Laura del Villaggio, founder of Milli Star, captured the essence of wearing accessories perfectly at the Accessories and Apparel Showcase during Fashion Week 2011. To her, good accessories are the “icing on the cake” that can accentuate any outfit. On August 22nd, over 12 accessory and apparel designers came together at the Driskill Hotel in a market-style setting to showcase their fall 2011 and spring 2012 collection pieces. This was the inaugural Accessories and Apparel Showcase, added to the … [Read more...]
3rd Annual Austin Fashion Awards
The 3rd Annual Austin Fashion Awards was held at ACL Live at the Moody Theater and included Red Carpet, runways, and entertainers. Special guest designer, Rory Beca debuted for the first time silk dresses and separates in chic patterns and bright solids on the runway looks from her Holiday and Resort Collections. While Rory Beca’s namesake label showed off feminine, sexy pieces that are extremely wearable. Melissa Coker’s label Wren featured Summer 2011 pieces in an array of prints ranging … [Read more...]
Chai–N-Chaat 2011
Chai- N- Chaat 2011 held its day-long community-based cultural event and fundraiser to raise funds and awareness of Austin’s diverse ethnic populations as well as four local Austin nonprofits, Saheli, Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT), LifeWorks, and Eastside Community Connections (ECC) at the Community Renaissance Market, a locally owned micro-business location with tenants ranging from antiques, organic dog treats, and fair trade jewelry. The experience was led by the day’s vocal … [Read more...]
Austin’s Citywide Internship Fair
On May 15th, an estimated 200 companies and 600 students/candidates from 8 area colleges will attend the nation’s first Citywide Internship Fair at the AT&T Conference Center with the purpose of connecting students and start-ups, small businesses, and nonprofits in Austin looking for an internship/intern this summer. The "Connect" event will be from 2:00-4:00 PM in the ballroom, beginning with a brief training by Constant Contact on the benefits of an intern on Social Media. “Austin has … [Read more...]
