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Do Go On, Mr. Gunn

The Chronicle recently chatted up Project Runway fixture Tim Gunn in advance of his appearance at Barton Creek Mall on April 21. A shorter version appears in this week's issue, but – even though we know Gunn's a big proponent of self-editing – we couldn't resist posting the whole transcript. Read More | Comment »

7:37AM Thu. Apr. 12, Andy Campbell

F-F-FASHION FREAKOUT F-F-FIVE on F-F-Friday, March 2

There's no need to stutter when you broadcast your plans for this Friday night, the early half, anyway. They should include the fifth Fashion Freakout at Mohawk, because everyone else will be there, too. We're happy this year, because a) warmer temperatures mean happier models; and b) warmer temperatures mean said models Read More | Comment »

6:38PM Wed. Feb. 29, Anne Harris

Modern Home Tour 2012: February 4, 2012

If you love Austin's modern architecture, then you know that every February we locals get to take what is essentially a residential panty raid on a variety of neighborhoods on the annual, self-guided, Modern Home Tour. Read More | Comment »

5:17PM Thu. Feb. 2, Anne Harris

Sketch Your Way Down the Aisle

Heads up fashion hounds, soon-to-be brides and wannabe designers! Jovani Designs, home of the whoa! prom dress, as well as crazy, glittery, pageant-wear goodness is having a contest for the best wedding dress sketch to be included in the upcoming 2012 bridal collection. Read More | Comment »

4:16PM Wed. Nov. 16, 2011, Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Get Your Frock On

Dust off your finery and get ready for a major bash on October 15th, from 11am to 7pm as Frock On Vintage, the latest to redefine the term "drag" as it opens at 3016 Guadalupe, sets off its opening salvo. Antics from sponsors Slacker Magazine and KVRX, Read More | Comment »

4:26PM Fri. Oct. 7, 2011, Anne Harris

Pow, Right in the Face!


Laura Spector and Chadwick Gray
go around the world, scouting for forgotten
19th-century artworks in the basements
and back rooms of galleries & museums. Read More | Comment »

4:55PM Fri. Sep. 30, 2011, Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Fashion Week 2011 Recos

Along with the end of summer comes Austin Fashion Week, capped off by the Austin Fashion Awards on August 27th at Moody Theater. This week, Saturday, August 20th through Saturday, August 27th, the denizens of Austin's style industry will crank out their wares and services during official and special events. Read More | Comment »

2:52PM Mon. Aug. 22, 2011, Anne Harris

A Look Behind the Curtain of Herman Miller, Inc.

If it's time to head inside to beat the heat, do yourself a favor and make it downtown for a current design exhibit at AMOA, Good Design: Stories From Herman Miller, running until September 11, 2011. Read More | Comment »

12:39AM Wed. Aug. 17, 2011, Anne Harris

Gopher Release! Gopher Release!

What do Lope Gutierrez-Ruiz and Michelle Benaim, art aficionados and recent transplants from Venezuela, have waiting for the reading and art-loving public at this party? Read More | Comment »

3:10PM Wed. Jun. 22, 2011, Wayne Alan Brenner

Hit Up Piranha Killer Sushi for Dress for Success!

Oh yeah, it's almost time for this year's Dress for Success benefit on June 21st at 4:30pm. This time, enjoy cool sushi at Piranha Killer Sushi's downtown location, as well as happy hour drink specials, live jazz, and real fashion! On real people! Read More | Comment »

4:52PM Wed. May. 25, 2011, Anne Harris

MARK Skateboards: Release Party


Yes, that's right: A new skateboard company.
Based right here in Austin.
Co-founded by a Mark and a Marc.

Read More | Comment »

4:28PM Thu. May. 19, 2011, Wayne Alan Brenner

Let Your Feet Do The Talking

Whole Earth Provision Co. and Clarks Companies are teaming up with Sole4Souls Inc. to collect gently worn shoes for those in need. Read More | Comment »

12:55PM Tue. May. 10, 2011, Anne Harris

2011 Heritage Society of Austin Homes Tour: The Bold and the Beautiful

We've spent some fascinating afternoons with the Heritage Society of Austin over the years, but the 19th Annual Heritage Homes Tour, taking place this Saturday, April 9, looks like their most ambitious program to date. Read More | 1 Comment »

2:36PM Tue. Apr. 5, 2011, Anne Harris

downSTAIRS Apparel: Moving on Up

Insiders, sometimes referred to as "downSTAIRS Apparelasauri", know that downSTAIRS is leaving behind its old digs after more than eight years on South Lamar for newer headquarters on South Congress. Partnering with the owners of Path Salon, downSTAIRS founder Jeff Strange says, Read More | Comment »

1:51PM Tue. Mar. 29, 2011, Anne Harris

sxsw: Get Your Shop on! No Badge Required!

This just in from Style X, the local shopping event and fashion shows from SXSW, which we wrote about here in early February: You can bust in early on the shopping event by spending $100 at one of the local boutiques from now until Friday. Read More | Comment »

4:09PM Thu. Mar. 17, 2011, Anne Harris

This ... is ... Staple!

Yes, but what is it? Will it hurt? Will it help me find love and/or success? Will it remove several unsightly pounds from my aging meatus? Will it fix my dying car? Will it blend?

OMG, WHAT THE FUCK IS IT?

Read More | Comment »

4:14PM Wed. Mar. 2, 2011, Wayne Alan Brenner

60 in Sixty!

Sixty performances in 60 minutes, one after the other, by 60 different performers from this ridiculously creative city? Yes, you lovable dork, that's precisely what's happening – and the hour-long spectacle is a sort of brief, miniature version of the enormous, full-week, city-devouring Fusebox Festival that will arrive just a month after SXSW.

Read More | Comment »

12:39PM Wed. Feb. 23, 2011, Wayne Alan Brenner

A Purse Drive for Mothers

Who knew? You can help stop the insidious cycle of domestic violence by donating a purse! Children in shelters across the state, including SafePlace in Austin, will now be able to give their mothers a Mother's Day gift thanks to the Texas Advocacy Project's Handbags of Hope purse drive. Read More | 1 Comment »

5:50PM Wed. Feb. 9, 2011, Anne Harris

Style X 2011

One of the great unsung pleasures of SXSW week is getting to check out the spring transitional solutions on the street, i.e. what people are wearing in the first green sprout of spring weather. Read More | Comment »

2:20PM Tue. Feb. 8, 2011, Anne Harris

We're Freaking OUT! Fashion Freakout IV

Forget about Groundhog Day: We always know when spring is around the corner in Austin because it's time for a Fashion Freakout bash at Mohawk. Anticipated with an eye on the weather while scratching one's head in the closet every year, it marks the start of a busy few months as South by Southwest Read More | Comment »

12:28AM Wed. Feb. 2, 2011, Anne Harris

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