How does Black Market Caviar fit in the Chicago scene, if such a thing exists?
M: I don’t know if it really does fit, that’s the thing, that’s why we wanted to do it. B: I think we fit into what’s new in Chicago. There’s a new movement, there’s been a sort of a renaissance in arts of all types in Chicago. Graffiti has really reemerged here in the past couple years. Fashion, music. The fashion scene we have now in Chicago was not around even five years ago. And the city’s pushing a little budget for it. They have fashion week now in summer time and the Fashion Incubator. C: Speaking of budget and money, what about the recession? Did it play into the original business plan? B: Well that’s what’s so interesting. I think it all ties into it. I feel like people get really creative when times get hard. M: Designers in this country are a dime a dozen. And it’s the same when any over saturated market sees economic decline, people have to ramp it up, step up, and people get hungrier and more creative. C: How did you twist it then? M: We came up with a subversive name. Bla
