After the Boudoir Queen’s runway show ended, I felt like I was being forced to get off a magical carnival ride. I didn’t want it to end, and if I had been my two year old self, I might have thrown a temper tantrum in my front row seat. Dawn Younger-Smith’s clothes do it to me every time. The designer has a way of using clothes to create a romantic world that most women can only see in their dreams. Using vintage and antique fabrics, some dating all the way back to the 1800’s, Dawn said her inspiration for her Fall 2013 collection titled “Vreeland” included everything from famed French designer Paul Poiret to the Rolling Stones in Morocco.
Although the Boudoir Queen creates an aesthetic that is highly romantic and feminine, her clothing always have a Rock n’Roll edge. BP Fallon, who worked and toured with Led Zeppelin during their heyday in the 1970s, opened the Boudoir Queen’s runway show on Saturday night with a poem? A speech? I’m not sure what it was exactly, but it ended with him stating “I believe in Boudoir Queen,” and that’s a statement I can get behind. Her collection was my favorite of Austin Fashion Week in its entirety because I could see myself wearing almost every single piece whether I’d be twirling around in my bedroom daydreaming of traveling to Paris, or attending a fashion event right here in Austin. She ruled the runway at last year’s Austin Fashion Week, and she still reigns supreme.
jewelry, and some of the headpieces and body chains for this show were provided by Lauren Checcio Jewelry
photos by Patrick Meredith
Joanna Wilkinson
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