The Good Eye Looks Back

All the best glimpses caught by the Good Eye in 2014

"...Who knew, when this simple country girl came to the Chronicle a few years ago, that she would one..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: How Should a Fall Fashion Preview Be?

The "Good Eye" does herself

"...This week, I read the new high-concept style anthology Women in Clothes cover to..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Allies in the Industry

Giving Austin actresses a seat at the table

"...A month ago, 15 Austin actresses of various racial backgrounds sat down to read..."

March 27, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Crossing the (180-Degree) Line

Austin actresses go behind the camera

"...For the past month, I've been interviewing Austin screen actresses who..."

March 20, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

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Your new style columnist, alas, is not the world's most stylish woman

"...Your new style columnist, alas, is not the world's most stylish woman. That would be Miroslava Duma,..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Column by Amy Gentry

The Austin Avalanche of Rock & Roll!

When IRS Records' 'The Cutting Edge' Came to Town and Made Me Want to, Too

"..."They say that 90 people a day move to Austin...."

March 16, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Good Eye: Haul of Fame

The cost-benefit analysis of clothing on the cheap

"...Back when Mindy Kaling was a writer on The Office, she used to have a blog called Things..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Trendhopping

If a "Rare Trend" is defined as quality fabrics, expert stitching, and an exacting eye, call us trendy

"...It was the sundress that first caught my eye – not terribly..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Of Pomp and Pompadours

Beautiful people at the launch of slow-fashion brand Essential Oliver

"...style columnist in her early-mid-cough-cough 30s. Saturday's launch of Austin-based slow-fashion brand Essential Oliver had all the ingredients for..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Big Time

Turn up the volume on this oversized trend

"...The seasonal changes rumored to occur in distant parts of..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: La Nausée

We had no idea Kübler-Ross wrote "The Story of Austin Style"

"...If only Tribeza hadn't dubbed the 11th annual Tribeza Fashion Show "The Story of Austin..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Hitting Home

Preservation Austin knows there's no place like midcentury modern

"...There comes a time in the life of every child..."

April 4, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Is Turning 30, and We Want to Hear Your Stories

Share your memories from three decades of face-melting heat

"...Due to safety concerns over the spread of coronavirus, we’ve sadly had to cancel the..."

July 14, 2020 Food Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin at Large: The Bold Eye of the Beholder

Watson releases his first housing proposals, puts his “get it done” brand to the test

"...When Kirk Watson was mayor in the late 1990s, he acquired a reputation as a dude..."

July 22, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Austin Music Awards, a Black Rock Maverick, and More Crucial Concerts

Our recommended shows for the week ahead

"...debuting at Coachella, Bratty bandleader Jenny Juárez brought her dreamy-then-spiky bedroom pop to last year’s Austin Psych Fest ahead..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Good Eye: Dandy Gallery

Take a quick tour of Dandy's: The Gentleman's Store which provided the look for this week's The Good Eye column

"...Take a quick tour of Dandy's: The Gentleman's Store which provided the look for this week's..."

June 26, 2014 Photo Gallery

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New Year's style resolutions

"...At the dawn of a new year, one is inclined to..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Summer Camp

Notes on QueerBomb's profusion of glitter and camp

"...1964 essay "Notes on 'Camp,'" Susan Sontag summed up the camp sensibility as: "Style is everything." According to Sontag,..."

June 20, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Fit Fetish

Making people look fantastic is what Mr. & Mrs. Sew It All do

"...Chris and Amanda Savittiere's work first caught my eye at Elizabeth Street Cafe, where it swished past me..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Tales From the Aging Box

Two actresses opine on when the only opportunity left is to play a mother. (Or a grandmother.)

"...Viewing this year's Academy Awards, you might get the impression that women over 40 are cleaning up in..."

March 13, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Where (in Austin) Would Mad Men Shop?

"...This week's Good Eye examines the enduring popularity of mid-century modern furniture. Here's..."

July 17, 2014 Photo Gallery

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Old Bohemia

"...and you have a week to dig for it, the Blue Hanger is for you. Got cash to burn..."

March 28, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Service With a Style

Tip your server well – and nab some fashion tips in return

"...Among the most tragic consequences of the recent cold temperatures plaguing..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

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SXSW Street Style: The Locals Edition

"...The Locals..."

March 14, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Tales From the Minority Box

Women of color talk about the casting bias

"...Monique Straw (Meet Jane, The Secret Lives of Wives) is from rural Kansas, and..."

March 6, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Tales From the Beauty Box

Side-eyeing the confines of female film roles

"...In my last column ("Boyhood, Girlhood, Personhood," Feb. 6),..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Nostalgia for the New

Pull up that Arvin and read about from whence it came

"...a lot about midcentury modern lately. Who hasn't? In Austin, the sleek, streamlined retro-futuristic style never really went away,..."

July 18, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: A (Tiny) Room of One's Own

You call that a small house? This is a small house!

"...As square footage in Austin becomes ever more dear and City Council limits the..."

April 11, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, and Alvvays Lead the Austin Psych Fest 2024 Lineup

The relaunched fest returns to the Far Out Lounge April 26-28

"...Austin Psych Fest has announced the lineup for the 2024..."

Dec. 13, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Good Eye: Hillary-Anne Crosby and the Print-cess Diaries

Behind the scenes with Vagina maga*zine

"...Behind the scenes with Vagina maga*zine..."

May 1, 2014 Photo Gallery

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