Fashion: Ivey league

Style took a character-driven turn at the Ivey Awards kickoff event at Design Within Reach.

August 17, 2012 at 9:11PM
Clockwise from top - Elijah Chhum, Zoe Lillian, Olivia Uchegbu, Megan Wannarka
Clockwise from top - Elijah Chhum, Zoe Lillian, Olivia Uchegbu, Megan Wannarka (Margaret Andrews/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Elijah Chhum

28, producer

What are you wearing? Lorenzini cotton dress shirt, Nudie jeans from American Rag, belt from Steeple People, bowtie and sunglasses from Blacklist Vintage, Allen-Edmonds Park Avenue shoes, silver bracelets from Cambodia.

Describe your style: Scrappy yet polished.

What character do you most represent through this outfit? Pee-wee Herman.

Your fashion icons: Thom Browne, Hedi Slimane.

Zoë Lillian

21, creativity bandit

What are you wearing? Red corduroy dress by Maeve; vintage scarf; shoes by Crown Vintage.

Describe your style: Cool finder.

What character do you most represent through this outfit? Winnie from Beckett's "Happy Days."

Your fashion icons: Somewhere between Elizabeth Taylor, Bettie Page and a Fellini film.

Olivia Uchegbu

25, model; quality control rep

What are you wearing? Marc Jacobs sunglasses, INC shirt, leather shorts from Opitz, Alice + Olivia for Payless shoes.

Describe your style: I dress according to how I feel. But comfort is big with me.

What character do you most represent through this outfit? Maggie from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Probably because of the white. I don't wear white often.

Do you have your outfit picked out for the Iveys already? Still looking frantically.

Megan Wannarka

29, designer, coffee slinger, beekeeper

What are you wearing? Diane von Furstenberg dress, Chinese Laundry shoes.

Describe your style: Minimalist classic chameleon.

What play gets your nomination for best costume design? Anything by Sarah French.

Your fashion icon: Daphne Guinness.

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