garment Project Gathers Interest,” SAIC News (online), March,16
“The Next Counter-Fashion Revolution will be in JUMPSUITS,”The Columbia Journalist (online), February 26
“Rational Dress Society’s JUMPSUIT Jumps Up New Kickstarter Campaign,” The Columbia Chronicle (online), February 23
“Meet Joe,” Interview for Brazilian channel Meet Joe, Chicago/Sao Paulo, Brazil
2013
“Dream Catcher,” Fashion Editorial Chicago Magazine, February Issue
2011
“18 Russian-Inspired Fall/Winter Looks From A Savvy Local Designer,” Refinery29 (online), October 17
2010
“Sculpture Classics,” The Washington Post Express, April 16
“Shape Shifter,” Fashion Washington Magazine, The Washington Post, Fall 2010
“Role Play,” Today’s Chicago Woman, March Issue
2009
“Chicago’s Fashion Focus Crafts New Look,” Women’s Wear Daily (online)
“Bold Basics,” Chicago Magazine, March Issue
“Best Of Chicago,” The Chicago Reader, March 26
2008
“The Radar Fashion,” CS Magazine, January Issue
“The Fun Side Of Fashion,” The Chicago Journal, October 8
“Design on a Dali,” Chicago Magazine, October Issue
“City of Bold Shoulders,” The Chicago Tribune, September 28
“Second City Style,” Venus Magazine, September Issue
“Abigail Glaum-Lathbury Structured Beauty,” Magnifeco (online), June 23
2007
“Hidden Light,” Mule Magazine, Issue No. 4
2006
“Great Picks,” Lucky Magazine, February Issue
2024
“Design 50 2024: The Fifty People Who Shape Chicago” New City Magazine
2022
“What is Luxury Without the Logos?” New York Times, May 24th
2020
“Forever 21's new owners face a slowdown in fast fashion,” Retail Dive, February 25
“Ethical Fashion? These Women Offer a New Pattern” Christian Science Monitor, January 8
2019
“How We Fell In Love with the Jumpsuit” BBC (online), November 6th
Episode 59: Liberation, Featured Guest, Opposable Thumbs Podcast, June 7
Episode 1 The Rational Dress Society: Constructing Clothing, The New Constructivist Podcast, May 14
“Design 50: Who Shapes Design in Chicago 2019” New City, March Issue
2018
“New City Designed Objects Issue” Designer Spotlight, New City, December Issue
“Melania Trump’s ‘colonial hat’ re-sparks debate: Does it matter what she
wears?” Chicago Tribune Q & A, October 9th
“Can Fashion Right Its Wrongs?” Business of Fashion, Special Edition 12, Print (English and Chinese editions also available online), September 2018
“The Working Wardrobe” Dirty Furniture Magazine, Issue 4/6 (print) Summer 2018 issue
“Universal Jumpsuit Your Next Work Outfit?” CBS national news, aired August 22
“Counter-Fashion and Alternative Dress an Interview with the Rational Dress
Society” Exhibitions on the Cusp (online), August 22
“Not So Tight: Adjusting the Seams of Art + Fashion” Exhibitions on the Cusp (online) July 20th
“Fast fashion through the lens of instagram” CNN (online), July 24th
“Fast fashion furious controversy: Why retailers like Zara and H&M keep making headlines for offensive clothing” The Washington Post, June 29
“These Designers Think Everyone Should Wear a Jumpsuits” The Drive,
Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) April 4th
“The Jumpsuit That Will Replace All Clothes Forever” Paris Review (online), March 21st
“To Signify Dreams on the Surface of the Body” Brooklyn Rail (online), February 7th
2017
“What if Clothes Were Made to Fit Bodies,” Racked, September 19th
“Rational Fashion,” Chicago Reader, September 14th
“Fighting Unfair Labor Practices with Recycled Style,” American Craft Council, July 27th
“Zipping Your Own Dress Shouldn't Be a Problem,” Racked, June 22nd
“Don't want your Ivanka Trump clothes? One art collective has a solution (and revolution) for that,” Best of New Orleans (online), June 13th
“This Brand Is Shredding Ivanka Trump Clothing And Turning It Into Fashion With
A Cause,” Nylon Magazine (online), May 31st
“Ivanka Trump’s Unwanted Clothes Are Being Recycled For A Very Good Cause,” Forward (online), May 10th
“Ivanka Trump’s clothing is being rounded up and turned into something she’d never wear,” Revelist, May 9th
“Is Recycled Ivanka Trump Clothing the New Uniform of the Resistance?,” Flare, May 5th
“Discarded Ivanka Trump Clothing Is Getting Recycled for a Good Cause,” Brit+Co, May 5th
“2 Women Are Turning Old Ivanka Trump Clothes Into Something You Can Feel Good About,” The Huffington Post, May 5th
“How to Turn Your Ivanka Trump Clothing Into Something Pretty,” The Cut (online), May 4th
“This Group Is Recycling Ivanka Trump Clothing Into Millennial Pink Jumpsuits,” Refinery 29, May 4th
“Here’s One Way to Get Rid of That Unwanted Ivanka Trump Clothing,” Racked, May 4th
“Envisioning an Art Museum on the Moon,” Hyperallergic, February 24th
2016
“Radically Uniform,” American Craft Council, August/September Print Issue
“Moins C’est Mieux, Vous Alles Adorer Qu’on Vous Mette Des Limites,” Stylist France, Cover Story July 6
“The Sales Pitch to Buy Less,” Racked, June 30
“Interview With the Rational Dress Society,” Viralnet (online), June 29
“The Rational Dress Society Wants You to Wear a JUMPSUIT,” Flaunt Magazine, June 22
“Are jumpsuits the future?,” RN Drive, Australian Broadcast Corporation, June 14
“Tired of the tyranny of fashion? Wear a jumpsuit every day,” The Guardian (online), June 2
“Jumping in,” Surface Magazine, The Fashion Issue, March
2015
“Fast Fashion Shopping: It’s cute, it’s cheap: but should you really buy it?,” Chicago Tribune, November 26
“Want to Make the Best Festering Wounds For Halloween? Go to Echo Park,” LA Weekly, October 15
“The Rational Dress Society,” Fallopian Utopia, KCHUNG Radio, October 9
“JUMPSUIT: The Ungendered Monogarment to Replace All Clothing,” The Dotted Line (online), May 27
“New York Today,” The New York Times City Room (online), February 19
“SAIC Alum and Faculty Member’s Fashion Garment Project Gathers Interest,” SAIC News (online), March,16
“The Next Counter-Fashion Revolution will be in JUMPSUITS,”The Columbia Journalist (online), February 26
“Rational Dress Society’s JUMPSUIT Jumps Up New Kickstarter Campaign,” The Columbia Chronicle (online), February 23
“Meet Joe,” Interview for Brazilian channel Meet Joe, Chicago/Sao Paulo, Brazil
2013
“Dream Catcher,” Fashion Editorial Chicago Magazine, February Issue
2011
“18 Russian-Inspired Fall/Winter Looks From A Savvy Local Designer,” Refinery29 (online), October 17
2010
“Sculpture Classics,” The Washington Post Express, April 16
“Shape Shifter,” Fashion Washington Magazine, The Washington Post, Fall 2010
“Role Play,” Today’s Chicago Woman, March Issue
2009
“Chicago’s Fashion Focus Crafts New Look,” Women’s Wear Daily (online)
“Bold Basics,” Chicago Magazine, March Issue
“Best Of Chicago,” The Chicago Reader, March 26
2008
“The Radar Fashion,” CS Magazine, January Issue
“The Fun Side Of Fashion,” The Chicago Journal, October 8
“Design on a Dali,” Chicago Magazine, October Issue
“City of Bold Shoulders,” The Chicago Tribune, September 28
“Second City Style,” Venus Magazine, September Issue
“Abigail Glaum-Lathbury Structured Beauty,” Magnifeco (online), June 23
2007
“Hidden Light,” Mule Magazine, Issue No. 4
2006
“Great Picks,” Lucky Magazine, February Issue
Fashion Exhibitions & Showrooms:
2009
Designers & Agents, juried market, September, New York, NY
Designers & Agents, juried market, February, New York, NY
2008
Designers & Agents, juried market, October, Los Angeles, CA
Designers & Agents, juried market, September, New York, NY
2007
Tallulah Showroom, showroom representation, January, New York, NY
The Train, juried market, February, New York, NY
2009
Designers & Agents, juried market, September, New York, NY
Designers & Agents, juried market, February, New York, NY
2008
Designers & Agents, juried market, October, Los Angeles, CA
Designers & Agents, juried market, September, New York, NY
2007
Tallulah Showroom, showroom representation, January, New York, NY
The Train, juried market, February, New York, NY
Fashion Collections:
Designed under the label Elmidae
“No Cape, No Crusader” Spring Summer 2014
“Likewise, Moreover, Together” Fall/Winter 2013
“Spectator” Fall/Winter 2012, in collaboration with Nonnie Threads
“Siberian Spring,” Spring/Summer 2012
“CCCP,” Fall/Winter 2011
“Moscow,” Spring Summer 2011
Designed under the label Abigail Glaum-Lathbury
“Edison,” Fall/Winter 2010
“Invention and the Obsolete,” Spring Summer 2010
“Abyss,” Fall/Winter 2009
“Araucana,” Spring/Summer 2009
“Medulla Oblongata,” Fall/Winter 2008
“Morphology,” Spring/Summer 2008
Designed under the label Elmidae
“No Cape, No Crusader” Spring Summer 2014
“Likewise, Moreover, Together” Fall/Winter 2013
“Spectator” Fall/Winter 2012, in collaboration with Nonnie Threads
“Siberian Spring,” Spring/Summer 2012
“CCCP,” Fall/Winter 2011
“Moscow,” Spring Summer 2011
Designed under the label Abigail Glaum-Lathbury
“Edison,” Fall/Winter 2010
“Invention and the Obsolete,” Spring Summer 2010
“Abyss,” Fall/Winter 2009
“Araucana,” Spring/Summer 2009
“Medulla Oblongata,” Fall/Winter 2008
“Morphology,” Spring/Summer 2008
Fashion Design Positions:
2019 - 2020
Designer of Libaerty Workwear, a line of workwear for women in the construction industries
2007 - 2018
Designer and President, Elmidae Inc.
2004 - 2010
Designer and President, Abigail Glaum-Lathbury Collection
2019 - 2020
Designer of Libaerty Workwear, a line of workwear for women in the construction industries
2007 - 2018
Designer and President, Elmidae Inc.
2004 - 2010
Designer and President, Abigail Glaum-Lathbury Collection
Teaching:
2021 – Present
Associate Professor, Fashion Department,The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2020 - 2021
Arts Research Collective Teaching Faculty
2015 – 2021
Assistant Professor, Fashion Department, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2009 – 2015
Lecturer & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fashion Department,The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2021 – Present
Associate Professor, Fashion Department,The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2020 - 2021
Arts Research Collective Teaching Faculty
2015 – 2021
Assistant Professor, Fashion Department, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2009 – 2015
Lecturer & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fashion Department,The School of the Art Institute of Chicago