The Good Eye – Clothes-Minded: An Eyeful of Austin Fashion Week

Austin Fashion Week comes to a clothes

"...must be why Anna Wintour wears sunglasses to fashion shows. There were times when my smile was so big..."

May 9, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

After a Fashion

Stephen disavows any career advice to K-Fed

"...up to top dollar, the fabrics that owner Karen Martin stocks are unavailable anywhere else in Austin, and the..."

May 5, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019

"...Rockwell is coming to Houston. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Norman Rockwell: American Freedom. For five decades..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Making Reuse Mainstream

Austin needs a combo of government leadership, corporate responsibility, and individual commitment to meet reuse benchmarks

"...materials in Austin, but it's hardly alone. The last quarter of 2015 saw the establishment of the Austin Creative..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide

Listings

"...century with historically correct homes, animals, and clothes. Children participating in the week-long camps dress in 19th-century working clothes..."

May 5, 2000 Features Feature

Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis

Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies

"...a year, the city of Austin, its social service partners, and primary and behavioral care providers have operated protective..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...whole raft of special events, from Q&As to dance parties. Films will be released online (seven each day, in..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

After a Fashion

Art Institute presents a show, and the kids are all right ...

"...got to spend more time in proximity to actor/Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires (who portrayed Roerich) than I ever..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Paul F. Tompkins

Social media guarantees an audience before the stand-up shows up

"...years of performing had him primed for a better model than the traditional clubs, especially since his material has..."

June 4, 2010 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 16th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics have joined to recognize the year's most exceptional..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips

David Hendley's unique clay creations have been attracting buyers to the Piney Woods since 1991

"...as functional. He relies on a wide palette of earth tones with a heavy emphasis on blues and reddish..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Culture Cash

Austin's artists and arts groups are working hard to survive the economic downturn, and now more than ever it's essential for the city that they do.

"..."Starving artists" isn't a term that generates much sympathy these days,..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Original Hipster

Chronicle writer Dick Holland on the comeback of Texan Terry Southern, the all-around bad boy of black humor

"...on the cover of the Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? (A) J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb,..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...by Southwest is a game of numbers: approximately 845 showcases/bands, divided by five nights, divided by you. And that's..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Imagining the Scene

Christopher McCollum on Set Design

"...had loose paper scattered about the top of it. Model pieces and parts were carefully and not so carefully..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 16-22

"...singer in a band, a dog food taster, an art teacher for kids, and a volunteer at a sleep..."

June 16, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...The crowd starts lining up across from Cheer Up Charlies, then rounds..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...toys, gadgets, novelties, even a talking, blinking, pricey scale model of Forbidden Planet's beloved Robby the Robot makes Hughes'..."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Shiny, Happy Creatures

With their vibrant colors and organic shapes, Faith Gay's artworks seem delightfully, hypnotically alive

"...snaky ribbon of crimson. A mustard eyeball with a chartreuse iris around a blood-red pupil. A lavender amoeba with..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gadgets and Gizmos

From digital derring-do to super sculpey miniatures, imagination turns into mind-blowing matter in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

"...across both country and continent, accompanied by their nondigital counterparts in the fields of prop departments and pre-production concept..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

Captain Daytrips visits the Webb Folk Art Gallery and Museum in Waxahachie.

"...The Webb Folk Art Gallery and Museum in Waxahachie proudly displays Venzl Zatoupil's..."

May 12, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...a porn star should be the last person on earth with anything to gain by strapping on a guitar..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Vines of Ridicule

"...about parody, and as you walk through the current show at the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, it's..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Fashion (Turn to the Left)

TV Eye

"...these days, which, I suppose, gives it the old fart image Weezer has of it. Well, okay, but if..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...The plane could carry 13 troopers, a Jeep, a quarter-ton truck, or a 75mm howitzer, plus the pilot and..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Collective Strength

The 2014 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...the lesson from this year's inductees into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame. In the honor's 13-year history, the..."

May 23, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Try To Remember

How two kids from UT changed the course of the American musical

"...not exactly a title that portends a career of earthshaking import in the fine arts. But what can you..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pride Piper

Artist and Pride piper Silky Shoemaker brings DIY joy to the Pride table

"...revival, one night only, and the founders of Austin's upstart queer multimedia variety show have chosen drama for the..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Pondering Downtown Condos

Frequently Asked Questions

"...(Taylor Andrews is the exception; he is bullish on starting construction on his Ovation tower, much like the 360..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

In Your Facebook

Do social networking sites strengthen communities or the class divide?

"...in jeans and hoodies, living in a barely furnished apartment in Palo Alto, and devoting all his time and..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

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