“Keep Austin fashion weird!” Daniel Esquivel exclaimed from the podium as he received one of 4 golden boot awards given out to the “Rising Stars” of Austin fashion. The local designer and recent Project Runway alum was definitely doing his part to keep the fashion weird at the Austin Fashion Week Awards last weekend. The designer showed up to the red carpet on Saturday night wearing a handmade leather rabbit ears mask. He obviously caught my eye, and I have to say that he was one of the few people I saw at the Awards who actually was bold enough to wear something outrageous and eye-catching. I believe there are two ways to go about dressing for the Austin Fashion Week Awards, you can either 1) wear something red carpet worthy and glamorous, or 2) wear something unique and funky.
Many of the ladies Saturday night went for an “old Hollywood” look, and trends I spotted that night included vintage headpieces, feathers, and jewels worn in the hair. A majority of the men that night opted for a “dapper gentleman” look wearing wingtip shoes, pocket squares, bow ties, and William Jackson of Influential Magazine even donned a boater.
Some red carpet arrival photos:
Kara Swinney wearing dress by Daniel Esquivel and Matt Swinney, founder of Austin Fashion Week
Cheryl Bemis of Fashionably Austin
designer Priscilla Barroso of Crowned Bird wearing her own designs, wardrobe stylist Jenny Woys
Lance Avery Morgan (right) of the Society Diaries
Sandra Antoun, wardrobe stylist
designer Ross Bennett, and wife Erin Bennett wearing dress by Ross Bennett
red carpet photos by Patrick Meredith
Joanna Wilkinson
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