Coco Chanel once said, “In order to be irreplaceable, one must be different”. I found this to be a fitting quote for Austin Fashion Week’s 2017 Runway shows. Not because I saw things that were different than the years before, but because I think the designers all need to remember that just because you’re designing in a small little town in Texas, doesn’t mean you can’t rock the runways with something that would make Alexander McQueen take notice from the grave. I’m so tired of seeing the same type of dresses, cloaks, coats, pants, jackets, sunglasses, and jewelry being featured as “HOT” and “One-of-a-kind”.
Everyone should take a tip from Alexander McQueen when he said, “I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.” The only designer featured in Austin Fashion Week that ever did that was the very talented Stephen Macmillan Moser. Interestingly enough, I saw a handful of designs walk the runway this year that reminded me of his 2013 collection. No, I’m not talking about Ballet Austin’s designs—those were costumes, not clothing designs.
With all of that said, I will admit that there were a couple of designers that stood out among the crowd. The gorgeous floor length red gown from Style Setter, Ana Ruelas, was just breathtaking and made me want to run backstage to offer her my first born in exchange for ownership. Miles David’s show was by far my favorite. I can say that I have never seen such clean lines and precise stitch work on clothing shown during Austin Fashion Week. Each of David’s models were fitted perfectly and no one had undergarments showing where they shouldn’t have. Personally, I love the 1950’s, A-line dresses and the simple, yet elegant looks that came out of that generation. Miles David perfectly represented an era of stylistic perfection.
All-in-all, this year’s AFW runway events were better than most and brought more to the table than previous years. I’m happy to see Matt Swinney bringing in talent from other genres, as well. I think taking Austin Fashion Week on the road and morphing it into what is now called “Fashion X”, he’s
opened the door to more talented designers and helped most of those designers achieve success that would otherwise not have been possible without the exposure of Fashion X.
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Coco Chanel once said, “In order to be irreplaceable, one must be different”. I found this to be a fitting quote for Austin Fashion Week’s 2017 Runway shows. Not because I saw things that were different than the years before, but because I think the designers all need to remember that just because you’re designing in a small little town in Texas, doesn’t mean you can’t rock the runways with something that would make Alexander McQueen take notice from the grave. I’m so tired of seeing the same type of dresses, cloaks, coats, pants, jackets, sunglasses, and jewelry being featured as “HOT” and “One-of-a-kind”.
of the women I dress.” The only designer featured in Austin Fashion Week that ever did that was the very talented Stephen Macmillan Moser. Interestingly enough, I saw a handful of designs walk the runway this year that reminded me of his 2013 collection. No, I’m not talking about Ballet Austin’s designs—those were costumes, not clothing designs.
With all of that said, I will admit that there were a couple of designers that stood out among the crowd. The gorgeous floor length red gown from Style Setter, Ana Ruelas, was just breathtaking and made me want to run backstage to offer her my first born in exchange for ownership. Miles David’s show was by far my favorite. I can say that I have never seen such clean lines and precise stitch work on clothing shown during Austin Fashion Week. Each of David’s models were fitted perfectly and no one had undergarments showing where they shouldn’t have. Personally, I love the 1950’s, A-line dresses and the simple, yet elegant looks that came out of that generation. Miles David perfectly represented an era of stylistic perfection.
All-in-all, this year’s AFW runway events were better than most and brought more to the table than previous years. I’m happy to see Matt Swinney bringing in talent from other genres, as well. I think taking Austin Fashion Week on the road and morphing it into what is now called “Fashion X”, he’s
opened the door to more talented designers and helped most of those designers achieve success that would otherwise not have been possible without the exposure of Fashion X.
Everyone should take a tip from Alexander McQueen when he said, “I want people to be afraid