Upcoming Event: Hunt.Gather.Style

What:

• Vintage Pop-Up shop
• Vintage and thrift curated by Austin bloggers- Sharon Goh, Sydney Nagy, and Grechen Reiter

Where:

• Touch of Sass

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When:

• Saturday Oct. 22 
• 1-4pm

Upcoming Event: Frock On Vintage Grand Opening

Austin is already full of a fabulous and diverse selection of vintage boutiques, but, having one more couldn't hurt, right?  Frock On Vintage is the newest addition to Austin's vintage scene and they are kicking things off with an awesome Grand Opening party this Saturday.  One of the great things about Frock On is that they will have both womens and mens clothes in one store.  I can't wait to check out their selection!

Style Watch: Dreaming In Color

What: Coco Coquette's Dreaming In Color

When: Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011

The costumes made by local designers for Dreaming In Color were impressive and entertaining, but some of the costumes worn by people in the crowd were just as cool!  An event that once again proves how creative Austinites really are.

You Can't Beat a Unicorn on a Stripper Pole

If you were wanting to see a typical fashion show, then you probably were disappointed with what took place last night at Dreaming In Color.  Local designers brought glitz and fabulosity to ND at 501 Studios with their Vitamin Water inspired costumes.  Instead of models working a runway, dancers and performers owned the stage by entertaining the crowd with sultry dance moves, tricks, and even some stripper pole acrobatics.  While all the costumes and performances were bubbling with creativity, the $1,000 Vitamin Water prize was awarded to Angeliska Polacheck who designed a costume seemingly inspired by a Lisa Frank themed birthday party on drugs.  While I thought that some of the other costumes were more interesting fashion wise, this night proved that you just cannot beat a unicorn on a stripper pole.    

Upcoming Event: Dreaming In Color

If you didn't go to Gagarazzi last weekend then you missed out on a great event and a great excuse to get decked out in a ridiculous and flamboyant costume.  Luckily, this weekend provides another great excuse for fabulous camp!

The Fabricker

The Empire State Building or even the Statue of Liberty did not make it onto the list of things I wanted to see when I visited New York a couple of years ago.  What did make it onto the list was a fabric store called Mood.  If you've ever watched Project Runway then you are familiar with this heavily stocked fabric store that the contestants flock to each week and hunt down fabric for their fashion design challenge.  If you have ever attempted to design clothing in Austin, then you are fully aware that Austin does not have a Mood or any fabric store of this caliber.

more photos from my trip to Mood in NYC

There is no doubt that Austin's fashion scene would be different if a fabric store with a big and versatile collection was right here in town.  Stores like Joann's may get the job done for arts and crafters, but for serious designers wanting to make a fashion line, they just don't cut it.

April Kling a.k.a. the Fabricker just might be the gal to end the fabric drought in Austin as she continues to shop for fabric all over the world.   April plans on opening a fabric store that she says will be the optimal place for clothing designers in Austin to get their fabric.