For a decade, Pattern has built up a fashion industry in Indianapolis. So where are the clothes?
A Pattern Magazine launch party can feel otherworldly, as if fearlessly fashionable people from The Sartorialist’s Instagram account came to Indy through a secret portal. In October 2019, the last one before the pandemic shut them down, about 250 people gathered in what was billed as a “super-secret” commercial loft space on New York Street downtown. A Realtor paired a red faux-fur chubby coat with Beatle boots. A well-known papel picado artist wore a dark menswear-inspired suit, accessorized with a diamond-patterned tie and a colorful, glittery long scarf, along with John Lennon iridescent glasses. A fashion designer danced in a gunmetal jumpsuit with her own gold-trimmed, black-brocade military-style jacket. There were elegant LBDs and The Weeknd–inspired suits,…
