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Look of the Day: November 9, 2011

Chronicle intern Rob Cohen looks pretty fly today. He is wearing: hoodie, Fallas Paredes; flannel shirt, Old Navy; jeans, Old Navy; boots, Doc Martens, of course; T-shirt, Radiohead tour merch. Read More | Comment »

Fashion 6:25PM Wed. Nov. 9, 2011, Anne Harris

From Hooves to Claws: The Nail Dilemma

I am torn when it comes to how I like to wear my nails. Most days I think acrylics look hella trashy: The next day, I’m craving a fresh pair of French tips. Yes, they’re terrible for your nails. But, pain is beauty…as well as stinky, plastic, fake-ass goodness. Read More | Comment »

Fashion 5:10PM Fri. Nov. 4, 2011, Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Product Review: Kiss Silicone Protexion Flat Iron

Week to week, we receive a number of review items here at Chronique; they're mostly books, some skin care products, and the occasional wearable object, such as last week's Fliptogs. Small appliances, not so much. So a few weeks ago, I was surprised to open a large box containing a Kiss Silicone Protexion flat iron. Read More | Comment »

Miscellany 4:29PM Mon. Oct. 17, 2011, Anne Harris

Coffee, Tea, or Fliptogs? Vending Machine Flip Flops Have Arrived

In the last six months, could any of these scenarios have applied to you?: ➽ You forgot your flip flops and have to limp home in some kind of thin, disposable foam from a pedicure? ➽ You thought breaking your heel after that last shot of Cuervo would get his attention (fail). Limping again. Read More | Comment »

The C-List 1:28PM Tue. Oct. 11, 2011, Anne Harris

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 »

Events/Listings 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 »

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

Off the Stack: Ring a Day by Marthe Le Van

It starts like this. Grinding around in the car, the friend says he needs to stop at a bead store. Uuuuuuuungh. He promises that it won't take long, and refuses to let me wait in the hush of the running car. We go in, and I can barely keep my eyes open, until I spy something promising, "Wow!!" Read More | Comment »

Obsessive Compulsive Design 2:58PM Tue. Sep. 20, 2011, Anne Harris

Cutting Up Old Clothes No. 147: Shop Your Closet!

I must be crazy for admitting this here, but the reader should know that in years past, your local inquiring eye stooped to keeping a separate set of clothing for grandmother visits. Those who know her would not be surprised, so I suppose shamelessness is the new black. (Her own wedding dress was black velvet.) Read More | Comment »

DIY 2:04AM Wed. Sep. 7, 2011, Anne Harris

Kickin' It in Burnt Orange

When we spotted OPI's burnt orange nail polish, we realized that the marketing of Bevo mania was not just a local endeavor, nor small change. Well, leave it to adidas Originals to be right on time with Back to Campus 80's in burnt orange. Read More | Comment »

Fashion 2:02PM Tue. Aug. 30, 2011, Anne Harris

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 »

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

Oh, What a Stylish Pussy She Has!


We're not going to leave well enough alone, here.
Read More | Comment »

That's Messed Up 10:15AM Mon. Aug. 22, 2011, Wayne Alan Brenner

Avery 7 New Issue Party


1. Because Avery 7 is a sharp new anthology of short fiction
that'll provide a solid morning, afternoon, or evening
of reading whenever you desire. Read More | Comment »

Graphic 12:28PM Sun. Aug. 21, 2011, Wayne Alan Brenner

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 »

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

Boutique of the Week: A Town Austin Lifestyle Store

It's just too hot here to think about fall clothing, and no matter where one looks right now, whether in magazines or retail displays, we're faced with scratchy tweeds and dark jersey. We were thinking about just that when we burst into A Town Austin Lifestyle Store on Burnet Road this weekend to beat the heat. What a surprise! Read More | Comment »

Commerce 5:09PM Mon. Aug. 8, 2011, Anne Harris

Get Some Weeds in Your Life Today

Weed: a plant that is considered by the user of the term to be a nuisance, and normally applied to unwanted plants in human-controlled settings (Wikipedia). Weed, the recreational drug, and probably the band, are of no interest today in favor of the garden variety. Read More | 3 Comments »

Obsessive Compulsive Design 2:20AM Tue. Aug. 2, 2011, Anne Harris

Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Drought

When we last checked in with Blackbird Clothes and Curios over on North Loop, it was the new kid on the block, breaking in with the best store graphics on The Curve. Well, now it seems that while the rest of the local retail scene is scorched and drab, or droughty, as we've come to refer to it, Read More | Comment »

Commerce 12:49PM Mon. Jul. 25, 2011, Anne Harris

Brooks Brothers Fits Right Into the Scarborough Building

The august Scarborough Building at 522 Congress Avenue is no stranger to retail apparel, as it was occupied for generations by E.M. Scarborough’s & Sons, one of Austin's first fine dry goods establishments. Read More | Comment »

Commerce 5:20PM Thu. Jul. 14, 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 »

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

Crabtree & Evelyn Gets a Makeover

We all have memories of walking past Crabtree & Evelyn, or flipping through higher-end bed and bath catalogs to gaze at the endless array of bed and bath enhancements that might include scented and striped paper drawer-liners, or linen mist. Read More | Comment »

Miscellany 12:23PM Mon. Jun. 13, 2011, Anne Harris

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 »

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

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