Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater
A Shame
RECEIVED Wed., Nov. 24, 2004
Dear Editor,
For the second year in a row, Stephen Moser has snubbed one of the most important fashion/DIY shows in Austin – the Stitch Fashion Show and Craft Bizarre. This year's show (at Emo's Nov. 14) featured 20-plus local clothes and accessory designers on the runway and had more than 60 designers and crafters set up with merchandise booths, displaying and selling their diverse goods. Not just a good time, which it very much was, the show and craft fair were meant to showcase local talent. And the proceeds went to charity! It is a shame he would miss the opportunity to witness and write about such an event. If Stephen Moser really is going to cover the local fashion scene perhaps he could do a little less useless name-dropping and get out and actually see what is going on. Almost 1,000 people attended this event, if that means anything in terms of popularity (which I imagine speaks to Mr. Moser's criteria of cool), and I certainly suggest he get in touch with someone who was there to find out what he missed. While out gallivanting in Houston, he missed a chance to write about a revolution in his own back yard. A shame really.
For the second year in a row, Stephen Moser has snubbed one of the most important fashion/DIY shows in Austin – the Stitch Fashion Show and Craft Bizarre. This year's show (at Emo's Nov. 14) featured 20-plus local clothes and accessory designers on the runway and had more than 60 designers and crafters set up with merchandise booths, displaying and selling their diverse goods. Not just a good time, which it very much was, the show and craft fair were meant to showcase local talent. And the proceeds went to charity! It is a shame he would miss the opportunity to witness and write about such an event. If Stephen Moser really is going to cover the local fashion scene perhaps he could do a little less useless name-dropping and get out and actually see what is going on. Almost 1,000 people attended this event, if that means anything in terms of popularity (which I imagine speaks to Mr. Moser's criteria of cool), and I certainly suggest he get in touch with someone who was there to find out what he missed. While out gallivanting in Houston, he missed a chance to write about a revolution in his own back yard. A shame really.
Scott Pierce
[Stephen Moser replies: I apologize for not being able to meet Stitch's expectations of what my column should be about.]
