Young Designers Move Fashion Forward; Macy's Christmas Tree

Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.

· First electric vehicle charging stations under construction [Chicago Journal]
· Behind the scenes of "For Colored Girls" [Daily Northwestern]
· Is plastic making you fat? [Medill Reports Chicago]
· Young designers move fashion forward in Chicago [Medill Reports Chicago]
· Evanston's anti-frizz whiz plays it straight with hair [S-T]
· It's now snowing on the Walnut room's great tree [S-T]
· Exclusive: Christian Louboutin on Kim Kardashian breaking her toe [RNA]
· Calatrava's Milwaukee Art Museum backdrop for Victoria's Secret ad [JS]