WorkShop is a community made of cloth.
WorkShop blossomed in 2009, owner Anne Novotny’s vision of a creative space in Chicago’s Pilsen district. Housed in a hundred-year old building, we’ve planted flowers, herbs and succulents around our borders. Window displays serve as platforms for area artists and neighbors to pop in for beginner’s classes in DIY fashion design. WorkShop is also truly a workshop. Inspired by the concept of “open air kitchen,” sewing machines hum, patterns are pinned to walls, and visitors witness the creation of Novotny’s label, Frei Designs. We stock shelves by seeking independent, locally-based artisans who share our passion for environmental sustainability and ethical fair trade. Connecting style with conscience, WorkShop emphasizes the personal, the architectural, the organic.
WorkShop, like a garden, never stops growing.
Before there was the Snuggie, there was…the Onesie. Okay, maybe most of you never owned a onesie - at least, not an adult onesie - but, hey, no time like the present! Our vintage adult-size one-piece onesie jumpsuit, likely produced in the 1980’s (the neon orange is a dead giveaway), is more than mere novelty but super fun alternative to winter pajamas. This is extra roomy, extra comfy, full-body sleepwear and, unlike robes, keeps tootsies warm on cold mornings. No-slip footing leaves you free to race across the kitchen for an extra bowl of Froot Loops. In fact, this onesie loungewear is so cute, it may tempt out-of-the-house excursions. But who’d want to miss Saturday morning cartoons?
Yes, I also modeled for this job. Is that some sort of problem?