Boutiques, designers drive Austin Fashion Week
Austin Fashion Week features more than 130 different events all week long.
Thomas Saverio Salon & Spa offered a little fashion and a lot of fun in an event called, "Primping, Purses and Pictures" Monday.
Nadia Ramirez, of Thomas Saverio Salon & Spa, said the salon is thrilled to be included in the week's events.
"We're excited to be a part of it [Fashion Week]," she said. "It's Austin's first-ever Fashion Week, and we're [Austin] known for our music, but hopefully we'll be known for our fashion as well."
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The salon hosted local handbag designer Cindy Chuang's line of purses,
Sweet Potato Island.
"This collection is inspired by Art Deco and definitely vintage floral, and I just love the colors of nature and they just kind of go with everything," she said.
Fashion Week founder Matt Swinney said the week is an effort to explore the entire spectrum of fashion in the capital city.
"The boutiques and salons are all hosting local designers all week, so that's kind of how we've paired them together [and] give people a real opportunity to go in and see new Austinites' work," he said.
"And then online, at fashionweekaustin.com, there's a voting component for the Austin Fashion Awards that includes fashion photographers, models, makeup artists and hair stylists, along with the designers also, so it's a great opportunity to kind of mesh all of those groups together.
Stay tuned as News 8's Lesley McCaslin will be out at different fashion events all week long.
•Designers
302DESIGNS
ANNEMARIE STYLE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
AYC (AUSTIN YARN COMPANY)
BOLSA BONITA
BROKEN EAR PRODUCTIONS
CATHERINE KEENEY
CATHERINE NICOLE
CHIA
CIARLABRIDE
CIRCLE OF STONES JEWELRY
CREATIVE CHICK DESIGNS
DEANFREDRICK
DEBORAH MAIN DESIGNS
DEVUSHKA CLOTHING
DIAMONDS & GUNS BY ACTION JACKSON
ELEE DESIGNS
FAYDED CREATION
FERREIRA BY ADRIENNE YUNGER
HEIRLOOM JEWELRY DESIGN
HERNDON HEALD
JALPAR
JINXEDAPOSED CLOTHING
KATINKA PINKA
KBEAU
KERRI LAWNSBY STUDIO
LA*TEE*DA*KIDS
LD DESIGN
LEONARDO MARTINEZ
LIMBO JEWELRY DESIGN
LISA CROWDER
M SQUARED JEWELRY
MARLO ADELLE
MATERIAL
MELINE COLLECTION
MEWFASHION
MICAH YANCEY JEWELRY
MILLI STARR
MINT OWL
MLW MALISSA LONG WEARABLES
MODO DESIGNS
NATALIE FORD
OSNAP CLOTHING
PARSIMONY
PAULINE WALSH JACOBSON
PEOPLE FOR FRESH
PINK B COUTURE
RENE GENEVA DESIGN
ROBIN DESIGNS
ROSS BENNETT
SADIE LOVES KIKI
SEW SISTER
SEWSHESAID
SHIMMER & BLISS
SS PIRATE JENNY
STEPHANIE JIMENEZ DESIGNS
STUDIO 3 SCREEN PRINTING + DESIGN
SWEET POTATO ISLAND
SWEETTOOTH BAGS
TASTY JEWELRY
TRACY TENPENNY DESIGN
TWIN CREEK STUDIO
URBAN POSH
VIA CHRISTA
VINCA
•Boutiques
ADELANTE BOUTIQUE
ALL ABOUT DIAMONDS
ANNA GRAY GIFT AND JEWELRY BOUTIQUE
APRICOT LANE BOUTIQUE
AUSTIN HANDMADE
AVIARY
BABY BUGALOO
BETTYSPORT
BEYOND TRADITION
BUYDEFINITION
CAPRA & CAVELLI
CREAM VINTAGE
DEAN FREDRICK
DUE MATERNITY
ELIZA PAGE
ESTILO
FEATHERS BOUTIQUE
FINCH
GALLERY D
GIRL NEXT DOOR
HEM
IZZY AND ASH
J.CREW AT THE DOMAIN
KEEPERS
KIRK GALLERY
LE ROUGE
LEGENDARY BEADS
LILLY PULITZER
LUXE SKIN & BOUTIQUE
MADEWELL
MAYA STAR
MINX
MISSBEHAVE BOUTIQUE
OH BABY!
PEYTON'S PLACE
ROXANN'S SPECIALTY BOUTIQUE
SANCTUARY
SHIKI
SOIGNE BOUTIQUE
SOLA (SOUTH LAMAR)
SOLA (TRIANGLE)
SOLID GOLD
ST. BERNARD SPORTS
STUDIO563
TOUCH OF SASS
TRENDS & TRADITIONS
TRIPP CUSTOM T-SHIRTS
UNDERWEAR
WEE
WISH
•Hair Stylists
ALISSA SHORES
AMANDA ARTHUR
AMANDA STATHAM (HAIR)
AMBER COUNCIL
ANGELA CASLER
BARBARA MORIN
BRANDI COWLEY (HAIR)
BRETT WILSON
CASSANDRA CORTEZ
CHENOH YEPA
CONNIE STRANG FREDERICKS
CRIS BRASHEAR
DANANN PATRICK
ERIC JACKSON
FRANCISCO A. OLIVARES
JEN HOOVER
JERIS CAUDILL (HAIR)
JULIA PLAIA
KELLIE GONZALES (HAIR)
LAURA ANN MARTINSON
LAUREN PHILLIPS
LISA BROOKS
MARCY HOEN
MARTHA LYNN BARNES (HAIR)
MAYA NUSBAUM
NATE GORDON
NINA GROSSMAN
OMAR VASQUEZ (HAIR)
PAMELA IVY KIM
PAUL STEVEN AGUILAR
SUZANNE STOCKING
TEE TEE SPEARS
TERRY VINSON
VANESSA PEREIRA
•Makeup Artists
ALONDA CEPEDA
AMANDA STATHAM (MAKEUP)
BRANDI COWLEY (MAKEUP)
DANNY VILLARREAL
ERIN DEMPSEY
JAY SILVA
JERIS CAUDILL (MAKEUP)
JT LIESMANN
KELLIE GONZALES (MAKEUP)
LACEY AUSTIN
LAURA KAULULAAU
LECIA HARKINS
LISA GLEESON
MANDY HERNANDEZ
MANDY MORRISON
MARIS MALONE CALDERON
MARTHA LYNN BARNES (MAKEUP)
MEILING WILLIAMS
MELINDA QUIROZ
MELODY LASSETER
MOTT
NISA NICOLE
OMAR VASQUEZ (MAKEUP)
PAIGE MCALVEY
ROZANA ARCHULETA
SARAH STATHAM
WENDY SANDERS
WILLOW WITTEN
ZORAIMA PELAEZ
[Models]
ALANNA
ALICIA WALLIS
AMANDA GARCIA
AMBER KUHANECK
ANNETTE TAYLOR
BREE STOTZ
BRIANNA VILLARREAL
CARLY MORRIS
CHIP BARNETT
CHLOE WARNOCK
CHRIS CROFT
CHRISTIAN RAMIREZ
DANIELLE LACOSTE
DANIELLE LEIGH
DAVID DORIA
DENISSE VALLE
DEVON WILSON
EMILY BRANDT
HALEY PENALBER
HALEY SMITH
JACQUELYNN AMANDA SPEER
JAKE LEWIS
JASMINE
JASMINE SMITH
JEN SHOEMAKER
JENNIFER REYNA
JESKA SHEPPARD
JESSA PETERS
JESSIE ESPELAGE
JIM NETTLES
JOCILYN METCALF
JOY LEYENDECKER
JULIA FERGUSON
KALI ANN KIRCHNER
KELLI FREEMAN
KIMBERLY CHAISON
KRISTY DWYER
KYLAN-EDWARD
LA PHAM NIKITA
LAKEISHA TWAYNA ROBINSON
LAURA ANN
LAURA BRYAN
LAUREN JACKSON
LESLIE ELLISON
LILY PARISH
LIZBETH BADILLO
LUISA PILSNER
MELODY KIRKPATRICK
MONICA KELLY
NATASHA DEO
NIKI MITCHELL
RAUL LOPEZ
RUSH KEMP
SHANNON JOY RODGERS
STACY MELLISH
STEFAN FINCIAS
STEPHEN DELLERT
STEVEN KOSLER
SUMMER BLACKSHEAR
TAMMY PHELPS
THOMAS HOY
TRACY L. KETTANI
TREVOR WILLIAMS
VALERIE BATISTA
WESLEY KIETH
ZACHARY HERBER
•Photographers
ALAN CROOK
ALEXANDER MEYER
ANDREW CHAN
ANGELINA DAVES
ARMANDO DELEON
BILL VIRUN
BUD PLUMBLEY
CHAD HARLAN
CODY HAMILTON
CORY RYAN
DAKOTA SUMPTER
DANIEL D. MANN
DAVID GAAR
DAVID MIGUES
ERIC VON LEHMDEN
GERRY HANAN
GUILLERMO VELEZ
JAMES MORENO
JASON WORTHEN
JEFF MASON
JENN GREENE
JOE GALLAHAN
JONYROSE
JOSEPHINE HEIDEPRIEM
JUSTIN LEVRIER
KIMBERLY WALKER
LARRY CASTILLO
LAURA T. REED
MADISON ENLOE
MARK GUERRA
MARK HERRON
RACHAEL OLAN
RICARDO REYNA
ROBERT EDWARD
SCOTT RAMSAY
SERG
SHANNON SOULE
SHAWN KENNEDY
STEPHEN DEMENT
TAMIKA GRANT
TANIA QUINTANILLA
•Salons
ANN KELSO SALON + CITYSPA
AVANT SALON
AVENUE FIVE INSTITUTE
BALDWIN BEAUTY SCHOOL
BO SALON
ELECTRA BEAUTY LOUNGE
GARBO A SALON AND SPA
KISMA HAIR CO. & SPA
MAXIMUM FX SALON SPA
ORBIT
PINK HAIR SALON AND GALLERY
SALON BY MILK + HONEY
SIRENS SALON
SPA AT THE LAKE
SPA REVEIL
THOMAS SAVERIO SALON & SPA
URBAN BETTY
URBAN GROOVE SALON
WATERSTONE AESTHETICS